Episode Countdown

『氷菓』

「UN-GO」「君と僕」「しろくまカフェ」『坂道のアポロン』『つり球』

「ギアス」「五葉」「マクロスF」「放浪息子」「GC」「ちはやふる」
「告白」


Translation/summary projects:
OreImo interview snippets and extras
Macross Frontier commentaries

わくわく！
花物語 するがデビル 2011/3 (Suruga Devil)
囮物語 なでこメデューサ 2011/6 (Nadeko Medusa)
鬼物語 しのぶタイム 2011/9 (Shinobu Time)
恋物語 ひたぎエンド 2011/12 (Hitagi End).
憑物語 よつぎドール
終物語 おうぎダーク
続終物語 こよみブック


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LOLs...I really should have read the chapters properly earlier.

I was really puzzled about Arata before, but now, I do have to confirm that he really is just like Chihaya in many ways, but especially in the "karuta idiot" way.

Going back to the end of volume 11, where he told Chihaya that he was only coming to the individual tournament because he was not interested in the team tournament...

In chapter 64, he then notes that "that was a lie", as he rocks up at Omi Jingu to watch the team competition, though clearly with the intent of keeping it from Taichi and Chihaya at least until the end of the day...

True, he screwed that up majorly in terms of his original goal for being there...but seriously, Arata, do you have to be so cute!?!

p.s. though I expect you won't lie to Chihaya like that again, given that you saw how much it hurt her to think you weren't interested in team competition!

Quick translations of the two tanka that Chihaya writes whilst in the hospital. They're not going to be as poetic as they sound in Japanese (although they're pretty simple compared to the Hyakunin Isshu anyway), but hopefully they'll get the meaning across.



#6
In the room where the heat of summer does not penetrate, I feel the happiness of your words that have.

#7
If I turn this corner, will I bump into you? Whether it's a miracle or a dream, that's what I'm waiting for.

Well, it's not quite as crazy as things can get, but it's still amusing.

The most recent chapter of Chihayafuru, the 92nd poem, has set off some fireworks everywhere. But what really amuses me about the reaction is how loads of people are now trying to describe the characters in terms of other series. This shouldn't really spoil anything, but I'll leave it ( under the cut just in case )

Carol, release yourself from that illusion. You must throw it away, the illusion that a story must have a beginning and an end. Stories have no beginning, nor do they have an end. All they have are people connecting with each other, working with each other, affecting each other, and how that expands throughout the world. Stories must never have an end.


But Vice-director, why can't stories have an end?

Why do you think?

Hm...because leaving the possibility of a continuation is a more effective hook?

3 points.

...that's a bit low, don't you think?

There are a multitude of ways to answer that question. But for your sake, I'll just tell you the simplest one.

Yes please.

Because it's fun.

Because it's fun?

Yes, because it's fun.

But aren't there people who are dissatisfied when a story doesn't have an end?

That in itself is something to look forward to, Carol.

...

Take that mouse. How do you think it's lived up to this point? And what kinds of experiences is it going to pass through from here on? Try and imagine it, Carol, imagine.

Vice-director, you're right, this is fun!

That's what it's all about, Carol.

From the 16th episode of Baccano!


Haha. This is so perfect when talking about Macross endings! And yes, I do know that they might just be talking about the stories of the Immortals, but the meta- potential is too great to just confine it to Narita-sensei's world!


The full scene in Japanese under the cut...

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So, it's finally licensed for some kind of release in the West. They haven't announced what form the release will be in yet (i.e. digital, or with DVDs/BDs), but it will apparently premiere today at Sakura-Con in the States, so we just might find out within 24 hours or so...

I wonder how they're doing it. This is such a dialogue heavy anime that quite a few fans seem to be hoping for a good dub. Well, not that this is of any concern to me...

And of course, the other big question on everyone's lips (if we get the DVD/BD release): what are they going to do about the commentaries?

(from ANN)

p.s. Something that's bugging me though...the first volume of the "Bakemonogatari Commentary Scriptbook" was briefly available for preorder on amazon...but has since disappeared. That doesn't mean they'll be cancelling that, does it? Or that it'll only be available from certain sellers? I couldn't find it on BK1 either...

...that Mister Donut's old-fashioned donuts are incredibly delicious!

Nise is...Nise. I've long known that this is arguably the most poorly written section of the series, particularly the 2nd volume. Doesn't mean I'm not going to read it when I finally have the time, or that I'm going to cancel my pre-orders of the BDs - I'm far more interested in the commentaries, after all.

But chances of me raving about Nise like I raved about Bake? Next to nil.

...is actually incredibly simple, if I'm reading his character arc right. Last episode (#19), he told Shibungi that he'd only ever had one goal, right from the start.

But what exactly is that goal?

Well, he told Kuhoin (and thus, us) in episode 10...

I have the feeling that there'll be some interesting reactions when people realise (remember) what it is - let's just say I'm expecting a lot of wild laughter...

．．．前から新OPをみて、「最終的に集はいなくなるの」と思ったわ．．．

結局そうなるかしら？

それから、白涯．．．やっぱり涯なの？ある意味では性格は同じなんだが、ある意味では違いすぎだと思うわよ．．．

追記：あッ、忘れた！春夏は集の義母だってこと、とくに知ってたさ．．．でも、「親をなくした集と、あの人をなくした私．．．でも私たち二人は、そうね、ずっと、ただ傷を舐め合ってきただけなのかもしれない」と言った春夏。真名ちゃんも「娘」と言ったー真名ちゃんはいつから家族に入ったの？

p.p.s. And this in English: was Shuu just taking all of their voids? As in, that's what his void enables him to do - take them and carry them with him? Woah...