| 3:35pm | Kyou no Go no Ni Turns (Back) Into Loli Service Anime |  | | | School comedy anime 今日の5の2 / Kyou no Go no Ni received a lukewarm reception for its first episode, with the lack of enthusiasm exacerbated by a not entirely favourable comparison with the previous OVA and of course the manga. Fortunately, it seems to have staged a turnaround in the second episode,... | | |
| 7:47pm | Kyou no Go no Ni TV | | | | So far I’m quite pleased with the TV version of Kyou no Go no Ni. I believe it goes without saying that I would have wished for a similar animation quality like the OVA had and at first I was rather disappointed, but after a short time of acclimatisation it’s not that bad after all. | | |
| 3:13pm | Fall 2008 Season Start Overview (Sono me…dare no me?) | | | | At last we have another season of anime starting and this time I don’t have work to interfere my watching schedulesis what I’d like to say, but sudden work that occupied me for the whole week is the reason why this post is as late as it is. But enough of the excuses and on to the topic.... | | |
| 10:12am | Kyo no Gononi - Episode 1 |  | | | Opening Theme: Nisemono by Yuu Kobayashi, Asami Shimoda, MAKO, Satomi Akesaka, Youko Honda, Kana Asumi - Watching this, I was very happy with everything in this opening. Starting with the song, it seems to be very common for animes to now use all the voice actors/actresses to sing it, which is not a... | | |
| 2:15am | Fall 2008 Season: What Are Your Picks? |  | | | With the Fall season well upon us, I thought I'd take this opportunity to get some feedback from our readers as to which series they're planning to follow or looking forward to the most. While I'm sure a lot of people will include the highly-anticipated sequels -- Gundam 00 Second Season, CLANNAD ~AFTER... | | |
| 6:59pm | First-week Favorites -- Kannagi, ef melodies, and many more | | | | As usual, our worst fears have not been realized. Some people expected a second-rate season this fall, but there are lots of entertaining new anime in various genres.I enjoyed many of the first episodes I've seen, but the two that rocked my soul were Kannagi and ef - a tale of melodies.In ef - a tale... | | |
| 5:54am | First Date: Kyou no Go no Ni | | | | Title: Kyou no Go no NStudio: XEBECGenre: Slice of Life/Comedy Ratings (out of 5):Story: ♥♥♥Animat ion: ♥♥½Charac ters: ♥♥♥OP/ED Themes: ♥♥½Overal l: ♥♥¾ Thoughts: Okay, the Kyou no Go no Ni (Today... | | |
| 2:05pm | Kyou no Go no Ni OVA vs TV: Missing Pantsu |  | | | Newly airing school slice anime 今日の5の2 / Kyou no Go no Ni has recently attracted attention for the differences between OVA and TV editions, with some notable changes in character design evident, and some even more notably absent pantsu shots, as is readily evident from the comparison shots... | | |
| 5:00am | Kyo no Gononi Opening & Ending | | | | MOONPHASE Diary reports that a Kyou no Go no Ni (Today in Class 5-2) anime will broadcast in the fall. The slice-of-life manga series about elementary school kids by Koharu Sakuraba has already be adapted into a 4 episode OVA series that released from March 2006 to March 2007. No word on whether the... | | |
| 4:47am | Snapshot: Kyou no 5 no 2 - 01 |  | | | 「グラグラ、スーパー ボール、ノリノリ、ア メフリ」 (Guruguru, Suupaa Booru, Norinori, Ame Furi) "Loose, Super Ball, In High Spirits, Rainy Weather" First Glance: If you've been looking for a chapter-based slice of life comedy to fill the void Azumanga Daioh left a long time ago,... | | |
| 10:14pm | Kyou no Go no Ni - De ja vu | | | | Not really a good first episode since most of it had thing I’ve already seen in the OVA’s>_> But the scenes not from the OVA were ‘OK’not as funny as I thought it would be though But what sucks is that the ecchi-na element, one of the elements that made Kyou no Go no Ni... | | |
| 2:06pm | You Can Figure Out a Show Just by its Studio. | | | | Yes, this is an often-discussed topic but having the new season out made me realise how true it is. You can really tell what type of show it’s going to be, just by who made it. This is regardless of source material, directors and other cast/staff. See the studio, and the same stuff come to mind.... | | |
| 10:13pm | Today in Class 5-2 - 01 |  | | | OP: “Nisemono 「ニセモノ」” by Friends: Yuu Kobayashi, Asami Shimoda, MAKO, Satomi Akesaka, Youko Honda, Kana Asumi - I’m not liking the song that much, and the animation is standard flare. I don’t even remember the OVA’s OP that much, but I already know it was... | | |
| 8:00pm | Today in Class 5-2 #01 - 04 — Kill It With Fire | | | | Well, at least it didn’t give me cancer. New Season Disclaimer: I’ll make a post for almost all new series (barring sequels) with a wrap-up and bullet point opinion of each once the premier week is over. Remember that these are just my kneejerk reactions to the first 20 minutes of shows,... | | |
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