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Sorry on the bad pun intended, but with the phrase of “Tamago” running in my head when Torogai keeps going “Tamago” when she enters the room, that is perhaps the only title I can think of right now. Seirei no Moribito Episode 4 starts off really strong, concluding the rescue mission of Barsa by Tonda but the graphical level drops slightly compared to the crazily fluid graphics shown in Episode 3.

That said, it is nevertheless a good development episode, as we know a little bit more between Tonda and Barsa, as well as what the enemy is thinking right now. I have also abandoned the I.D. Analysis method for Seirei and Emily, preferring to leave that for merely thoughts, rather than providing a short summary and thought section. I think it will be better for me to give it one post rather than combining two distinctively different series together.

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If you are wondering whether your eyes are having a problem with the images, I assure you that I merely added a bit of accented strokes in photoshop to slightly disguise the characters, even though it is still very clear who they are if you know about the series. This entry is in fact inspired by Exo of Absolute Territory, a new anime blog in animeblogger.net. I found the concept to be decent and decided to find my top nine of the spring season.

To start off, I only chose series that started in the spring season so that they are absolutely new because I will put too many Saiunkoku Monogatari characters in the list for sure. Hence, with that aside, the rankings are in order of love, from the 9th most loved anime female character to the top rated ones. It’s time for Impz’s picks!

Please note that if you really think that my choices are universal, a view on the series will show that harem female leads are not in this list.

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This episode once again had so much subtle humor, and blatant fanservice (not the fleshy kind, but the type that you go “YES, SIRE!” makes it so darn funny that I found myself kicking my table and hurting myself in the process too. Reishin is central to many of the jokes in this episode, and for a huge Reishin fan like me, this is just godly. More will be revealed within the entry. I do apologize before hand for the length of the summary as there are quite a bit of details that cannot be omitted, and I am sorry if I bore you with too much writing.

Sigh, it’s a bad habit I have to eradicate.

The Chinese translation for the title is “”冬之

This screencap simply doesn’t do this line any justice.

So after 3 episodes, let’s once again talk about what I think of Lucky Star. It has improved significantly after the first episode, but considering the pathetic waste of time that was Lucky Star 01, that’s not much of an achievement.

Lucky Star is, at best, a mediocre show. At worst, it’s a horribly dry, un-involving show with characters that make me look funny.

The characters are simply boring. They’re just like any of the other millions of boring people without a personality that fills this world, the people whose conversation are so uninteresting that I would rather look at a block of ice melt then listen to what they have to say. With the exception of Konata, all three other characters are about as interesting as the shits I take. Actually, that would be an insult to my shit, because my shits are awesome, like that Thinking Man I sculpted with my anus the other night (I’m, literally, resorting to shit jokes now. See what I mean about Lucky Star making me look funny?).

The jokes are few and far between, and most jokes aren’t funny, due to a number of reasons. One would probably be the cultural problem (remember, I’m writing in an English blog targeted at an English audience. If you tell me that I fail because the show is targeted at a Japanese audience, I WILL delete your comment. You have been warned). A lot of the jokes are lost in translation (the rage ward joke, for example), or simply doesn’t make sense because we do not understand the context in which they are told. There are gems in the mud though, such as the PPD and Cromartie High scenes, which had my laughing out loud.

This image cannot convey the amount of pure distilled funny that is the TOMOSAKA.

The other reason why the jokes aren’t funny is because the delivery is poor. Half the time I’m not even sure where there is a joke or not. Once again it comes down to the characters. The reason why Azumanga Daioh is so funny is because it’s full of characters who stand out and are filled with personality. Every few seconds we’ll either have an Osaka Moment of have either Yukari-sensei or Tomo do something insane. All the Lucky Star cast does is sit there and talk about really normal, everyday things without much of anything, least of all humour. Imagine an episode of Friends where Joey doesn’t do anything stupid or Chandler ceases to be sarcastic, but instead they just talked about how they would eat a steak.

Another area in which Azumanga Daioh succeeds but Lucky Star fails is sound. Azumanga is filled with little sound effects that accompany the characters’ actions, and each scene has a matching song that compliments what’s going on at the moment perfectly. Lucky Star, however, has nothing that particularly stands out. Neither the sound effects nor the BGM do anything for the show. One might even say that the sound department of Lucky Star is as uninspiring as its characters.

I suggest that KyoAni begin to include laugh tracks starting episode 4. Two birds with one stone! I’m a genius.

What I want to say is that Lucky Star is boring because the characters, as well as their interaction, are boring. I will always compare it to other shows like Friends and Azumanga Daioh and I will continue to find Lucky Star’s characters lacking. But I will still watch it anyway because, regardless of what I’ve said, I find it an easy watch with just enough laughs. That and because I’m a massive Kyoto Animation fanboy.

P.S. Anyone else disappointed by a lack of Fumoffu reference in the ponytail discussion? I was hoping beyond hope that there would be a Pony doll in the background or one of the characters would make a passing reference to it. Tsukasa is really cute with the ponytail though…

P.P.S. Unless my opinion of Lucky Star changes in the future, this should be my last Lucky Star post. I’m really hoping that it won’t be the last post I ever make about this show.

I saw this clip from Japanator, pretty hilarious if you ask me. I wish I can get paid to do this. Pay me 15 dollars, I will be willing to do this dub too!

Well, I felt that it will be good if I keep track of the series that I do not blog, but still have a view so that I can keep up with a bit of the thoughts that each episode gave me. With that, let’s go straight to the various impressions to the various series that I have kept up for now. I do realize that some of these series in the small screenshots above! No time to waste, the week’s review is on hand!

The episodes analyzed includes: …

Claymore Episode 4: Click here
Overdrive Episode 4:Click here
Lovely Complex Episode 3: Click here
Nanoha StrikerS Episode 4: Click here
Kamichama Karin Episode 3: Click here
Hitohira Episode 5: Click here

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I have no idea why I started on this show but I guess it is just a random download with wifey and me in order to break the monotony of watching historical anime. It turns out that this anime, be it the most brainless and no-plot-at-all story, has caused me to laugh at the ridiculous and crazy slapstick humor. I guess it is the type of anime that is just the right length as it is only 4 episodes length in total. Anything more will literally kill my brain cells for me to go merely “Pipiru piru piru pipiru pi !”

Yes, if you are wondering, that crazy phrase is used by Dokuro-chan, one of the main characters of the show.

Warning: Gratification of gore after this click.

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