Spring 2009 Anime First Impressions: Part Two

Part Two.5 (Part Two somehow wormed its way out of this post into a separate post: Saki 01) of my Spring 2009 First Impressions: Higepiyo, Asura Cryin’, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Shin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen, Basquash, Dragon Ball Kai, and Phantom.

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The Ahoge

Shana is right behind Mikoto on the awesome scale.

The ahoge.

Every anime, with little (perhaps no) exceptions, has a character with an ahoge.

It’s everywhere.

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Saki 01: Why Saki is a parody

FAIL-O-METER
Incredible.  Simply incredible.
Failure is either larger than a city or smaller than a stick of gum, depending on whether or not you know how to play mahjong, or whether this is a parody or not.

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Spring 2009 Anime First Impressions: Part One

Pinch me, 'cause I think I'm dreaming.

Part One.5 of my Spring 2009 First Impressions (Part one was technically Queen’s Blade…): K-ON!, Slap Up Party -Arad Senki-, Shangri-la, Natsu no Arashi, and Hayate no Gotoku!!.

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Vidya Gaemz

aka “Video Games”

After watching Slap Up Party -Arad Senki- 01 (first impressions coming soon… ><”)… or more specifically, the show’s ED, I figured it might be worth something to take a look back at video games in anime.

Note that this post is almost entirely a picturepost.  No commentary.

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