Kannagi – Final Impressions

by RP January 1, 2009
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I wasn’t familiar with the manga, but based on the buzz, I had pretty high hopes for Kannagi coming into the season (or at least high hopes for Haruka Tomatsu), and by the end, the show managed to meet and exceed most of those expectations. It was the zany, episodic, slightly romantic comedy I was [...]

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Ga-rei-zero, episode 12 – Fin

by RP December 30, 2008
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So blue butterfly boy actually answered my question pretty early in the episode. Seems like the reversion back to “normal,” is the person trying to retain their soul, to control their inhibitions. During the fight, there were a few moments where it looked like Yomi was affected/moved by what Kagura was saying. Though it didn’t [...]

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Ga-rei-zero, episode 11

by RP December 30, 2008
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This time it was Kagura’s turn to hesitate and cost someone their life. The beast battle was pretty awesome, and Kagura’s dad was doing a number on Yomi, until she diverted his attention by attacking Kagura and sliced him in half. To be honest, I thought he was dead then and there. It wouldn’t have [...]

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Ga-rei-zero, episode 10 – full circle

by RP December 30, 2008
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Episode 10 comes full circle, right back to where we were in episode 2, with plenty of recycled footage to boot. Normally, that sort of stuff really annoys me, but I was cool with it this time around, because we’re now watching it knowing the full back story. For example, when I was first watching [...]

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Ga-rei-zero, episode 9

by RP December 30, 2008
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The good thing about marathoning a series is there’s no cliffhanger you can’t overcome.

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Ga-rei-zero, episode 8

by RP December 30, 2008
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The episode starts off with a backstab. Mei and her father strip Yomi of her title as successor, her room, her sword and kick Kagura out of the house. If Yomi wanted revenge, she’d be perfectly justified. But she shows no signs of wanting revenge, ultimately consoling herself by the fact that Kagura is her [...]

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Ga-rei-zero, episode 7

by RP December 30, 2008
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned from anime, it’s to never bring back the dead. Especially when they can act normal and not be easily detected as… well, the living dead. Things always end up going poorly.

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Ga-rei-zero, episode 6 – back to the thrills

by RP December 29, 2008
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After a few lighthearted, character-focused episodes, GRZ wastes no time in getting back to moving the plot forward. And by that I mean, plenty of action, blood, thrills and surprises, with time to spare for the occasional yuri fanservice.

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Kannagi, episode 13 – ending on a high note

by RP December 29, 2008
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The beginning of the episode picks up right where episode twelve left off, with Jin sulking in front of his locker.

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Ga-rei-zero, episode 5

by RP December 28, 2008
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Ga-rei-zero continues with another lighthearted, character-driven episode. After focusing on Yomi, Kagura and their relationship for the last couple episodes, this episode gets the whole agency involved to a larger degree, and focuses on Yomi and Izuna’s relationship/arranged engagement.

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