School Rumble eps 04

Posted by reim at 07:44 AM on November 1, 2004 in School Rumble .

The difference with the manga version is, the anime showed Harima's struggle to get back to the bus after.

Second story's background song, Yuugao ka... ^^ This one is for Yakumo, and how she started to read what in other's mind, literally reading it. She can of course read Tenma's mind also, only that Tenma herself is the type that could mistake on which is her left and which is her right hand.

Eleven seconds, the still frame.

From the fight scene, I think Yakumo is not only angry because Hanai talked bad about her sister. Yakumo's expression looks like she really enjoys the kill.

And note from School Rumble chapter 106. Shigeo and Madoka's death is painful. Shigeo got shot from his back by the girl he loved, because she want something more that she think worth killing her boyfriend. But when she's grieving it, she got killed by Mai (vice class rep, the braided girl that always yelling to the noisy class).
But this is Schrum (the phrase that explains it all, I think even the mangaka agreed). Ah, and Ichijou is singing the background song for #106.

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Kannazuki no Miko eps 05 : 「Yoruyami wo Koete」

Posted by reim at 07:48 AM on November 1, 2004 .

*burst to laugh* great tsukkomi XD

That one is a parody.

Souma is getting more screen time lately. This time it's about him and his brother, who killed their abusive father and then parted. Tsubasa asked Oogami to take care of Souma while he goes to the prison. When he realized both are Orochi, he's very happy because once again he can be together with his brother, so that's why he's very mad that Souma is opposing Orochi.

Chikane is getting more torture lately, as if they're luring her to snap off soon.
Himeko, what do you think about me ? classmate ? living together ? friend ? or...

This time, no escape pod.

Insert song, Suppuration ~core~, may this one present in the OP ED single.

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Kakyuusei 2 eps 05 : Tabi suru Sasurai Bito

Posted by reim at 09:55 PM on November 2, 2004 in Kakyuusei 2 .

Rouma is not to be seen anywhere, and same with Tamaki's handmade bentou. He's slacking off after training in the morning, that Rouma who never liked physical activities.

Somehow, Jin and the others dragged Rouma together in Wakai-sensei's trip to look for memories. And along the trip,Tama keeps having her war with Rouma, even to the point of pinpointing how happy Rouma looks when being embraced by a man. Rouma can't speak more, he's already checkmate'd.

They arrived with hard rain showering the inn they're staying. The rain don't seem to stop that the okami there worried if it'll be like the time before. Finally the rain stopped, and Wakai-sensei went fo a walk and want to see the city where she grown up in. But an old man said the city is gone already. Can't really hear what the ojisan is saying, is it by volcanic explosion or something else.

At first, she didn't believe in it, and she saw the city's still there, nothing changed, until she saw herself when she's at high school, and then she's back to reality.

Can say that the story is rolling and starting to give more hints on what's happening and what's the relationship between the characters. Only that, they hasn't introduced the other characters, and still waiting for Sawamura-sensei's next appearance.

The star this time is Wakai Misaki sensei, the art teacher who likes to travel. She want to use the vacation time to go on a journey to look for nostalgic memories to her hometown.

Now I know the main reason I loved this title, the expressions, most characters has hyakumensou :D

Next episode is Takatoo Nanase.

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To Heart eps 05 : Koerubeki Kabe

Posted by reim at 07:41 AM on November 3, 2004 in To Heart ~remember my Memories~ .

Aoi and Ayaka's duel. They're participating in the Xtreme (or what's the romanization ?) match, basically freestyle fighting I guess. Ayaka is the champion there so Aoi got a lot of pressure, especially seeing Ayaka win the match like Angelic Layer's Suzuka, one kick and KO.

Pressure also came from the captain of the school's Karate dojo, Sakashita who also want to beat Ayaka. She fell on one kick also.

Akari and Multi is invited to seat in the announcer room by Serika (definitely not the announcer). Watching it, Multi wondered, why they all enjoyed the fight, because everyone looks scary and hurting each others. But Akari told her, it's because they're trying their best to win, and the effort itself is more important.

Chara design seems to change a bit from the previous episode.

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Lyrical Nanoha eps 05 : 「Koko wa Yu no Machi, Uminari Ons

Posted by reim at 08:35 AM on November 3, 2004 in Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha .

Why Nanoha never let her hair down other than when waking up ? She looks very much like her mother. Maybe unlike Miyuki, she didn't look as much like her mother, don't know about her father tho'

Nanoha's second defeat against Fate, and seems like those weapon they have know the rule, they can gave up the Jewel Seed as a wager and wait for the next round ^^;

Juno, because a ferret can outrun a salmon pink wolf / lion creature like Alf, I guess he won. They still call him Nanoha's familiar, probably it's already too late to tell about his true identity ? ^^;

The character design does change, everyone looks bigger, and it's bigger.

Arisa liked Juno, a lot.

Next episode seems like another duel and something about Nanoha, Suzuka and Arisa's relationship.

Addition. Got some CGs from the Lyrical Omocha Box. It's also 12 episode long with side stories. But here, there's no Fate, only Chrono. And if that girl is Nanoha... I'll really look forward for his debut. Maybe he'll be a love rival for Juno ?

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W Wish eps 05 : 「Oukasai Zenya」

Posted by reim at 04:09 PM on November 3, 2004 .

One more night before the festival, and everyone is staying for the final preparation. More fight between Senna and Haruhi. Then, when Akino fell down and hurt her ankle, Junna hugged her out. Jealous, Haruhi then tried to get hurt also, giving trouble to the others, until her sister came to drag her out.

Junna then went to the roof, where the ghost living there (Tomo) is present.

Still a lot of things unexplained. Well, I know a bit about Haruhi and Senna's story, so the most mysterious character for me is Tomo, what her words means and why she's always like that.

New ED animation. Somehow, I think it fits the melody more.

And cute Akino shots ^^

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Final Approach eps 05 : Daisekkin ! Ai to Shi no Yukemuri Jigoku

Posted by reim at 04:15 PM on November 3, 2004 .

This week is really the anime onsen week isn't it ^^; Nanoha, Kakyuusei, now Final Approach.

It starts with the typical snow mountain blizzard story, one man and,,, four woman, stranded in the middle of nowhere. They tried to stay alive. The thing that brings to everyone's nerve is that Shizuka, despite having a Doraemon's pocket, she didn't took out any useful things earlier.

Outside the lodge they run into, they found an onsen. Cold after being buried and blown in a blizzard, they jumped into the onsen, not realizing the scary fate awaiting for them. The onsen is like being surrounded by a kekkai, it might be okay inside (except if they're in it for too long), but one step outside, they're an ice statue for sure.

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Genshiken eps 04

Posted by reim at 07:13 PM on November 4, 2004 .

Genshiken got a new member, and a woman to add ! Oono Kanako (CV: Kawasumi Ayako) is cute, although Kawasumi Ayako used her cheerful voice, like when playing Miharu (don't sound as air headed). But a deeper voice might fit Kanako, or maybe she's like seiyuu ^^;

She liked cosplay, Tanaka is so happy that he cried hearing it. Then, Saki is the one against it the most.

Then they go on to fitting the costume. They went to Kanako's place, because Saki don't want to go to Tanaka's room, and Tanaka is in no way allowed to take a step inside Saki's room. Moreover, Saki is very curious, maybe she want to see how a female otaku's room is like.

Next day, it's decided, Kanako is cosplaying as Crudeberry Jam (sp ?) from Guilty Gear. Saki is looking for Kousaka, who she think is meeting his past girlfriend (that Kousaka ? no way) but she herself is meeting her old boyfriend, who she want to forget since she got someone she like very much. She quickly parted him, because the Genshiken saw her and worried if they'll tell Kousaka (like he'll care).

Kousaka is... in Guilty Gear championship at the anime club. He's winning easy, and claim the price. Behind, the peoples there starts to take picture of Kanako's cosplay. And taking the chance of a opening, Madarame put the neko mimi hairband to Saki. It's a catasthrope-inviting action. But everyone liked Saki with Neko mimi.

Censorship, not as hillarious as the one in Green Green.

Saki chop gallery.

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School Rumble eps 05

Posted by reim at 08:50 PM on November 4, 2004 in School Rumble .

First of all, since this one is considerably late to the other anime diaries, Itoko no Itoko is already quite old isn't it. Naah, over that, hopefully Yakumo don't turn into like Tenma. Difference with the manga, Tenma and Harima don't get drunk

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FutaKoi eps 05 : 「Ugokidashita Jikan」

Posted by reim at 10:54 AM on November 7, 2004 .

Summer uniform starts. Kousaka is now Nozomu's omake. Curse of the twin, disaster also come to him in twin.

Curse of Futagozuka is, between the twin, one must be chosen.

So Billy starts it again. It ruined Nozomu's note, and test is closing. At first, he want to borrow Kousaka's note, but Kousaka is not the type that would take note in class. So Nozomu went to Ichijou's place. That time, Kaoruko is going out to buy some meal for studying, so Nozomu is left together with Sumireko by their pushy mother ^^

Hopefully these kind of episode can go on for all the rest of them (maybe except the Shirogane twin, since they have their own series next year). Being with only one of them, their personal character shines more (and for me, chance to start memorizing who's who).

Sumireko is least athletic between both, and she always felt left behind, so she's envious to Kaoruko who's always ahead and be with Nozomu. In the other hand, Kaoruko is envious of Sumireko, who's always the one that think about many things, including Nozomu. Happy thing is, they're not the typical type that envy turns into hate and they starts stabbing each others ^^;

Talking about numbers, Nozomu is in unlucky position isn't he. Six twins, so he's the 13th person.

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Rozen Maiden eps 05 : 「Kaidan / Die Treppe」

Posted by reim at 10:56 AM on November 7, 2004 .

Some guy want to kokuhaku to Nori, but he got rejected instantly before saying it. Nori don't seem to realize also, she just want to go back home and eat cakes with her brother and that three dolls.

In the living room, Jun had somehow joined Shinku's interest in detective Kunkun (the puppet show she always watched). And at the "Hannin wa..." line, Suiseiseki snatched the strawberry on Hina's cake when everyone's looking at the TV. She then said that Hina ate her own strawberry and accusing Suiseiseki for doing it (nobody accused her yet).

Hina runs to Jun's room and sulk. Nori who want everyone to get along tell them, if until she get back from the groceries Hina hasn't go down from second floor, nobody will get the hanamaru hamburger for dinner. That did it, Suiseiseki and Shinku raised arm and going to drag Hina down, with her consent or without.

Jun opposed, so Shinku tell him to talk to Hina. Jun who heard the situation believed Hina, so both made a baricade on the stair. To lit the flame, Hina drawed her graffiti on Suiseiseki's briefcase. So all out war begun. Shinku, believing that her servant would finish their problem themselves took the neutral side and thinking of giving up the hamburger.

The war goes on, and despite Shinku looks so cool, seems like it's screwing her mind enough that when Jun brings up Kunkun's doll, she starts hallucinating.

This one is a filler probably, but it's a fine one, lots of laugh and lots of chibi. It also showed Suiseiseki the evil drama queen.

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Lyrical Nanoha eps 06 : Wakariaenai Kimochi nano ?

Posted by reim at 07:49 AM on November 8, 2004 .

The time when friends are distant.

Nanoha is thinking about Fate all the time now, so much that she's like forgetting her closer friends. So Arisa tell her right in her face, did Nanoha still think of them as friends and why she won't tell them anything.

In the other place, Fate is getting more indulged in her mission, not eating or sleeping, contrary to her always cheerful and ate lot of dog food familiar. When they're looking for the Seed, Alf want to do the searching instead of her, maybe so Fate won't be so tired. But... wasn't the power used by a familiar is similarly drained out from the master ? ^^;
So far, with that much of "motivating", it starts to looks like Alf is the one manipulating her master isn't it ?

Tough stuff, not even scratched.

Unn... the camera. Maybe just take notice of it, but liked the changing of distance and angle. Not really those extremes like titles that exhibited the unusual camera play though.

Next episode, the third sorcerer, Chrono will make his appearance (thus, mahou tsukai, not mahou shoujo :P ). Since Nanoha might be paired up with Juno, will Chrono be paired with Fate ?

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Kannazuki no Miko eps 06 : Hidamari no Kimi

Posted by reim at 10:47 AM on November 9, 2004 .

What's the difference ?

The theme for this episode would be about Chikane's feeling. The first half is mostly about her remembering the first time Himeko met her. By then, Himeko don't know who she is and is very friendly, unlike other's who are afraid of her. That time, Chikane fell in love with her smile. But the next day, Himeko too run away from her because Himeko is afraid that she'll offend Chikane.

Still about unsealing Ama no Murakumo, Chikane is becoming more and more obsessed. She think f she can have the power, she can then proof to Souma that she can protect Himeko and don't need anyone else.

Seeing it, seems like Orochi is moving again. Chikane went into a place that seems to be Miyako's. That weird nun seems ready to screw up with Chikane. While the head number 4 to 6 is attacking also.

PS: how old is Yukihito ?

Now for the Orochi.

As mentioned before, this episode is much about Chikane's feeling to Himeko. I still hoped that she'll be with Himeko, but week to week, the writers seems to made her to be hated and try to make peoples cheer up on Souma. Chikane turns into obsessed and possessive character like this. Even though she still able to hold herself and thinking of Himeko, like that scene when she want to finish the ritual, seems like it's for herself instead of Himeko.

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Kakyuusei 2 eps 06 : ... Mayoi Hito... Mezame no Toki

Posted by reim at 11:06 AM on November 9, 2004 .

Tamaki peeked Nanase with Jin-kun, and see love in her. So, she want to help her get her love, and in the end, for the sake of the kickboxing club (yappari). But, Chiho (who also liked Jin-kun) heard about it and forced to go to the sea also. Unlike Nanase who's shy about it, Chiho is aggressive.

Of course, he's here also.

In the end, still not clear about the relationship net among them. Tama and Rouma is on each others for sure. Nanase, she seems like the one that are nto used to accepting kindness from others *not wanting anyone to end up with Kishida*. Chiho, maybe with that guy who name I still can't find (hope this is wrong).

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To Heart eps 06 : Omoide no Machi, Omoide no Hito

Posted by reim at 11:36 AM on November 9, 2004 .

Masashi is going to Kobe for his test in summer vacation. Hiro and Akari is going there also to cheer him, so they asked if Multi can go also. The only problem is, Multi's battery hold out six to seven hours, and then need a recharge. In case something happened, Hiro got the manual book for Multi, a thick book that contains not all about Multi.

There, they met Hoshino, without the braid and glasses. Never watched the first series, so still puzzled about Hoshino's relationship with her father, and about the Kobe earthquake. But this time, it's about future dream I guess. Seeing that he can't help Multi, Hiroyuki want to try to be like Ossan (forgot his name), to know a lot about Multi. Hoshino too made up her mind, she want to stay in Kobe and helped her father's work.

Another story is Hiro and Akari's relationship. Masashi also liked Akari, but he don't want to force Akari to. While Multi, seems like she also starts to love Hiro more.

Next episode is... Kotone.

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W Wish eps 06 : Yami no Naka no Kioku

Posted by reim at 06:33 PM on November 10, 2004 .

Oukasai starts and the curse of being forgotten by Junna now falls on Haruhi. Guess that's it. Best part of this episode is, Tsubasa's concert ! XD *joins the crowd of fans*

Passing half season, most titles are starting to enter the main topic, same as in W Wish, Junna starts to take things about his past memories, trying to remember what's in it. Seems like Tomo does involved to some part.

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Final Approach eps 06 : Daishougeki !! Ai to Kanashimi no Hate !

Posted by reim at 06:37 PM on November 10, 2004 .

Ryou is still with Emiho, a love love couple. Emiho gave him her handmade bentou and he's as grateful as he can be.

In the other hand, towards Shizuka, his hate just escalated to the level that he'll just ignore her at all. Reason is, Shizuka used her facility of spy satellite and spying on all of them. She know about Ryou, Emiho and Akane that day, even spy on Emiho's house.

Have to say this one is going better and better story than W Wish, not to mention my fave girl is Emiho also. Ryou so far had zero interest on Shizuka, which typically the main girl, instead, negative interest now. Worry is Emiho, she still looks like having something in her mind about it.

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Genshiken eps 05

Posted by reim at 01:16 PM on November 11, 2004 .

Genshiken is about to be disbanded. Saki is happy.
Haraguchi is inviting Kousaka to Manken, Saki is not happy.
She then confronted the meganekko vice president (chara design somehow looks like from Chobits).

but Haraguchi does mention that the kaichou is already kaichou ever since his first year, so... might be ghost ? ^^;

Kitagawa (CV : Kobayashi Sanae) is cute, maybe she had her good side, but that more millitant than Madarame side is definitely not :P

By the way, there's extra after the ending song.

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School Rumble eps 06

Posted by reim at 02:05 PM on November 11, 2004 .

First story, Tenma starring in Cast Away. She's locked in the sports equipment room and can't get out.

Second story, at the same time. Harima want to know who Tenma liked, and somehow misunderstood that Tenma is loving him (while Tenma actually look at Karasuma who's in the same direction).

Third story, Harima is having treatment after that accident (somehow lucky it's hospital and not cemetery). Itoko gave him some spy communication device and then helped him to choose things to talk about, as much as she enjoys it and left when she had enough.

Not really as good as the episodes before, except maybe Itoko at the third story. Next episode is the Mighty Duck episode :D Just that Asou don't looks as good as in the manga.

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Futa Koi eps 06 : Natsu no Rocket

Posted by reim at 11:10 AM on November 14, 2004 .

Summer, it means... summer class -_-

New rival comes, Hiyama Yuuya, one of Nozomu's childhood friend. He keeps reminding me of someone, perhaps Schrum's Asou Hiroyoshi. Yuuya has his dream of making rocket, he even made promise that someday, he'll take stars with his rocket for Nozomu who likes to see the stars.

Nozomu is worried, feeling inferior to Yuuya.

From the graduation album, perhaps it will be Sumireko who's with Nozomu, she want to see lots of stars, while Kaoruko's dream is a mistery shrouded by sashimi souyu (it's Kousuke's album).

That's like it, mostly Nozomu's worry if Kaoruko would not like him and turns to Yuuya that e think is a better man.

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Rozen Maiden eps 06 : Namida / Tränen

Posted by reim at 11:13 AM on November 14, 2004 .

Shinku don't watch Kunkun, which shown a (supposedly) horror episode. Suiseiseki is so afraid, she sticks to Hina. Then, lured by voice from that mirror room, they met Suigintou. Hina is caught as a bait, to invite Shinku into Suigintou's N Field, a ruined city with corpses of dolls defeated in Alice Game (or her image of what those defeated should be). Bad taste as Jun pointed. Also it has the weather pattern of raining doll, black feathers and maybe someday later, building blocks.

There, they fought. The doll that Suigintou sent as announcement of her revival want to help Shinku, and he was killed.

Jun gave his power to Shinku and Suigintou withdrawn. Back at home, Shinku felt sad for that doll. Feeling bad, Jun fixed the doll for her, and somehow, the doll's soul came back.

But now, Shinku stopped. her spring runs out.

Jun's ability to fix the dolls, rather than a special ability, perhaps it's his care for dolls. Wondering if Rozen who made those dolls also has so much love for doll also that he's able to made seven living dolls.

Different from the manga, supposedly this all happened even before Hina came, and before Nori knows about Shinku. But next one would be a chance to explain about what the Rozen Maiden series is.

And time for...

Ah, natsukashii na... ~___~

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Kannazuki no Miko eps 07 : Rengoku ni Furu Ame

Posted by reim at 01:36 PM on November 14, 2004 .

Stalker sister Miyako offered an arrangement with Chikane, knowing that she loved Himeko. The rest, typical screwing someone's mind things, never liked those stuffs.

The three new mobile armour presented. Neko-kangou is turtle / starfish like before, Oricon 69 is lobster / shrimp (must be the colour) and mangaka tsukkomi is... *thinking* starfish ? looks like crystal actually. The fight is fun, seeing three of them thrown around ^^; But I want to see Korona and Reiko in their school uniform also. Plus, I like the position in manga better, it's Korona who's on top of Reiko there, so it fits Reiko's snappy tongue more. In the anime it looks like she's just moving the topic and not admitting her weight.

Mean while, Miyako is still helping Chikane to release her sexual tension :P

(Chikane fanservice)

Then after seven episodes, finally Chikane snaps off.

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Lyrical Nanoha eps 07 : Sanninme no Mahou Tsukai na no ?

Posted by reim at 07:33 PM on November 14, 2004 in Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha .

The timestamp thing, maybe bit change on the visual, not that it's disturbing. But in the other hand, the background music felt like it gets quieter than before, like when Alf treated Fate's wound.

Summary is done by much, not in the mood for it. Now since the time patrol is around, where is Lostlogia anyway ? is it in different planet or dimension, or is it future earth ?

But, just stopping their attack ? Thought that Chrono would yellow card both of them ^^;

Also since there's not much of the screencaps this time, these are from the game version, no Fate, and Lindy looks cute as a small fairy.

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Kakyuusei2 eps 07 : ... Mayoi Bito... Tooi Natsu no Kioku

Posted by reim at 11:05 PM on November 16, 2004 in Kakyuusei 2 .

Continuing from last episode, now Nanase is stranded with Kishida on an island. Next are the mujin shima story, Nanase starts to look more at Kishida also. Although looked calm, he want seems like wanting to get out as soon as possible, because he's like stranded himself.

They then meet a man, waiting for his son who's lost in typhoon.

Back at the beach, apparently nobody's worried about Nanase. Rouma and Jin is enjoying the spoilt of thugs that the Takahiro (IINM checking the kanji) beats. Everything went fine, and that poor guy finally realize he's in love with Chiho.

Lastly, Kishida finally realize one of the reason he came, because he want to meet again with the girl with white summer dress. That's Tamaki, and she had grown up.

Next episode, the inventor girl came, maybe she'll explain more about what's wrong.

The introduction is for the guys (minus Rouma), and this is the best quote.

Jin : naa, kyou wa ore tachi no chara shoukai nano ni, nande Tamaki-chan tachi no e bakka ?
Nozomu : kono sakuhin bishoujo anime dakara da.
??? : eee ?! Boys Love... jyanai no ka yo ?
Nozomu : sore wa mondai hatsugen da yo

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W Wish eps 07 : Natsu da ! Umi da ! Mizugi da !!

Posted by reim at 11:07 PM on November 16, 2004 in W ~Wish~ .

What a perfect title ^^;

Umi episode ! Everyone's invited to Tsubasa's private island.

Beach ball contest is held, and winner can ask for everything from the loser.

Haruhi asked for a date with Junna. Of course, Senna disaggreed, but because Senna is with Junna during the festival... Ah, and Tomokazu is jealous also to Haruhi.

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Final Approach eps 07 : Daihiren !! Ai to Bojou no Mizore Yuki

Posted by reim at 11:09 PM on November 16, 2004 in Φnal Approach .

Shizuka's episode this time. A sad episode, mostly from the other girls' point of view that Ryou's treatment to Shizuka is too cruel. Well, in the end he does go back and stop ignoring Shizuka. Demo saa... ttaku, nande konna ni natte ka yo ? konna kanashii plot wa sonna ni suki jyanai.

This week's the men in black army.

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Genshiken eps 06

Posted by reim at 08:44 AM on November 17, 2004 in Genshiken .

Saki is trying to get close to Kousaka, especially after the incident night before. Game to ka, cosplay to ka... But, playing game against Kousaka, she got a traumatic experience ^^;

Then, Sasahara and his imouto, a gal kind of girl, Keiko (Shimizu Kaori). She's the type that loke good looking boys, so, she fell for Kousaka, until seeing how otaku he is.

Uwoooo... Kao no Nai Tsuki ?!

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To Heart eps 07 : Hitori no Negai, Futari no Yume

Posted by reim at 03:25 PM on November 18, 2004 in To Heart ~remember my Memories~ .

Back from the competition, everyone is welcoming Aoi as a champion, leaving Kotone out. Until an accident happened and Kotone stopped the banner from injuring Aoi, then everyone look at hear in fear.

Aoi is then accepted by the karate club to train together, but Kotone felt left out and stays like what she was while Aoi is moving on. So she decided to start something for herself also, she confessed to Hiro, with Akari looking behind -_-

Beautiful as before, and next one seems like it will be about Multi.

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School Rumble eps 07

Posted by reim at 03:29 PM on November 18, 2004 in School Rumble .

Tsume no Aka
Kanashibari
Mogura
Tokobushi

Don't understand any of it.

2-D is to clean the pool at their homeroom time. Motives : Hanai want to help so Yakumo don't have to clean the pool. Then, charmed by Yakumo again, he decided a pool soap hockey match to decide, they'll be doing a play (Hanai want to kiss Yakumo in Sleeping Beauty) or a shop.

Well, Hanai just don't realize that Yakumo is in different class.

("the rest of it")

Kind of disappointed with the anime chara design for most of the casts. Tenma, Yakumo, Eri, Mikoto, Akira, Sarah, Itoko, those are fine. Karen is not so bad. But Madoka's design is a lot better in the manga. Sasakura sensei looked like ghost, don't know if it's good or not, she got the aura around her like the flowery flield to the afterworld. Asou is worst in so far, in anime chara design or voice -_-

Next episode the kare and stew story, and might be that story about Eri and her father ^

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Futa Koi eps 07 : Manatsu no Housekibako

Posted by reim at 10:31 AM on November 21, 2004 in Futa Koi .

No, Miyabi's driving is not comparable to Yukari-sensei's driving, it is comparable to a character in another Sasaki Mutsumi's works, Happy Lessons, like Ichimonji Mutsuki sensei. Ok, not as bad, they can still enjoys it, at least Ruru, Rara and Billy. For Mutsuki-sensei's driving, only Nagatsuki survived, student B and C is vomitting while Chitose and Fumitsuki is checking if they're still alive. That's from Happy Lessons Advance, the episode when they went to Kyoto (and saw Tsukkomi Buddha statue on the way). Too lazy to screencaps the scene, maybe later ^^

Sakurazuki's vacation house, looks like a place to be used in Tsukuyomi isn't it ?

Kenmochi is over-protective, they're just fishing, and he already said it like konna koto ya sonna koto ya, anna koto made. Even the Sakurazuki-papa is not that protective (Maa, aitsu wa deban nashi dakara).

After the hide-and-seek and the kokuhaku scene... are taking the Sakurazuki twins watching stars a good move or not ? It's like, the treasure for three of them, but then he starts adding more peoples in. Seeing the end result, everyone together is a thing, but going there, each step is... uhh...

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Rozen Maiden eps 07 : Yume / Träume

Posted by reim at 10:33 AM on November 21, 2004 in Rozen Maiden .

Shinku is changing role, she stopped trying to be Alice and try something out of England, be Sleeping Beauty.

Suiseiseki knows about a way to wake up Shinku, and needed Jun's help for it. The method suggested, human sacrifice of the medium. *bitter laugh* She's the most killer doll among all living in Jun's place.

Shinku stopped moving, then Hina too, so Jun went to find a way to wake her up. The book about Rozen Maiden is in the place he don't want to go the most, school, but he went there anyway. Tomoe helped him to look for information, because she also looks for informations on Rozen Maiden when Hina first came to her place.

To fix Rozen Maiden, they can use the help of geist, spirits. Hollie went to Shinku's hole and took out a black feather stuck in it.

Comparison to the manga, there's no feather, and maybe less intense. Jun does do the research, but in the end, it's Nori who realized that there's a keyhole for Shinku's wind up key at her back. And it's also the time that Nori know that Shinku can talk. No scene about going to school, Tomoe hasn't even been introduced.

Next episode is Suiseiseki's twin sister, Souseiseki. Her seiyuu, not yet announced in TBS-i website. So, Souseiseki is Lapis Lazuli star. So far, Shinku is Crimson (Ruby), Suigintou is Mercury, Hina Ichigo is Berry and Suiseiseki is Jade star. Hmm, what could the other two Rozen Maiden be ?

Her story in the manga seems like over soon, after their fight. As usual, the preview for the first three pages of the newest chapter is here.

And this guy, may he soon get over his grief. Poor guy really, he's offering a present to Nori in the morning, and Nori (just awake) thought he's a travelling salesman, then rejected him on spot ^^;

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Kannazuki no Miko eps 08 : Gingetsu no Arashi

Posted by reim at 02:27 PM on November 22, 2004 in Kannazuki no Miko .

The kanji is always hard to read >_<

Chikane sent Otowa to Tokyo. After that incident last episode, seems like she starts hitting on every girl until finally she raped Himeko.

Himeko bought a present for Chikane, but Chikane isn't really interested, she want Himeko, and so raped her. Chikane become Orochi to have what she want. Then, after having her power,she beats Souma to take his war god.

Finally she snaps off. But next episode, really have to see which Torii gate she's standing on, is it the seventh head, replacing Souma, or is she the eight head ?

Also there's a lot of these kind of effect.

Question : is there a thing about a lesbian girl wearing the dress worn by the girl she loved ? Seen one nearly resulting in drowning ^^;

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Lyrical Nanoha eps 08 : Sore wa Ooi naru Kiki nano ?

Posted by reim at 02:29 PM on November 22, 2004 in Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha .

Huahahahahaha ! and Juno is doing an Ikkyu-san parody also !

There's an explanation about who Lindy is, captain of a timespace cruiser, and in a second changed into a happy oneechan. The type that have the briefing and explanation while having tea ceremony and enjoying bonsai trees. And the thing that worried Nanoha the most, she put sugar in green tea.

Then about Lostlogia, it's a very advanced world, you can think of it like the story of Atlantis, and it's the Jewel Seed's power that destroyed the world, same way as the time Nanoha and Fate both attacked the thing simultaneously.

Nanoha then decided, she'll go out from home for a while to finish the problem about Jewel Seed and meet again with Fate.

Now to one of the disturbing thing, how would green tea taste with sugar ? I don't really like bitter tasted tea, like when there's a pot of Chinese tea, not really green, it's brown like koucha, and it tasted bitter XP Want to add sugar, but then, okaasan no koucha dakara, muri -_- Got some ocha leaves also, but probably bought the wrong kind, alas, it only depleted for a few tea spoon ever since its bought, maybe for this afternoon's tea time.
*got smacked for off topic post*

Talking about mother, the series potrayed the three sorcerers with different relationship to their mother don't they ? Nanoha and her mother Momoko is close, although not told that much, after all, she's a single mother that take care of Nanoha and the other two.

While Chrono and Lindy, don't really looks like mother and son, instead looks like brother and sister. But Chrono only called her mother once, at other time, he always addressed her as captain, so probably he want to be independent and don't want to act like a spoiled child (although the rest of the crew seem to know better).

Fate and her mother Pleshia, well... we all know about Fate and her onibaba (as Alf called her), so let's rest it here ^^;

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Rozen Maiden phase 21

Posted by reim at 06:57 PM on November 23, 2004 in Rozen Maiden .

Now this is really a post in the most recent bad mood because of my two favourite dolls, Suigintou and Souseiseki.

So, sorry if there's any mistake in reading, not really that good yet, not to mention no furigana (making me worry about next week's nouryoku shiken actually ^^;

Suigintou, her character is really, villain. But somehow her psychotic character itself is weird, like she's hiding something. She don't seem to like herself, and also hate Shinku very much that she become like that. Is she loving or hating Rozen ?
Also, I think if she's one of the seven Rozen Maiden series, she might be one of the first two (as Peach-Pit said in interview, the most otona-ppoi). So far the eldest one is the twins (3 and 4), so maybe there's something before Shinku and the others are made.

Cute, but the whole scene is not. -_-
The spoiler.

Although the anime had different story order from the manga, the scene when Suiseiseki is deciding to fight in Alice Game looks like it'll be the best stopping point for the anime series so far, if they don't want to go past what has been written by Peach Pit.

The story is from Rozen Maiden, phase 21 in the December 2004 edition of monthly BIRZ magazine. Got mine from a scan in WinNY.

There's also an extra chapter, about Hina wanting to send a mail to Jun, because she likes Jun very much. But Suiseiseki told story about post box are like monster in colour of blood ^^;
She went out anyway, and sent the mail to Jun with a fight.

Hina's seirei is named Berrybell. Anyone know the name of Souseiseki's seirei ? Suiseiseki's Amethyst Dream right ?
Got it. Souseiseki's seirei is Renpica, and Suigintou's Meimei.

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Kakyuusei2 eps 08 : Ikitoshi... Ikirumono

Posted by reim at 12:27 PM on November 27, 2004 in Kakyuusei 2 .

Unlike usually, it didn't starts with the flashback lookalike scene by the lake. This time, everyone went for a walk and saw a suspicious laboratory, it's like typical house of a mad scientist, complete with the weird sound and light. When Rouma and the others had run away, the girl living there came out. Yes, she and her cat are knocked by Kishida's Charm level 60 also.

Then, the whole episode is weird, like a flashback (or flash forward) to a winter and Kishida's search for lighthouse brings him to a snowy deserted lighthouse. There, she met the girl, Harasawa Hiroko, not remembering anything.

It does seems like future, and the places they visited are those in the past, already ruined. And from the past two episodes, it seems clear that Kishida is at least a ghost, he keeps on living even after death and it's painful for him. But that future, how long it is to the future is not clear. Ah, where's the high school romance comedy ?

Wai ! next is Kazuki's episode *jumping happily*

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To Heart eps 08 : Robot no Yume

Posted by reim at 12:32 PM on November 27, 2004 in To Heart ~remember my Memories~ .

Kotone had a new haircut, and Ayaka went abroad. So now... eh... Serika's episode ? maybe not.

Hiroyuki is considering the offer to enter Kurusu University, so he went to the open campus session. There's also Lemmy there, she's considering to apply there also. In the campus, they met a maid robot, HMX-11 Fil, who talk a lot with Multi about flower and feeling. A weird thing, because they're supposed to talk only about their job and don't have feeling.
So that's why even as older model she looks more alive than Serio.

Fil (or maybe Feel) is the prototype for the feeling program that's used for Multi, but it didn't succeed, because the hardware requirement at that time is still not enough. Fil never awake, and her creator, the only person knowing about that program is killed in an accident. But there are stories about maid robot walking at night without being ordered, without any OS in it.
Serika's works ? ^^; Fil is an incomplete robot, she hate the fact that experimental robot is to be tested and get their data collected to build new model, and then forgotten. She also envied Multi because she can have the feeling that Fil always wanted, but can't understand.

But Multi is also made of her, from that incomplete heart, they made Multi as the next generation, Fil's sister (although daughter might be better term).

One of the best episodes so far, touching like the early episodes ^^

And if for those wondering why the twin got some more shot than the other background characters, they're from To Heart 2, Himeyuri Sango and Ruri. Just like the scoops given in Comics Party manga and Comics Party Revolution OVA, Aquaplus stuff perhaps ^^

By the way, Flash site.

And the theme, Shimai Ai.

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W Wish eps 08 : Omoide no Album

Posted by reim at 12:33 PM on November 27, 2004 in W ~Wish~ .

Sana (the little dojikko kouhai that always stick to Tsubasa) is going to Senna's place to give the photo of that previous mizugi episode. Then, Senna want to put the photo in their album.

Junna asked for their childhood album, but Senna said she thrown it accidentally. Much seen is she don't want Junna to know about their past, she prefer throwing it away and then live on with her oniichan.

Afterward, they went to buy new album. At the shop, Junna met Tomo and chased her. But Tomo just dissappeared to nowhere.

But even if she hide it, a colleague of their father came and ask about an artifact that their parent found in the day of their death. It's some sort of dial (the thing Senna is holding in the opening that has gears like clock). Seems like that time, using it, Senna thrown away Haruhi and become Junna's sister.

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Final Approach eps 08 : Daineppatsu !! Ai to Tsuyoku no "A~

Posted by reim at 12:34 PM on November 27, 2004 in Φnal Approach .

Akane caught fever, so she can't come to school. At home, Kane-chan is worried a lot if her oniisan would go away, with Shizuka, and Emiho. Contrary to Akane's sounds serious trouble, Ryou at school is worried as if he's afraid his most loved sister would die or something. When Akane is not picking up the phone (she slept and not realizing there's a call) Ryou already imagined her dying (with sound effect like it's read right from a manga's text sound effect).

Not a bad episode really, it showed about Kane-chan and Ryou's relationship. Akane seems to really love Ryou isn't she, and Ryou, although looks overact about his sister, does care for her a lot.

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FutaKoi eps 08 : Shiroi Sketchbook

Posted by reim at 05:32 PM on November 27, 2004 in Futa Koi .

Soujuu is introduced, or probably, Souju. Like she said, "Soujuu, Sara Soujuu no Soujuu desu." So did some googling. Sara Soujuu is related to Budhist believe.

Generally, Sara or Shara (Skt : S'a¯la) means Sal tree and always use with Souju or Twin Trees. In Buddhist meaning, Sara Souju means :

The twin Sal trees under which the Buddha passed away.

The twin Sal trees which are said that each pair of them grew up at the north, south , east and west around the bed where the Lord Buddha laid down for death in the Sal forest outside the castle of Kusinagara in India. After the Lord Buddha died, they bloomed up white flowers, then became withered and died.

Un, it's worrying, especially because of Soujuu's health condition don't really look so well. Anyway, it's a Samurai Spirit fanpage, but quite some time not seeing a fansite with lots of reference research, kind of inspiring ^^

Well, no wonder they're the favourite twin couple in G's Magazine, Soujuu is very cute, and Sara is the tough type. Both seiyuu, Mizuhashi Kaori (Sara) and Kadowaki Mai (Soujyuu), the accent is also unlike the rest of the twins.

Another that somehow after seein the Shirogane twins I started looking more to their name.
The Chigusa twins (from the veterinarian) Ui and Koi. When the kanji for their name is joined, it's read as Hatsukoi, or first love.
Kira and Yura is written in katakana, so maybe just a guest. Kiraku and Yuraku perhaps ? Means Comfortable and Pleasure.
Kaoruko and Sumireko is Fragrance and Violet (flower). Maybe something to do with their characters ? One as the flower, one as the fragrance.

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Rozen Maiden eps 08 : Souseiseki / Lapislazuli Stern

Posted by reim at 05:34 PM on November 27, 2004 in Rozen Maiden .

Let's forget the very depressing entry few days ago about Rozen Maiden phase 21 and enjoy the story about the twins.

Unlike, or contrary to the manga where Souseiseki is picked up by a lonely rich man, in the anime she's living with a pair of poor husband and wife in clock shop. He called her Kazuki, name of his son. The way that old man called her Kazuki is already made me worried about his mind, it reminds me of Gollum saying "my deeeearest... myyy precioussss".
From something shown in the n field, Souseiseki and Suiseiseki used to live with them, but Suiseiseki don't like them so she went away.

The man's wife is sick, probably because she lost her son. Souseiseki want to help and find her tree. But Suigintou reminded her, even if Souseiseki can find the tree, she can't do anything, because her scissor can only cut. To help the lady, she'll need the other pair of the gardener's tool, Suiseiseki's watering bucket. Suigintou offered to take the tool from her.

Can't bear seeing her sister suffers and can't even sleep in their briefcase, Suiseiseki went and take her sister away. But Souseiseki don't want to, because it'll break the old man's heart. She want to help him, and want Suiseiseki to help also, to wake his wife. The problem is, inside the dream is only endless white, there's no tree.

While Souseiseki is away, Suigintou came and tell the old man how to keep that doll forever, probably, considering the title of next episode, Ori / Die Gefängnis / Prison, is by imprisoning her in his dream.

Souseiseki's voice is Morinaga Rika, hasn't done much role in anime, and first time I heard is in KiD's Remember 11, as the protagonist, Fuyukawa Kokoro. So far, seems like the conflict between her and her sister is different, or not ?

At least in the anime, there's Suigintou as a (very bad) mediator between the twins. Also Souseiseki don't hate her sister. But in the manga, Souseiseki is already showing her oppossition to Suiseiseki and choose her master.

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School Rumble eps 08

Posted by reim at 12:35 PM on November 28, 2004 in School Rumble .

Sawachika Eri, Jibun de Kaimono shita koto nai.
Tsukamoto Tenma, Jibun de Obentou Tsukutta koto nai.

First story is about Eri, not really any comedy. The person ojou likes the most is her father, and when he got home, Eri want to cook for a dinner together. She asked which do men prefers, beef stew or curry. Then do her own shopping. Harima, somehow walk around with umbrella and met Eri several times. When Eri's father left her to go abroad, Harima offered to walk her home in the rain.

Second story is the bentou. Umm... maybe this episode is the beginning of the curry - nikujaga story, starting from Eri's shopping, then later the Shining Wizard. This time, Tsukamoto (Yakumo, for her sister) made curry for lunch with Karasuma. But by an accident, she took both the rice, and Yakumo got both the curry. Tenma is saved from the pit of despair by Karasuma.

But Yakumo is not so lucky. She went to Tenma's class and there, her fan club is fighting to meet her.

Harima skipped school, he lost trust to other human, men and women are all the same, betraying him. But he's saved by the scientific "eye illusion", Mangoku's wise words, "misunderstanding" and the classic Comet Wars' "siblings". So the result, it's just a misunderstanding, Tenma and Karasuma is siblings. But when it's Tennouji that came and not Tenma, Harima once again fell into despair, the world no longer need him.

So, Shining Wizard is probably episode 10 ne

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Genshiken eps 07

Posted by reim at 08:22 PM on November 30, 2004 in Genshiken .

The new year is beginning, and the ghost leader of Genshiken will soon graduate. Noting that Genshiken might be around for maybe 10 years in that university... and that he pointed Madarame as the second generation leader...

The new blood to Genshiken are two first year student (fast, half season and already a year) consist of an overacting guy (CV: Ishida Akira *dizzy*), and someone that seems to join for the girls. Straight two annoying characters -_-

Luckily both are short lived. That Ishida Akira chara gave up after embarassing himself after being drunk (that's why I don't want to drink alchoholic drink, too risky for my own good ^^; ). That nanpa gave up after being beaten by Kousaka and saw him and Saki kissed.

And that made the new member story and succession from the previous kaichou. Graphic quality is degrading, Madarame is still not really well with the position yet. They also has MuvLuv (paid to Age apparently, it appears in the credit).

And by the way, even if it's made for either joke or self-restrospection, definitely I don't like the Ishida Akira's chara.

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Genshiken eps 08

Posted by reim at 08:24 PM on November 30, 2004 in Genshiken .

Plastic Model episode, and talking about PlaMo, Gundam. Saki bought Gouff model. Saki is pissed off, actually because they're speaking otaku language that she don't understand. Afterward, accidentally she hurt Tanaka's model (some super robot, anmari kuwashikunai), everyone starts to see her like a killer and hide their plamo everytime she's around.

it's shocking and both hurting when Saki accidentally broke Kanako's Gouf. She tried to smile even when she's sad, and tried to make up by asking Saki to cosplay wearing neko mimi.

Kind of emotional episode, mostly on Saki that can fit in and Kanako that think she actually want to be friend with everyone. But when Saki tried to hold her cries are heartbreaking really.

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Kannazuki no Miko eps 09 : Yomotsu Hira Saka e

Posted by reim at 08:38 PM on November 30, 2004 in Kannazuki no Miko .

Chikane became priestess of Orochi, and she starts a new page in her record by wiping out the rest of the heads, starting from Girochi (personal grudge I assume). The only one that might win against her is Tsubasa, because they're alike each others. Seems like, the power level of Orochi is measured by their angst and depressed level, so, Chikane who killed the girl she loved the most, and Tsubasa that killed her his own father is somehow tied. Of course, he also has both their servant fighting to determine who got the less dental problem and bad breath problem.

In the other place, time flows faster. Depressed Himeko is getting support from her friend, Makoto, and a letter from Otowa. Believing that Chikane still waits for her, Himeko want to summon Ame no Murakumo by herself.

If just, Nekoko is as annoying as Neko Arc, probably she'll still be standing alive, healthy, and of course, annoying. *someone that's so annoyed for being defeated instantly by the obake neko in Re.Act*

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Lyrical Nanoha eps 09 : Kessen wa Umi no Ue de nano

Posted by reim at 08:40 PM on November 30, 2004 in Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha .

As for the level up, this time Lindy added not only two big teaspoonful of sugar to her green tea, she also added milk.

Nanoha had three, and Fate had three, leftover are six. Either they have several blown away or suddenly eight seeds are missing. The one Chrono stole is at least less than three I believe.

Final battle for the rest of the seeds, six hidden under the sea. Because it's hidden in the sea, Fate made a large scale magical attack to force activate all six, but the activation itself took most of her power.

Nanoha, in Ashura is talking about her past when Juno asked if she's lonely. Here, finally there's some kind of explanation about how Shirou managed to survive with his body stabbed by those piles of debris after terrorist bomb exploded. Or, he's not supposed to be still alive actually ^^; Because his father is in the hospital, her mother, Kyouya and Miyuki is busy, so Nanoha is left alone. This also showed why she's very interested to Fate, because both of them felt the loneliness and she want her to have friend.

The staff that made the animation in episode 1 is back it seems. As in episode 8, a lot of experimenting in the animation direction, and I loved it, it gave a unique feel to this series, like the different shot on the characters' expressions. The final battle scene felt majestic enough. Fate and Nanoha's coreography in the battle felt different also, more like dancing. Too bad Oni Baba had to disturb the scene, the ref (referee, Chrono) also disturb that scene.

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