Monthly Archives: September 2009

SDF Macross Episodes 07 and 08 – Mars, the Bringer of War

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: September 10, 2009

(Apologies for the delay, all the animeblogger.net blogs were down from mid-afternoon Monday until last night, so I’m posting one day behind my normally scheduled Macross day so as not to hog the front page.) The SDF Macross heads closer and closer to Earth during these episodes as the Zentradi call for reinforcements and change [...]

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Shin Mazinger Z – 22: BIG FIGHT Delayed

By Crusader | Published: September 9, 2009

LOL there is a chicken mechanical beast… It was disappointing to see that there would be no BIG FIGHT this time, and while the clips they used were cool, it was still essentially a clip show. New information was limited and consisted of Pygman’s bait and switch with Ashura. Dr. Hell is going to war but [...]

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Sora no Manimani Episode 09: Encounters in Space Science

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: September 7, 2009

The High School Astronomy Network gathering is the focus of this week’s episode as Oumi is properly introduced to us along with her club members and the students from various other schools’ astronomy clubs. Roma reconnects with his past and finally comes a bit out of his ‘background character’ shell while talking to Oumi, and [...]

Posted in Anime, Sora no Manimani | 8 Comments

Canaan – 10: Liang Qi the Deceiver

By Crusader | Published: September 6, 2009

What is Alphard’s word not good enough Santana? After Alphard onee-sama saves Canaan and the gang they go off in search of the Factory. Maria and Yun Yun have some back seat fun with Knocked out Canaan. Upon waking up Canaan is told that Alphard’s pet name for her is despair. Maria voices protest but then [...]

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T.H.A.T. Fall 2009 Anime Preview

By Calawain | Published: September 6, 2009

Deadpan lolis, my favorite Welcome to another edition of the T.H.A.T. anime preview! Out of a total of 26 series covered in this preview (I excluded the kiddie shows/educational stuff as usual), the statistical breakdown goes like this (some categories overlap): Sequels: 8 Spin-offs: 3 New Shows: 15 Manga Adaptations: 9 Light Novel Adaptations: 6 Eroge Adaptations: 3 Original Shows: 2 Note: I [...]

Posted in Assorted Anime Reviews | 31 Comments

Umi Monogatari 8-9: Making Up

By Crusader | Published: September 6, 2009

Urin is REALLY loli… After Urin makes a dark pact with Sedna Marin becomes distraught and starts blaming Kanon for what happened as it was that accursed ring that served as the link. They part ways as Warin explains to Kanon how Marin and Urin were non-blood related siblings and how Sea People have different concepts [...]

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The Sighs of Haruhi Suzumiya IV- Kyon’s Rage (Plus Tsuruya)

By Calawain | Published: September 5, 2009

After 3 rather uninspiring episodes of Sighs, episode four brings us rage, drunken escapades, near fisticuffs, and of course, a stunning Tsuruya. All good stuff, even if it’s not Disappearance. The inspiration for this post was mostly the Kyon rage.

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