Author Archives: Maipeisu

Natsume Yuujin-chou, Episode #11 – “WHITE PIGLET!”, or “Falling down and a falling-out”

By Maipeisu | Published: September 20, 2008

Nyanko doesn't approve! Since Nyanko-sensei is responsible for like ninety percent of the lulz in NYC, it should come as no surprise that an episode *about* Nyanko-sensei would turn out to be MEGA-LULFEST. Prepare to laugh your ass off. The fat cat commits one too many atrocities (namely, eating all the shrimp in the fridge) and [...]

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Natsume Yuujin-chou, Episode #10 – The beautiful koto player and the umbrella holder

By Maipeisu | Published: September 12, 2008

So surreal... Following a few daring plunges into a sea of pathos we are back to the familiar, peculiar kaleidescope of musings and sentiments that make NYC (Natsume Yuujin-chou) a decidedly relaxing experience. That is to say, the latest episode is nothing out of the ordinary (as far as NYC goes), but it is not boring [...]

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Natsume Yuujin-chou, Episode #09 – Takashi’s long-lost, FABULOUS, shotacon aniki

By Maipeisu | Published: September 7, 2008

Takashi: I'll press charges. Well I must say the good folks at Brains Base (ブレインズ･ベース) have really raised the bar on this series. This week's ep was every bit as entertaining as the last, but in a different, lulzy, furikuri sort of way. Takashi finally meets (or more like, "is molested by") another person who [...]

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Random Fandom – “Gothic Lolita”

By Maipeisu | Published: September 2, 2008

CHARLES IS DEAD! ALL HAIL HARUHI-SAMA! Is it me, or have my fellow bloggers seemed rather busy over the past couple of days? I'm wondering if it's had anything to do with Labor Day, or perhaps the beginning of the Fall semester (for college students at least.) I've definitely got my hands full this week, what [...]

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Tooryanse – Cultural tidbits

By Maipeisu | Published: August 31, 2008

It’s no secret; I love anime. I mean, if I didn’t love it, I damn sure wouldn’t be here, right? But sometimes I need to take a step back and ask myself why I love it so much. More specifically, why is anime so frigging addictive? What is it about Japanese animation, compared to Chinese [...]

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Natsume Yuujin-chou, Episode #08 – “…Better to have loved and lost…”

By Maipeisu | Published: August 28, 2008

I realize I bash this series sometimes, but it really does have a lot of substance. Looks like I'll have to eat my words this week ^^ Takashi-kun's latest adventure moved me nearly to tears. He meets another masked lady-youkai (a firefly, this time) hunched tightly against a man sitting at a lake. She is stunned [...]

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Natsume Yuujin-chou, Episode(s) 6 & 7 – Blurring the lines

By Maipeisu | Published: August 22, 2008

Yes, thank you!!!! Thank for not sucking (rofl)!!!! After watching episodes four and five, I was almost certain that episode six would crystallize my tentative decision to sweep Nastume Yuujin-chou into THAT’s ‘Dropped’ section and close the lid. Anxiously certain. Freedom was so close, I could almost taste it. I probably would have done so much [...]

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