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I want to visit this restroom one day.

Seriously.

P/S: Why is my Tsuruya lumped with all the loli-porn gals? This is wrong, megas WRONG.

Rose is finally useful. I am so glad for her because I have been totally annoyed by her futile attempt to do anything at all.

In a way, I like it that they finally resolved the whole issue since it is clear in Episode 12 and 13 that Rose’s continual weakness is affecting the group. Anyway, let me go straight on this Red Garden episode.

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Technically, this picture of Mei will be classified under a “loli fanservice” tag due to the fact that they look something like 12-13. Right?

Wrong.

(And I am still in disbelief…)

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Even pandas, which are notorious for their unwillingness to ‘get it on’, can’t resist Impz’s charms.

Drawn by Lupus
Idea Voltron of Guncannon, Kurogane and Lupus

The hairpin. From this thing, it started. From this thing, it also ended.

相逢是离别的开始, the title of this episode, talked about how meeting was the start of seperation. How apt this episode title is for Sakujun and Shuurei.

Without spoiling anything more, I will start (with a heavy heart).

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If you’ve ever seen a Star Wars movie (just say yes), you’ve probably heard George Lucas proclaim he made deliberate use of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth theory when he wrote his script. Over the past several decades, the idea that most great myths and epics follow a similar structure has grown to nauseating levels of popularity. The “hero’s journey” is now consciously followed in everything from Hollywood movies to Playstation RPGs to Harry Potter novels. You can also apply it to anime series, as I’ll do here for the excellent summer ‘06 anime Ouran High School Host Club.

But what exactly is the hero’s journey? How does does it work for anime that run for hundreds of episodes? And does it make any sense at all to utilize principles of Western myth when discussing Eastern pop culture? In this post I’ll use examples from Ouran to illustrate the initial stages of the hero’s journey.
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Can I be served by you, Miyu-sensei? Please?

This episode totally hits the right spot at every single part of the show. I totally laughed my head at some of the queer inferences in this episode, not with a crazy start by our residential cos-play in Miyu-sensei. Many other scenes just asked for a laugh and this is probably more of a subtle style of humor rather than random dumbness that will die off in 1-2 episodes, like how it did with some of the fall season shows.

Let’s go in, enjoying the little rain of laughter.

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