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K-ON S2 01:
At least the animation quality is better.

Giant Killing 01:
Interesting enough to keep me for another episode.

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So guys, Hanamaru Youchien worth finishing? I am stuck at 5/12.

Uhh... Hmm. I mean, I liked it, but like I said a page or so back, the ending kinda sucks.

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So guys, Hanamaru Youchien worth finishing? I am stuck at 5/12.

Watch it if you feel like it. Not like the ending is anything grand. The first episodes were a bit fun, but I felt it went a bit downhill from there. Still was okay to watch though, but nothing you should absolutely finish if you don't want to. Sometimes with series and feel this way I just save all the epdisodes and eventually watch one every now and then whenever I'm in the mood to.

Angel Beats 2: Really liking this show. I guess it won't be so slice-of-life... More like mission-of-the-day. I have an unhealthy obsession with the OP (I think I may buy the CD of it)... And in rewatching it, I noticed that (as far as I can see) all of the shots that aren't just part of the OP are from Episode 2... So my theory is that that part will change each episode.

Bleach:

Tomorrow I'm back to Bleach. Ulquiorra vs. Ichigo SAKKAI! Cant wait...even though it's probably recap episode. Well you never know...title seems bit like it would have some new animation in it.

Rumbling Hearts wtp is this shit?! It's like softcore pornography, and like 10 notches above the Clannad scene with Tomoya+Nagisa in bed. The story is compelling though, I do like how some of the sex scenes are in there to make the story more visual and realistic. It wasn't overdone, so far. I'm only on like episode 4 though. `-` Rating: 9/10

Rumbling Hearts wtp is this shit?! It's like softcore pornography, and like 10 notches above the Clannad scene with Tomoya+Nagisa in bed. The story is compelling though, I do like how some of the sex scenes are in there to make the story more visual and realistic. It wasn't overdone, so far. I'm only on like episode 4 though. `-` Rating: 9/10

Rumbling Hearts/Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (1-3): What the f[size="2"]uc[/size]k did I just watch? I came in expecting Kimagure Orange Road + Kanon but what I got was a 1980s softcore porn. The bgm puts me to sleep. Though it's probably most ideal for someone who really has patience for a slow moving tragedy-romance.

Told you.

Angel Beats 2
At first, I . But then, I .

Senko no Night Raid 1
Someone else watched this, right? Very solid way to start a show. Some good music in there too.

Told you.

Point taken, but I wouldn't say it's a bad anime. I like it so far, it's certainly not like Clannad or Kanon tragedy. Hmm.

Rumbling Hearts 1-5 (disc 1 ; self-burned)

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Not bad. The nudity wasn't overly excessive that I wanted to drop the anime. Seems like some nudity had to be there to make things seem a bit consistent and realistic. Unlike Clannad, in which I saw no nudity at all, and I felt like I missed out on a bit. Not saying that nudity is always required, but it's nice to be a bit realistic here. Mitsuki is extremely cute, seeing as how she's always loved the guy, but she didn't want to betray her bestfriend. It was a bit awkward that she stripped in front of the guy when she was confessing her love to him, but I guess it was because she wanted him to be happy and cheer-up. I mean, after a year or so of 'the accident' and losing the person you loved, that stuff sticks to your head like super-glue. So far, my impression of this anime is that it's a lot like every day life. It doesn't seem like it's overly dramatized either. Personally, if I loved someone back then, and she got in an accident, I wouldn't know when she would wake up, would I continue to cling towards useless hope that she might be awake some day from a coma? Or would I rather get a new girlfriend? What if I accidentally fall in love with another person? So I can see how this anime portrays reality fairly well. 10/10 so far.

10/10

Rainbow 01:
Looks promising.

Arakawa Under the Bridge 01:
Also looks promising. Don't f[SIZE="2"]u[/SIZE]ck this up Shaft.

[COLOR="Teal"]Heroman ep 1+2: Stan Lee + Anime = win. Nothing says more than a giant America Robot punching out alien cockaroches.

Arakawa Under the Bridge 1: Love it so far. It's absolutely hilarious xD

Angel Beats 1+2: seems really good so far. Am I the only one who is reminded of Haruhi somewhat by watching this?[/COLOR]

Arakawa Under the Bridge 2- LoL this show is awesome. I think that guy complains too much for having such a cool GF though.

Rumbling Hearts 6-8 (half of Disc 2)
Here's what I think on how the anime is progressing so far, will be containing spoilers, but I need to spoil a bit to make things look consistent:

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Takayuki does have responsibility. Haruka's been in the hospital for 3 years because of that certain accident. He was with her, blah blah blah. Eventually, she was in the coma for so long that he got depressed over it. Mitsuki, being Haruka's best friend was always in love with Takayuki. However, she didn't want to betray her bestfriend, so she never admitted it. But seeing him in pain and depressed like that, she had to admit her feelings for him. This is basically how it is.

Personally, I think it'd be best to reveal the truth. Yes, Haruka has anterograde amnesia, so she doesn't know she's been in a coma / sleeping for over 3 years. But it's best to reveal it, hiding it makes sh`t bad. I feel bad for Mitsuki the most out of all of the characters, because she loves the guy, and always trying her best. He ignores her, because he feels bad for Haruka, etc. I predict both girls wil be completely heartbroken near the end of the story, and he either ends up with Mitsuki, or neither. I don't see him being with Haruka.

This series has so much drama, but I'm attracted to drama. Unlike Clannad + Kanon, which revolves around deaths and tragedies of such, this one is more-so based on drama. Seems to be very realistic, and mirrors our situational life. 10/10

Liking it a lot.

Rumbling Hearts 6-8 (half of Disc 2)
Here's what I think on how the anime is progressing so far, will be containing spoilers, but I need to spoil a bit to make things look consistent:

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Takayuki does have responsibility. Haruka's been in the hospital for 3 years because of that certain accident. He was with her, blah blah blah. Eventually, she was in the coma for so long that he got depressed over it. Mitsuki, being Haruka's best friend was always in love with Takayuki. However, she didn't want to betray her bestfriend, so she never admitted it. But seeing him in pain and depressed like that, she had to admit her feelings for him. This is basically how it is.

Personally, I think it'd be best to reveal the truth. Yes, Haruka has anterograde amnesia, so she doesn't know she's been in a coma / sleeping for over 3 years. But it's best to reveal it, hiding it makes sh`t bad. I feel bad for Mitsuki the most out of all of the characters, because she loves the guy, and always trying her best. He ignores her, because he feels bad for Haruka, etc. I predict both girls wil be completely heartbroken near the end of the story, and he either ends up with Mitsuki, or neither. I don't see him being with Haruka.

Liking it a lot.

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When the doctor said not to tell Haruka 3 years has passed I was just thinking "wat. What are you doing? Are you TRYING to create more drama?" and then I realize "oh right, there's still needs be a reason to draw out the next 10 episodes".

I don't like Haruka at all. There's nothing about her that makes her FUN. Not as a GF and not as a character. Oh and Akane. What the hell are you doing? This isn't even your business. You're just butting in to create EVEN MORE drama and screentime. Everything you do is just guilting Takayuki for something that accidentally happened. You're just putting him and Mitsuki in depression.

Overall, if you take Tomoya, Kyou and Ryou and give them their own series you get Rumbling Hearts. Tomoya being the lead male character, Ryou being the shy chick who can't bring herself to even admit she likes him, and Kyou, the confident one who loves the lead character as well but feels guilty for doing so. All of that is Rumbling Hearts except the characters of Rumbling Hearts is more one-dimensional. They're straight forward depressed all the fucking time.

And that is why I dropped it.

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Yeah, they are pretty damn depressed. I don't mind watching that though, since depression is fairly common in real life too. I don't know if I enjoy it because I had minor depression problems when I was younger, or if I want to see how they are going to resolve the problems that causes the depression. Akane does add more fuel to the fire. I don't know why she bothers to do that. It actually sorta annoys me. Haruka is pretty stale and boring, she's more of a side-character than a main. If I were to compare her to Clannad's character, it's like a more boring version of Nagisa. Not only that, but instead of Tomoya x Nagisa, it's like Tomoya x Kyou, but he feels guilty for Nagisa's accident, etc.

Pretty much what Clannad should have been, sorta. I would have liked Tomoya to be with Kyou as well, but oh well. I'm planning on finishing this series. I'm on the 3rd disc already, which are episodes 11-14.

4 episodes left. 11-14.

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Tomoya + Nagisa wasn't the couple I was rooting for but at least the story flowed well. Because of Tomoya, Nagisa gained confidence, she became independant and she made friends she never knew she can have. Her lack of confidence also put her in funny situations sometimes. Her character actually grew and developed so the story was interesting enough to stick to. Ryou however, did not grow. She stayed the same (also because the story didn't focus on her). That's what I'm seeing from Haruka. She isn't growing or changing.

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Tomoya + Nagisa wasn't the couple I was rooting for but at least the story flowed well. Because of Tomoya, Nagisa gained confidence, she became independant and she made friends she never knew she can have. Her lack of confidence also put her in funny situations sometimes. Her character actually grew and developed so the story was interesting enough to stick to. Ryou however, did not grow. She stayed the same (also because the story didn't focus on her). That's what I'm seeing from Haruka. She isn't growing or changing.

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You didn't finish the series though, right? I'm on episode 12 right now, as I'm typing this. I don't see a change either, but then again, there was a 3 year gap during the accident and she was in a coma, so of course she wouldn't change mentally. I'll try to finish the series in a couple hours and then I'll give a full summary of what I think. Right now, it's just cluttered up thoughts, but I am enjoying it.

Rumbling Hearts [episode 1-14 /all 3 discs ; no OVAs]

Here's my overall impression on it, it seems that I was right when I predicted who would end up with Takayuki. Seeing as how this anime was based on a Visual Novel, I'm more surprised that it went really well. As I've said in previous posts, it seems to mirror the typical drama of reality. If you want to get in-depth, "love triangle". The entire anime doesn't revolve around deaths, unlike other animes I've seen (Clannad, especially). Instead, this anime revolves around emotions/feelings, especially dealing with romance. Romance was a good 99% chunk of the anime. The conflicts was pretty much about which girl this guy really wants to be with, or rather, which girl he really loved. After watching all 14 episodes, I can say that my time was well-spent. I assumed the anime was going around in circles from 5-11, but from there, it sorta shifted in a direction that I did not expect. It was a pretty happy and sad ending at the same time, it didn't make me cry, but I just had to "Awww" at a certain scene during the last episode. Then I "D'aaaaw"-ed at a different scene. This anime is filled with bottled-up emotions and conflicts, and if you're looking for a good drama revolving around romance and a love triangle, I'd highly recommend this to any anime-fanatics out there. If you're more into constant tragedy, you're in the wrong department.

Character development was sorta shifting, it sorta went back and forth a bit. Haruka changed a bit near the very end, and she seems to be very accepting of the situation. Mitsuki started out as one of those 'side-characters', but became a major one around 1/4th of the anime. Haruka was major during the beginning, and still was to the very end, except she didn't get too much spotlight. I pictured myself in the protagonist's situation, and I, myself, would not know how to react to it all. This anime was astounding, and made me rather breathless near the end, because it wasn't the sort of ending I was expecting, but I'm glad it ended this way.

10/10

ef - a tale of memories (2-3):

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[SIZE="9"]BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWw[/SIZE]

...and I thought Misuzu's condition from Air won the "sad story, bro" award.

Also, nice ending to episode 3. So the truth about Christmas is out now, Hiro. You dead now, dog.

Myself ; Yourself [1-3]:
Fairly interesting anime with a very good start. A bit typical though, the girl reminds me of Shana from Shakugan no Shana when it comes to appearance AND personality. It's very cute though, and I sort of enjoy it so far. 8/10

Lamune [1]:
Hahahaha.. Came out great, but a tad expected as well. Typical anime starting point with the 'childhood' scenario and then switching to 'xx years after', in which the protagonist has matured and grown. However, the very first 5 minutes attracted me to this anime instantly. It shows how the main character got to meet that specific girl, and what his relation was to her. What's more interesting was that there were a couple panty shots here and there, however, the anime doesn't seem to revolve around ecchi, at all. Nanami is completely clumsy and adorable, +1 right there. The main character's sister seems to have some sort of significance, I would assume, but this is still in the first episode, so not much is known about her. I'm already drawn to this anime, mostly because it seems like one of those love stories that slowly develops, but not so slow that it takes over 25+ episodes in order to show it all. 9/10. We'll see how this goes.

PS: Also, I must give a complement for this anime as well. The artwork is extremely amazing, and I'm not talking about the characters. It's the scenery. During the 1st episode, there was a small scene showing a sunset and the beach, it looked rather mesmerizing and beautiful. I had to go back and see it a 2nd time. How the waves were moving were very realistic and beautiful as well, no words can describe it. Liking this anime a lot so far.

Music was amazing, I enjoyed the background music during the last 5 minutes of the episode. Also liked the ending theme, ffs, it had a bottle of Ramune. RAMUNE!