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Cardfight Vanguard ~ after episode 50
I haven’t been posting much about Cardfight Vanguard lately. They actually had an interesting arc in which Aichi lost control of himself and became a bit of a monster. I enjoyed that because it was...
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Tamayura hitotose 12 (final) ~ the New Year seems to be heading in this...
Tamayura ~hitotose~ is the sort of show that is more about impact than plot, so I’ll just give my final impression quickly. Mix up a bit of cute, a bit of funny, a bit of beautiful, and a whole lot of...
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Mawaru Penguindrum ~ I never amounted to anything
I haven’t posted anything about Mawaru Penguin Drum in a while, so some might have wondered if I dropped it. No. I have been eagerly watching each week, but found myself perennially at a loss for...
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Happy 1/2/12 (or 12/1/2, if you prefer) ~ it’s a celebration!
Today is January 2nd, 2012 1/2/12 (spelled 12/1/2 in some parts). As we all know, every strange looking configuration of the calendar must be celebrated, so here at the Abandoned Factory, we have...
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Detective Academy Q ~ please feel free to investigate
Detective Academy Q (Tantei Gakuen Q) is a 45 episode mystery series that ran in 2003-2004. It is based on a manga by the same author as the Case-files of Young Kindaichi, which I briefly reviewed...
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Chihayafuru 13 ~ I wanted to play more
Chihayafuru 13 kicks off the second half of this awesome series. We start right where we left off last time, looking up in awe at the Omi Jungu temple entrance. The National tournament is about to...
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Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki ~ Winter 2012 taste test
With a new season started, I have been trying out the first episodes of various shows. For the most part I haven’t seen anything worth keeping, with one possible exception. I’ve watched the New Prince...
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Phi Brain: kami no puzzle 13 ~ look, death is right before you
Phi Brain has taken a dark turn. Episode 13 starts with Kaito Daimon hospitalized. As Nonoha, Anna, and Gammon Sakanou anxiously watch over Kaito in the hospital, Cubic Galois is out for revenge. The...
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Chihayafuru 14 ~ her hand slices through the air like a needle
I was already looking forward to this episode because there has been some interesting build up. Chihaya has wanted to be the Queen, the strongest female Karuta player, since she was in grade school. As...
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Site Update and Meiko Kaji (Enka)
SOoooo….. I have been watching Winter Season episodes but really haven’t seen anything that was so exciting that I felt I needed to write about it right away. Nothing was anywhere near as awesome as...
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Chihayafuru 15 ~ I recall how my own efforts were in vain
In episode 15 of Chihayafuru the national tournament ends. Everyone has an opportunity to witness their own limitations. They may be beaten, but they are not broken. Even though Chihaya fights...
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Phi Brain 15 ~ the red moon and the blue sun
Phi Brain episode 15 is lighter in tone than recent episodes have been. POG is still willing to kill to get Kaito to achieve the Phi Brain in preparation for solving God’s Puzzle, but Ana Gram doesn’t...
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Thermae Romae 1-3 ~ Take a bath. Relax. I’m sure something will come to mind.
Thermae Romae is already half over. This review is based on viewing the first three episodes. Behold the story of Lucius, a Roman architect, who finds inspiration in the most unusual of ways: via a hot...
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Knight in the Area 1-3 ~ three episode taste test
This article gives my first impression of Knight in the Area (Area no Kishi) based on episodes 1 through 3. The story is about a boy who is overshadowed by his brother, the Soccer team’s ace. Due to...
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Bodacious Space Pirates 1-3 ~ taste test
Bodacious Space Pirates (Mouretsu Pirates) was the series I was most looking forward to of the new shows to air in Winter 2012. I am very pleased to see that it has met my expectations. This show has...
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Chihayafuru OST (Kousuke Yamashita) ~ the mysterious transformation
Those who are watching Chihayafuru already know that the music is one of the many great things this show has to offer. The series features tracks that add a lot of tension, often converting that...
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Chihayafuru 16 ~ people who haven’t memorized 100 poets are bugs
Episode 16 of Chihayafuru is mostly a recap episode, but between recap segments we are treated to a number of short gags. These short comedic moments managed to explore some side issues that you might...
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Inu X Boku SS 1-3 ~ Why did I say those things?
This article is a three episode taste test of Inu X Boku (The Dog and Me), a Winter 2012 anime series. I had been interested in this series since Sapphire Pyro wrote about the manga series. On the...
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Gokujyo ~ production incompetence as performance art
For those who don’t recall, Gokujyo AKA Gokurakuin Joshikouryou Monogatari (Tales from the Gokuraku Girl’s dorm) was supposed to be a Winter 2012 anime that had the HILARIOUS premise of a girl going to...
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Bodacious Space Pirates 4 ~ Ghost Ship
Another excellent episode of Bodacious Space Pirates (Moretsu Pirates) — Now that the voyage of the Odette II is under way, some mysterious things start happening, including the sighting of a Ghost...
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