April 2010
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B Gata H Kei, nostalgia and shows with guts
B Gata H Kei has certainly been a ride so far - I had this theory building up for episodes 1-3 that under its absurd premise the show was best classified as a “monogamous harem” - the sort of harem characterized by Love Hina, Ai Yori Aoshi and the like - which has been somewhat on the decline in recent years.
The cast of girls in a monogamous harem are there primarily, if not purely,...
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K-ON!! hits its stride
My unwarranted optimism for K-ON!! seems to, as of episode 3, be paying off. The hinting at more serious development of the maturity angle wasn’t just a fluke, and they’re actually managing it well this time.
Episode 2 was reasonably explicit in its reference to Azusa’s growing estrangement from the others, shown in the straightfaced moment where Azusa noticed the freshmen...
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Ashita wa, donna hi ni naru kana?
Hidamari Sketch is over.
Yes, the most recent season is over, but in a more broad sense I’d posit that we won’t be seeing a fourth season in the style of Hoshimittsu. Shaft seem to have said about all they can with this.
Episode 12 of Hoshimittsu essentially wrapped up everything I proposed in my previous HS post. Nazuna and Nori have become part of the Hidamari Apartments in-group:...
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K-ON!!, growing up, and the heart of slice-of-life
So, the first episode of the new season of K-ON!! has aired, and under all but the most superficial scrutiny it’s a completely different show - whether for better or for worse, one can’t yet know. But it’s definitely not just another 13 episodes of K-ON!. I side firmly with the crowd who loved the hell out of season 1 - it sits among the 10/10s on my MyAnimeList account, for a...
