After all the drama about Lancer’s suffering, we get to see Rin as a child kick Ryuunosuke’s butt…
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Fate/zero – Episode 10 – Rin, the Child Prodigy
Pending Review
The iDOLM@STER – Episode 22 – 765 Productions Christmas Cake Party
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Weekly Anime Rankings & Digest – November 21-27
For those who are in America, I hope everyone had a nice Turkey Day. My Thanksgiving weekend was quiet as I spent most of my time playing Minecraft. In addition, the holiday shopping got completed rather quickly since I knew what I want. Unlike last year, I brought no Anime, but instead a good number of games including a Playstation 3 version of Idolm@ster 2!
In addition, “The Idolmaster Animation Master 5” released yesterday in Japan and I ordered a first press release of the disc. I can’t wait to hear the full versions of Heart of Marionette (マリオネットの心) and Myself Rest@rt (自分REST@RT) since I heard from other people that they sound excellent.
On a serious note, my mom goes for surgery to remove a Stage I Kidney Cancer next Monday. From the day of its discovery, we have been a bit anxious. Hopefully, she will have a speedy recovery once it gets taken cared of. (Image Source)
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The iDOLM@STER – Episode 21 – Chihaya, the Sleeping Beauty and Jupiter’s Redemption
After Chihaya confronted her past and recovered from it rather quickly, she performs a special song to turn a new page on her career. Amidst this, Kuroi attempts a last-ditch sabotage to 765 Productions again. Sadly, it doesn’t quite work out and results in the unexpected…
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Fate/zero – Episode 9 – Lancer’s Suffering and Burning Down the Base
Rider and Weaver steal the spotlight yet again with their awesomeness… and of course, Lancer’s suffering.
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Weekly Anime Rankings & Digest – November 14-20
Subsequently after the downtime that caused a significant drop in hits, I’m plan to fight with the hosting company so I can get a prorated refund and move to a more reliable shared hosting for another year. Although a VPS is nice and all, I need to learn how to set one up locally before actually taking a risk.
During the downtime, I have taken the plunge and brought the fifth Idolmaster Animation Master, which contains a few notable songs from Episode 13. I promise to post pictures of it once it gets released (and no, not like this).
On the brighter note, last week’s anime was exciting with Mini-Ika returning and most importantly, the Chihaya episode. (Image Source)
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Fate/zero – Episode 8 – Kiritsugu’s Trump Card
As the battle rage on with Lancer/Saber taking on Caster while Kiritsugu takes on El-Melloi, Kirei makes a surprising appearance.
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The iDOLM@STER – Episode 20 – Thank You for the Memories (おもいで を ありがとう)
From the aftermath of an article in a gossip magazine regarding Chihaya’s past, it kind of shows how judgmental society is even though it clearly crosses the line.
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Weekly Anime Rankings & Digest – November 7-13
First off, I apologize for making a statement (including the complaints on Twitter) in the last post that wasn’t called for and got scalded for in the past. I admit that I have gone through a rough weekend regarding some stress in the family regarding an illness along with someone crashing into my mother’s car while making an illegal U-turn. Therefore, I wasn’t in my state of mind. Going forwards, I will not complain about it in the future if it happens again (everyone should heed this warning, especially those who complained about it on Anime Suki Forums).
Aside from that, the stuff that happened last week was exciting despite Ika Musume Second Season not airing. (Image Source)
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The iDOLM@STER – Episode 19 – Takane, the Elegant Silver-Haired Princess
This episode obviously puts the spotlight on Takane, which is one of my favorite idols aside from Azusa and Chihaya not because of her looks, but her mysterious personality.
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Fate/zero – Episode 7 – Kiritsugu’s Regret and the Battle Against Caster
Following the big explosion of a hotel building with El-Melloi in it, has Kiritsugu successfully killed him? We’ll see.
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Weekly Anime Ratings & Digest – October 31st – November 6th
Miraculously, our power finally returned on Monday after I spent two nights sitting in a cold, dark room. Thankfully, there were no trick-or-treaters this year, so we didn’t have to go through the annoyance of the doorbell ringing every minute and having to pass out candy.
Aside from that, Ika Musume finally comes back from hiatus to make our day brighter along with Ritsuko’s comeback as an idol. Fate/zero on the other hand, it was somewhat disappointing, but still remains strong show. In addition to this, I will share this year’s pick for the Aniblogger Secret Santa project. (Image Source)
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Fate/zero – Episode 6 – When in doubt… Use C4.
Needless to say, my views of Caster just got worse as a result of this episode.
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The iDOLM@STER – Episode 18 – Ritsuko’s Reluctant and Unexpected Idol Comeback
For a while now, Ritsuko became a full-fledged female producer of Ryuuguu Komachi. Somehow, Azusa comes down with an illness, which causes her to become afraid of the inevitable…
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Fate/zero – Episode 5 – The Unexpected Confrontation
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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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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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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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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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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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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