From last time, Rider decided to crash Saber’s and Lancer’s duel and invites the other servants to introduce themselves.
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Fate/zero – Episode 5 – The Unexpected Confrontation
Archives for October 2011
Weekly Anime Rankings & Digest – October 24-30
Tomorrow is Halloween. So, this weeks picture fits the mood with Makoto and Hibiki wearing the “My Dear Vampire” outfit from The iDOLM@STER 2. On a side note, the PlayStation 3 version of the game came out last Thursday in Japan. Hopefully I’ll get a copy to play around at years end.
Despite the lack of Ika Musume 2 and a snowstorm that hit the Northeast, which knocked out our power for over 24 hours, this week’s Anime had very exciting developments. Makoto finally gets some time in the spotlight along with Iskander’s/Rider’s epic attack against Berserker. (Image Source)
Note: The Fate/zero Episode 5 post is delayed until tomorrow, unless the power comes back on tonight.
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The iDOLM@STER – Episode 17 – Makoto, a Princess in Disguise
Makoto finally gets some time in the spotlight and desires to become a princess.
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Working!! Second Season – Episode 4 – Otoo’s Wife and Yachiyo’s Guilt
Poor Yachiyo… Something must have happened to make her feel so depressed.
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Tamayura ~hitotose~ – Episode 3 – Friendly Desert Competition
Norie faces a fierce desert making competition against Komachi over winning Kou’s heart. Who is going to win? You just have to wait and see…
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Weekly Anime Rankings & Digest – October 17-23
What is this? Are you doing weekly digests now?
Considering that I’m now taking part in the Anime Power Rankings, the answer is yes. A fellow Animeblogger named kevo runs these rankings to see how the currently airing shows are doing at a particular week. Given that I want to share my reasoning behind these votes and possibly add brief thoughts of episodes from older seasons that aren’t part of the rankings, I decided on doing it. This is how it’s going to work:
- I will concentrate on the shows that I have voted on the rankings first. This means the shows I’m up to date on are eligible for this. Sub availability plays a key role in this. Once I know enough Japanese, this will go a lot smoother as I can just jump right in and then re-watch the subs later while having a sufficient understanding of what I watched.
- Second part will focus on unranked shows. These are shows that I’m currently behind in because of uncontrollable circumstances.
- If there is any, the last part only focuses on episodes from shows of other seasons. They won’t be part of any ranking whatsoever.
- Lastly, this is not a replacement for episodic posts. It’s meant to recap what I watched during the week.
So, let’s get started, shall we? (Image Source used in this post)
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Fate/zero – Episode 4 – Saber’s First Duel and Rider’s Triumphant Entrance
As indicated in the last episode, Saber faces off Lancer in a duel. This is where things get interesting.
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Working!! Second Season – Episode 3 – Nazuna’s Shining Moment
More sisterly love as Nazuna works at the restaurant for her project. Sadly, her skilfulness causes Yamada to become very envious.
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The iDOLM@STER – Episode 16 – Iniumi’s Big Upset
Unfortunately, 961 Production couldn’t just leave the girls alone and has to bully our beloved Hibiki. Cue fan rage at the sight of Project Jupiter…
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Working!! Second Season – Episode 2 – Yamada wants to get spoiled!
Yamada needs some affection… and she finally gets some!
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Tamayura ~hitotose~ – Episode 2 – Girls’ Sleep Over
Aside the long delays in getting these subs, it seems that we have leaped forward with the girls having a sleepover. Essentially, you should had already watched the OVAs before watching the series or you will miss out on the nice developments during Fuu’s first month living in the town.
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Shinryaku!? Ika Musume – Episode 4 – Fun with English and The Reappearence of Mini Ika
Guess whose back?! Now with 200% more English!
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Nichijou – Final Review
In the past, Kyoto Animation has made a few notable slice of life shows involving a bunch of schoolgirls. Particularly, Lucky Star and K-ON is their most popular works in the genre. With the production of Nichijou, it takes a slightly different take of the genre opposed to gradual character development and references from the Otaku subculture. Instead, it focuses mostly on slapstick comedy sketches that place characters in wacky situations. (Image Source)
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Fate/zero – Episode 3 – The Calm Before the War
As the start of the 4th Grail War nears, Irisvel along with Saber finally arrives at Fuyuki City. They decide to go sightseeing before the fights begin.
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The iDOLM@STER – Episode 15 – 765 Productions Goes Live
After all that drama, the girls fight on and show their fame on a live variety show. Believe me, it’s really fun.
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Shinryaku!? Ika Musume – Episode 3 – That Mysterious Dance
Oh god, what are the children doing? It looks like an act of brainwashing for an evil plan or something. Either way, you better run for it before they take over your mind!
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K-ON!! Second Season – Episode 27 (OVA) – The Plan to Travel Abroad
It seems that the releases won’t come fast enough, so I finally decide to watch the OVA from the second season of K-ON. Although nobody knows what the movie will be about, this OVA gives us a hint… they are going to travel abroad!
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Hanasaku Iroha – Final Review
It’s a known fact that PA Works is well-known for their original productions. In particular, True Tears, Canaan and especially Angel Beats had garnered a lot of attention. Although their production values are great, the stories get a bit too ambitious mostly because of the length. This eventually caused them to get a bit off track from the original premise as seen with Hanasaku Iroha. (Image Source)
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Fate/zero – Episode 2 – The Last Servant and Ilya’s Cuteness
Even though this episode is not long compared to last time, but damn! One of the scenes shown in the middle was really gruesome that I jumped out of my seat, literally.
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The iDOLM@STER – Episode 14 – The Aim to Stardom and 961 Productions’ Dirty Tricks
Though the success of the 765 Production’s live concert, the girls have finally become more popular. Now, they are taking on more jobs on their road to fame. What they don’t know is that 961 Productions is out to sabotage their success.
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Working’!! – Episode 1 – Popura’s Height Issues and THAT Punch…
A year has passed since the first season of Working (aka Wagnaria) aired and it brought entertaining comedy involving some restaurant workers with eccentric personalities. Few minutes into the first episode of the second season, that punch is finally back!
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Tamayura ~hitotose~ – Episode 1 – How Everything Started…
Back in 2010 when the 4 episode Tamayura OVAs aired, the story felt somewhat incomplete from the lack of development of the other characters. Despite being short, the heartwarming feeling through its lighthearted story and gorgeous setting made the story really enjoyable.
With the first episode of Tamayura ~hitotose~, it retains the same aspects of the OVAs and expands on how Fuu got inspired to become a photographer and ultimately deciding to move back to the town of her childhood.
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Shinryaku!? Ika Musume – Episode 2 – Thinking with Weights…
Now you playing with weights! Sounds pretty fun, right? It sure does!
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Fate/Zero – Episode 1 – Brief First Impressions
As expected, Fate/Zero started with a bang in a massive, 48-minute first episode. From my experience, it’s the longest introduction to a story I have seen for the first time since I started watching anime. Considering that this episode is very long, I’m only going to share my overall thoughts in a brief manner with the assumption that everyone had already watched it.
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