| 6:37am | [Ascaloth/Akira] Nodame Cantabile ~Paris Chapter~, Episode 4 | | | | Sometimes, one can get so used to the status quo, irritating as it may be at times, that the sudden removal of that very status quo could suddenly leave one very disorientated. Even though the return to how things used to be might be positive on the surface, one could still feel like he or she is missing... | | |
| 5:23pm | Revisiting Nodame Live | | | | Author recently published a visual retrospective on the Nodame Cantabile anime (2007 Winter). Actually, he’s posted quite a bit on Nodame in the past month, but I ask where’s the live action? The reason I bring it up is extremely indirect; having spotted the recently aired HanaKimi Special,... | | |
| 8:06am | [The season in question] v0.1 Kannagi, why I think it is great. |  | | | This is an unfortunate season for me as blogger but a great one as a spectator. How could such a dichotomy arise? Let me explain: First, let’s talk about the season a bit. The season is GREAT; Barack Obama is in office, the anime is glorious, my first semester in University has been amazing,... | | |
| 7:56am | Introduction: Tril the Blogger (an Essential Demographic) |  | | | As you know, Divine was a valuable contributor here at Random Curiosity, and since his departure Omni has been looking for someone to help out. I can only hope I’ll be of some service as a new team member here, and honestly I’m very much looking forward to working with all of you. I’ve been... | | |
| 2:44pm | [Animation Nation 2008] The Piano Forest | | | | Early in the summer season, Shuhei Amamiya, a fifth grade boy, moves to a rural town. He introduces his classmates to his dream of becoming a professional pianist where he is challenged to play on a broken piano discarded in the forest, but there is a spooky rumour that the sound of the piano can mysteriously... | | |
| 6:10am | October Summary | | | | Okay, so since this list already is huge for this month, I decided to omit the OVAs in this list, along with series that have already finished and belong to the previous season, like Chi’s Sweet Home and Wagaya no Oinarisama, in an attempt to keep this list a bit overviewable (although I do want... | | |
| 1:22am | Month by month | | | | I did searches at amazon.com and calendars.com for “anime calendar.” The results were pathetic. Between the two sites, 2009 calendars included only Naruto, Inuyasha, Bleach and Pokemon, and something called “Domo.” Bleah. Therefore, I paid a visit to YesAsia.com, where I did... | | |
| 4:31am | [Ascaloth/Akira] Nodame Cantabile ~Paris Chapter~, Episode 3 | | | | Episode 3 marks the return of everybody’s favourite perverted Maestro Franz von Stresemann to the fray, much to the delight of many who considered him the source of most of last season’s comedic moments. And with the Platini Conductor Competition over, things are just getting started in... | | |
| 4:18pm | Nodame Cantabile Paris Chapter Leçon 1 | | | | I’m sure Scamp had covered this one. And I shall cover it one more time. Oh yes, Nodame Cantabile is back - one of the animes I’ve been waiting for this year, along with Code Trainwreck Geass R2 and Gundam 00 Season 2. I am also aware that my review here is a little backdated, | | |
| 1:38am | Too Many Good Anime | | | | There are just too many good anime this season.Here's my own watch-list of raws:Monday: Vampire Knight - Guilty, ef - a tale of melodies. (2)Tuesday: Kurozuka, Hakushaku to Yousei, Mouryou no Hako. (3)Wednesday: Toradora, Hyakko, Bounen no Xamdo. (3)Thursday: Chaos;Head, Tytania, Nodame Cantabile Paris,... | | |
| 5:10am | Japanese Otakus' Choices -- What 2channel Likes This Season | | | | After three episodes of most shows, 2channel has declared itself.The Japanese anime fans who post to that vast complex of message boards favor Clannad After Story and Gundam00 among new seasons of old shows.And among new shows, they like Toradora and Kannagi, with To Aru Majutsu no Index only a little... | | |
| 3:58am | Nodame Cantabile notebook |  | | | [This, obviously, has to spoil. But you knew that Chiaki and Noda had to get together in the end, right? They are in the OP after all!] The OP was quite good, despite the 3D instruments. The exclamation catalog [being updated, keep suggestions coming]: bokyaa gyabuu (?), gyabuun (scored) gyahou (given... | | |
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