Ever since the finale of Madoka Magica, which aired two months ago, the series has definitely become one of the most captivating and memorable show of 2011 in my opinion. While Madoka has some of the traditional magical elements, it had a darker story filled with despair that made the overall premise rather interesting. Despite the minor flaws in storytelling, the show has definitely redefined certain aspects of the magical girl genre (Image Source).
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Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai – Episode 7 – *Insert Overused Cake Joke Here*
The cake is a lie! Garuda (also known as Karura) wasted them on his so-called war against mankind!
I know… the cake jokes from Portal are hammered to death by now, but I just cannot resist.
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Hanasaku Iroha – Episode 9 – Brief Thoughts
From the last episode, the Kissuisou Inn had a sudden surge of customers. With Ohana’s grandmother in the hospital after collapsing, things got stressful rather quickly. After Ohana fetched the notebook with all the customers out and called Nako for help, Ohana sets out to find Tooru.
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Hidan no Aria – Episode 7 – Shirayuki’s Date and Kinji’s Big Mistake
After fierce competition between Aria and Shirayuki to win over Kinji, the girls finally cool down. Shirayuki spends her time with him the night before the festival without realizing that the fictional Durandai is targeting her secretly.
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A Channel – Episode 8 – Friendship Drama
With Summer Break finally over, the girls start off fresh with a new term. Later some drama happens as Tooru and Run-chan goes into a fight…
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On Taste Testing and Dropping Anime: My Anime Viewing Experiences.
Just a few days ago, a blog post at the Behind the Nihon Review had myself thinking about the usefulness of the three-episode test I have been using for the past three seasons and questioning the rationale of dropping Anime. As we all know, fans have different tastes and expectations when it comes to the shows they watch. After I took a look of the three episode taste tests and the number of shows I dropped in the past two years, its quite obvious that dropping Anime is rather difficult for myself and I haven’t found a good reason to do so (Image Source).
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Gosick – Episodes 13 ~ 15 – Mystery of the Leviathan
After taking a short summer break, Arvil comes back for a date with Kazuya to the movies. After the movie was over she finds the same clock tower where the Leviathan is rumored to be. (Image Source)
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Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai – Episode 6 – Catgirl Naru and the Awakening of Garuda Darkblack
The plot deepens for the male lead when the archbishop of R-Wings is out to get his friends with the potential of awaken Garuda Darkblack inside Hiyato…
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Hanasaku Iroha – Episode 8 – Troubles at the Kissuisou Inn
The first time since Episode 5, things get a bit serious as the sudden surge of customers pour into the inn with Takako making the situation even worse with a stream of bad ideas.
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A Channel – Episode 7 – Karaoke and Fireworks
Since summer break almost comes to an end, the girls decide to have some karaoke, go to the summer festival and watch fireworks.
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