Sadly, this is the last episode of Ika Musume. Even so, there are still some really fun moments before the drama kicks in the second half.
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Shinryaku! Ika Musume – Episode 12 (END)
Shinryaku! Ika Musume – Episode 11 – Possessed Dolls and Beware of Chizuru
It seems that Ika still canât figure out how to take over mankind. Instead, she has nightmares about a really grotesque old doll. Also, the scientist whack jobs make reappearance and the crew takes a hike to the summit.
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Ore no Imouto – Episode 12 (END)
The last episode is here and with the end of Kyousukeâs Life counseling from Kirino, he doesnât expect a secret that she is hiding from him.
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Tantei Opera Milky Holmes – Episode 11 – The Power of Friendship
The future looks pretty grim with Milky Holmes disbanded and with AresenÃĐ making an empire of Phantom thieves. Itâs the end for Yokohama, rightâĶ Or is it?
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Twelve Moments in Anime 2010 – #7 – Ookami-san and the cute Tsundere Wolf
In the 7th Anime Moment for this year, I will be focusing on Ookami-san. While I have some mixed feelings about the show, it was rather entertaining since it had a really violent tsundere named Ookami Ryoko. While not too different from other tsundere stories that JC Staff makes, it has fairy tale characters as its cast, which made it pretty interesting. (Image Source)
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Ore no Imouto – Episode 11 – Kirino’s Apology
Kirino, Kuroneko and Saori throw a party for Kyousuke to cheer him up âĶ except there is a surprise that he doesnât find out until the day of the event.
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Thoughts about Bill 156 and Why the Law is Censoring like it’s 1984.
If you have known already, Tokyo pass the very controversial ordinance, Bill 156, which is also known as the âNonexistant Youth Billâ that have strong support. However, this bill has been called an act of censorship and an apocalypse for the Anime Industry as a whole. While I think the bill is overblown by a certain tabloid blog in the Anime Blogosphere, I still think that this bill is very destructive to the industry and it’s an excuse to promote government-sponsored censorship. (Original Image)
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Twelve Moments in Anime 2010 – #8 – Angel Beats, the TsunTsun Anime
Angel Beats was a rather unique show even though the execution was so tsundere that it was not even funny. The show was pretty interesting with girls with guns, fighting against other people and learning about the heroesâ/heroinesâ tragic memories. Therefore, this makes it the 8th Anime Moment in our countdown to Christmas.
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Twelve Moments in Anime 2010 – #9 – Kobato and Sweet Drama
I have to admit, Kobato was one of the sweetest love stories from CLAMP I have seen from 2009-2010. Â This makes it the 9th Anime Moment with our countdown to Christmas. (Image Source)
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Tantei Opera Milky Holmes – Episode 10 – Milky Holmes’s Darkest Hour
This is the most depressing day for Milky HolmesâĶ So sad! It seems that everyone is extremely harsh towards them that eventually lessen the team spirit down to nothing!
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Twelve Moments in Anime 2010 â #10 â K-ON! (OVA) Live House
Besides the second season of K-ON, which I will be covering in a future Anime Moments post, there was an OVA that released in the first season. Basically, the Light Music Club decides to do a live house performance, which they are very excited about. Â They met many girl bands they havenât heard before and had lots of pleasurable time with them. (Image Source)
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Twelve Moments in Anime 2010 â #11 â Sola and the Pool Episode
In our second moment of Anime in 2010, we are going to take a look at Sola and the fanservice/pool episode (Image Source).
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Shinryaku! Ika Masume – Episode 10 – Let’s Play Ball!
Since Ika unable to invade mankind, she plays baseball instead to help her best friendâs softball team. Also Teru Teru Bozu and Mini Ika make an appearance again.
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Nogizaka Haruka and Ore no Imouto… Two different worlds on the Otaku Subculture.
I have always wondered about the themes Ore no Imouto covered since it was a topic that has been done in the past, but not well executed. Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu covered only the surface of the Otaku subculture but only to throw it out of the window in the second season.
While there are some resemblances of the two shows, they are significantly different. The difference between them is what I want to cover. (Original Image)
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Ore no Imouto – Episode 10 – Ayase Blackmails her friend to Cosplay… and loves it!
Ayase kind of got her best friend, Kirino angry about her hobby. She allows Kyousuke to help her with a gift that will make Kirino happy and forgive her. Â Sadly, this requires someone to do the most embarrassing thing for a non-OtakuâĶ COSPLAY!
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Tantei Opera Milky Holmes – Episode 9 – The Murder of Nezu and Milky Holmes’s Ancestry
In this mysterious episode of Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, Milky Holmes has a mystery to solve since Nezu was murdered at night. The girls need to challenge their accusation to prove their innocenceâĶ (Also, we hit our 500th post milestone!)
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Amagami SS – Rihoko Sakuri’s Arc – Final Impressions
Friendzoned FOREVER? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Basically this is the reaction from all the viewers after the concusion of Rihokoâs arc. In my opinion, Rihoko deserved better. How come all the other girls win Junichi over and childhood friends lose most of the time? Why canât it be like Kanon where the childhood friend wins all the time? Itâs really sad since she had a really good friends and a cute personalityâĶ I feel sorry for her since she would probably be lonely for the rest of her life since her relationship will be nothing more than just friends.
Overall, Rihokoâs arc was okay, but the ending seems more like a melancholic ending more than a happy ending seen with the other girls. Sure it was enjoyable with loli Miya, Rihokoâs clumsiness and Junichiâs perverseness. Sadly, she didnât succeed and I think Junichi doesnât deserve her because of it. Shame on him!
Hopefully Tsukasaâs arc will make the show redeem itself from its poorly executed arcsâĶ Otherwise, I have nothing else to say.
Overall Rating
7.5/10. C
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Shinryaku! Ika Masume – Episode 9 – WHY SO SERIOUS… and Fun with Makeup.
Once again we get some more funny antics with Ika with doorbells and makeup. Additionally, the childish scientists make an appearance again to eliminate Ika with their invisibility gunâĶ Sadly, they angered Chizuru instead in the process.
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Otome Youkai Zakuro – Episodes 8-9 – Black Widow and Guess Zakuro’s Lover…
It seems that everyone wants a piece of Zakuro since she is different. Since her past is special, people are going after her with the Black Widow in charge to take her down.
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Guest Review – Otome Youkai Zakuro – MOON SIGNAL OP Review
As you might know already… I loved “MOON SIGNAL,” which is one of the best openings in the Fall 2010 Anime Season. This review only took a few hours to write since there wasn’t that much to nick picking compared to the previous singles such as MM! OP review and K-ON! 2 Yui Character Single. While “MOON SIGNAL” remains the best song out of sphere, “Now Loading… SKY!!” remains my second favorite. Also, the B-side in “Now Loading… SKY!!”  is a bit better than “Climax Whistle.” So enjoy the review of “MOON SIGNAL” and be sure to share your thoughts about the single at the Anime Instrumentality Blog.
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Twelve Moments in Anime 2010 – #12 â Sora no Woto and the Fascination of Dolphins
In our first moment of Anime in 2010, we are taking a look at Dolphins and Sora no WotoâĶ
So, why the obsession over dolphins? Human beings define dolphins as a friendly mammal that have intelligence that rivals humansâĶ but are they? Kanata doesnât think so.
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Ore no Imouto – Episode 9 – Life of an Otaku
After the drama caused from the last episode, we get to explore the life of three otaku girls with Kirino playing eroge, Kuroneko babysitting her little sister and the otherâĶ well.
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Twelve Moments in Anime for 2010 – Update
Itâs that time of year again and with the Christmas cheer coming around the corner, there is something I wanted to do to spread the holiday cheer. In the past, there is a Twelve Moments in Anime Project started by canon-chan since December of 2007âĶ Itâs an aniblogosphere project that has bloggers to share thoughts about Anime related things during the year. I didnât participate last years since I didnât have much to talk about since it was my first year of blogging Anime.
While he hasnât announced anything for this year, I have decided to do it myself and share my 12 moments of this year. In my opinion, 2010 was a very interesting year ranging from the 2010 Anime, AniBlogosphere Torney and shows I have reviewed this year. So stay tuned to the moments I will share the 15th until Christmas Day.
Update: Official Announcement is here.