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Sora no Manimani 4 – Starcross’d

Is this the hinge episode, where all anime comedies start transitioning to becoming More Serious?

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Half and Half makes one fine read

There are many manga in the world, and there are many manga cliches. At first, a reader might think, “I don’t have time for double-takes.”…

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Review: Toradora! (85%)

Animation: 85% Acting: 90% Music/Sound: 80% Story: 88% Overall: 85% See explanation of scores. Toradora is the standard-setter anime about high school shounen romance. It…

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Clannad After Story 2 – Punching Bag

Because that’s what Sunohara has always been, and will be always. Especially in this episode, which kicks off a mini-arc that may yet end in…

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First Look Fair: Clannad After Story

Welcome back to the moe? An episode that served more like a reintroduction to all the major characters shows some subtle differences from the first…

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First Look Fair’s Shoujo Special: Itazura na Kiss and Special A

This certainly seems to be the season for the return of shoujo romance and other female-oriented anime (i.e., BL in Junjou Romantica and vampires), after…

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