If Hidamari were to return for a fourth season, then Sae-san would graduate and have to leave the show.
Nooooooo!
Though... Come to think of it, she was a second-year in season one, and only moved up to third year in season three, so we're safe for now.
If Hidamari were to return for a
fourth fifth season, then Sae-san would graduate and have to leave the show.
Nooooooo!
Oh, and: Kimi ni Todoke continues as the heir apparent to Gurren Lagann in terms of pure awesome, and K-On Goes to WarSora no Woto ain't half bad either, as it turns out.
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I'm glad there's someone else out there who has a deep abiding affection for our glasses-wearing, short-haired authoress. FWIW, the anime just might catch up with Vol 4 of the translated manga, and (at least) one more will be released in Japan.
So unless Hoshimittsu completely tanked in Japan, we'll see another series!
Posted by: Wonderduck at Monday, March 22 2010 06:34 AM (mfPs/)
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I like all the girls, even our new-found soggy biscuit, but yeah, Sae is my favourite. In case you hadn't guessed.
I admit to some initial trepidation with respect to the current season, but they've carried it off with all the charm of the first two, and I'd now welcome a fourth.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Monday, March 22 2010 10:27 AM (PiXy!)
Posted by: Wonderduck at Thursday, March 18 2010 03:45 PM (mfPs/)
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That 40% is just through today, btw. You know TRSI and their fondness for rotating studio sales. They treat themselves just like every other studio...
Posted by: Mitch H. at Friday, March 19 2010 02:33 AM (jwKxK)
by the way:
Yuuno is a shape-changer. His true form is a cute boy about Nanoha's age. She find that out in ep 7 (or 8?), and her reaction is priceless, in part because he's been sleeping in her bedroom in a basket on her desk and she's been changing her clothes in front of him. Not to mention taking him into the girls-side dressing room at an onsen.
It's something of a trope in mahou shoujo (magical girl) shows that there should be a cute talking animal sidekick for the magical girl, who gives the girl a magical gem that she needs in order to become a magical girl. It's not universal but it's quite common. This series uses the trope, and then subverts it. Yuuno does give Raising Heart to Nanoha, but Raising Heart is a product of high tech and doesn't really fit the mold. (For one thing, sometimes she argues with Nanoha. In fact, she can be very stubborn.)
But this show does a lot of that. The first few episodes of the series make it seem like a rip-off of Card Captor Sakura. Then when Chrono shows up, everything changes (and IMHO improves) and it strikes off on an entirely new path.
In A's, the sequel, Yuuno only uses his ferret form briefly, in the last half of episode 3.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Monday, March 15 2010 10:54 AM (+rSRq)
At the start of the first episode, you see his real form, and then he transforms into a ferret.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Monday, March 15 2010 12:13 PM (PiXy!)
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I saw the show name late last night, and was too tired to bother googling it. Sometime around lap 30 of today's race, I finally figured out what you were talking about.
At which point, I choked on my soda. Nicely done!
Posted by: Wonderduck at Monday, March 15 2010 03:49 PM (mfPs/)
Update: I wasn't expecting that (ep 6) but truthfully, it's the only thing in the show so far that survives the refrigerator test. Of course there'd be something like that.
Update: Odd little show, very uneven, but worth a look. What is with that clock, though?
Update: Only two episodes left to go? That might work out just right.
Update: I haven't found the original that they modeled the clock on, but:
Yeah, it's real. Yeesh, the places people choose to live.
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Are you watching anything else this season? I have been watching Durara!!, Katanagatari (coming out monthly, each episode is 50 minutes), and a couple of others.
Posted by: Penfold at Thursday, March 11 2010 07:26 AM (1PeEC)
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So far just Sora no Woto, Hanamaru Kindergarten, and Hidamari Sketch. Oh, and Kimi ni Todoke, continued from last season.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Thursday, March 11 2010 10:54 AM (PiXy!)
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I am watching Kimi ni Todoke as well, I like it, a bit slow paced (which I think is intended), but it is no Toradora! Haven't watched Hanamaru Kindergarten or Hidamari Sketch.
Posted by: Penfold at Friday, March 12 2010 03:03 AM (1PeEC)
4Hanamaru Kindergarten is a nice show; not amazing, but worth a look..
Hidamari Sketch, though, is just wonderful, all three seasons of it. Very highly recommended.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Friday, March 12 2010 09:22 AM (PiXy!)
Update: One of the great things about being caught up with Kimi ni Todoke is that I can also catch up on That's absurdly awesome episode-by-episode reviews. DO NOT READ BEFORE WATCHING RELEVANT EPISODES. If you have watched relevant episodes, start here. If you have not watched relevant episodes, watch relevant episodes, then start
here. The fact that they refer to SPOILER as Vichy-tan is perfection.
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KnT is pretty amazing, but I gave up on it after about 10 episodes. Dunno why.
Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at Sunday, March 07 2010 05:23 PM (/ppBw)
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That's just where I got stuck at first too. The story gets bogged down for a couple of episodes around ep 9/10. But things pick up again just after that.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, March 07 2010 06:29 PM (PiXy!)
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I'm following spoilers at Sea Slugs, which seems better than the real thing.
Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at Monday, March 08 2010 04:11 AM (/ppBw)
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I took a look at the Sea Slugs reviews and didn't think much of them - and I usually like Sea Slugs. That's reviews, on the other hand, are a work of art.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Monday, March 08 2010 09:06 AM (PiXy!)
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Now that I knew GA, Hidamari just does not measure up. Yet it goes for the 3rd season. Remember J.Greely on DearS vs Girls Bravo?
Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at Sunday, February 21 2010 05:27 AM (/ppBw)
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Here's the thing, Pete: most people, and apparently most viewers, don't agree with you. Sorry to be blunt about it, but HidaSketch is much more popular because it's a better show than GA. Better characters, better humor, better animation, better writing, better story, better design... but, to be fair, GA does teach you more about art.
Oh, and Sketchbook is better than GA, too. But, hey, keep protesting, man... fight the power and all that.
Posted by: Wonderduck at Sunday, February 21 2010 06:36 AM (tm3b1)
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I bounced off GA, so I can't give an informed opinion other than it didn't catch my attention. But Hidamari is simply a wonderful show. I wasn't sure that they could carry that forward for a third season, but so far it has all the charm of the first two.
As for DearS and Girls Bravo, both of them are terrible.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, February 21 2010 12:33 PM (PiXy!)
I know that this is off topic, but my blog has somehow exceeded its bandwidth. Yeah, I know: with such a robust readership, it should happen more frequently. In any event, let me know what I can do to help resolve the situation.
Thanks.
Posted by: physics geek at Thursday, January 28 2010 05:04 AM (MT22W)
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Almost certainly due to people hotlinking you. I'll take a look at that, but in the meantime I've increased your bandwidth so you're back on the air.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Thursday, January 28 2010 01:25 PM (PiXy!)
