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[Silenka]

Katanagatari

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Shichika was terribly exciting when he went all ragemode with his Togame-inspired clothes and dead eyes. He was always kinda goofy with some cool moments throughout the series but after Togame's death he was a total badass. I liked his Cheerio! at the end of the fight, somehow came off really heartrending rather than silly or out of place.

I honestly thought the ending would be a lot worse than it was considering I accidentally read a spoiler beforehand... but I liked the way it turned out... except for the very end where the princess follows him around and he acts all buddy-buddy with her. You know they will become traveling companions like he was with Togame and that irritates me, almost like she's being replaced. Although I can't say I would have been happier if he killed her though, since he said himself in that long (for him) monologue that fighting is probably pointless. He did in the end get revenge on the guy who actually killed Togame, despite saying he wasn't out for revenge, so that's good enough for me... Overall I'm satisfied with the ending, both Togame's death scene and the Shichika badassery afterward.

As for Togame's eye someone asked about, I get the feeling her cross-eye showed up when she was talking about the main points of her plotting, or at least it had something to do with her scheming. If you look at it like that then yeah, at the end here she was just trying to save Shichika by lying to him (if not completely then at least partly).

[Kaylia]

@Katagatari
I liked the ending. It was unexpected, but original and fitting for this series. I'm not really sure why people complain about Isshin's writing...if this kind of ending is wrong, I don't know what is right.

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The ending made sense. The whole time, they killed people who stood in their way to accomplish their (selfish) objectives. What happened to Togame is no different, her existance was in the way of the princess who was trying to correct history, just like Maniwa corps and the current shogun.


Right before the final "cherio", Shichika asked the princess if she hated Togame. At this point, he was simply confirming that her action werent based on hatred, but it was a duty she had to accomplish. Her answer, mixed with the fact she was ready to die to complete her objective, confirm she wasn't a bad person..or at least, no more than Togame.

The only part that piss me off is that they had to spell it out clearly for you during the credit. They didn't need to make the princess look like Togame to get the point accross..it was fairly obvious from the scenes before. Seeing her follow shichika doesn't bother me (and make sense), it's just how she is acting that is out of character.

In the end, the only thing I'm not entirely sure is Togame's motive. I would put my money on it being a lie (or at least, partial lie), but it could be understood either way. I don't think it's really important since we already know she wasnt a bad person, it would just make her death scene better if it was a lie.
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And I was kinda hoping he would go back with the dojo chick, but w/e works.

Also, am I the only one who was reminded of this song this song when they played one of the multiple version of this track .

[Maguspk]

Katanagatari

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Great ending. I wish Togame didn't die and seeing Shichika with the Princess at the end was a bit weird. He's totally going to bang her.

Just to clarify, Togame and the Princess were both after gathering the blades but for opposing purposes right? Princess wanted them gathered to have the Shogun fall, Togame gathered them to strengthen the Shogun and potentially become famous? For some reason I can't decide in my head, was it maybe not explicity stated what Togame's goals were? Maybe it was all a scheme and we'll never know her true intentions? Am I forgetting something here maybe?

[Ker]

Onii-chan no Koto nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne Promo(Winter)
Frankly looks like Shit.

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Is it just me or does index look slightly taller in episode ten compared to season one? I'm probably imagining it or it's the animation budget being skimped upon though.

Her height was normal in the episode, except the restaurant scene( in some frames she was taller).


My Little Maid Kuroneko Can't Be This Cute Ep 11

Fun and hilarious episode. Kuroneko and Manami were great through out. I feel sorry for Kyousuke he just can't great a break. of course Kuroneko in maid dress with cat ears+tail was awesome.

I don't care about Kirino anymore she can die for all I care(one moment of gratitude doesn't excuse her spoiled nature).

My highlight

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-Kyousuke's Mother at the start of the EPISODE OMFG LOL.
-The Street Fight reference in the OP
-Manami going through Kyousuke's Porn stash/ Ero-Game*Girl looks similar to her lol*.
-Kuroneko's seduction.

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Seriously Kyousuke make Kuroneko your GF already.

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Kuroneko's artistic skill are not to be messed with(She owned Kirino badly).

[JigglyJam]

I liked katanagatari, I didn't find anything wrong with it and in fact i loved that ending on the whole. This weeks kuragehime was awesome. The girls and their antics are cute but I think I love the plot circling around shu and the development company a tiny bit more.

[Maguspk]

Does anyone else love the way girls in anime say the word 'Huh'? Am I alone in this, like literally I love it. They all say it the same way and it sounds so awesome.

[JigglyJam]

Just watched imouto, i was seriously getting pissed at what a bitch kirino is, even more so than usual. FINALLY something redeeming happens.

[Maguspk]

Shiki 19

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Amazing. Finally the villagers are doing WORK. really excited to see the werewolves go at it.

Kaori barely hesitating before killing her father, FUCKING EPIC. Kaori is turning out to be one of the best characters, so different now than her timid self towards the beginning of the story, with a resolve to kill any and all shiki now.

Sunako slightly raising her little voice upon hearing about Chizuru and giving Tatsumi orders... I couldn't decide whether it was hilarious or adorable, probably a combination of the two.

[Zilong]

Yeah, Kuroneko was just amazing on that episode, what's with her whole embarassed act and trolling Kirino with her doujin and imouto act to Kyousuke.

Still, I really find it hard to believe that Saori was 15 year old...and her last name was Vajeena. I was like "..." when I saw the op, I'm just gonna hope that it's an internet screenname...or she's just part indian or something.

Just watched imouto, i was seriously getting pissed at what a bitch kirino is, even more so than usual. FINALLY something redeeming happens.

I don't know, that was hardly a redeeming aspect toward Kirino, she was still a bitch until that point, and while the gift is probably meant for comedic value, it still kinda show her character as a goddamn selfish bitch that won't even give a thought on getting something that Kyousuke would actually like, instead she just chose what she'd like, which show the contrast to the episode before that. Or maybe I'm just looking too deep into it, and just want to hate Kirino more with every screentime she wasted.

For what it's worth, just by the episode intro's alone, Kyousuke's mom is already above Kirino in my list of females I'd hit on the series.

[Ker]

Aniplex USA Adds Kara no Kyoukai - the Garden of sinners
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...den-of-sinners

English-subbed BD box with bonus chapter to ship on February 8
Aniplex of America announced on Monday that it will release ufotable's entire Kara no Kyoukai - the Garden of sinners film series in an English-subtitled Blu-ray Disc box in North America on February 8, 2011. The eight-disc box will include the seven theatrical chapters of the franchise plus the bonus Final Chapter that will be available for the first time in February. The online retailer Right Stuf will be the exclusive distributor.

Right Stuf will offer the North American version for US$398.98. (The Japanese release will sell for 52,500 yen or about US$620, although that is the suggested retail price before discounts.)

Besides the seven theatrical chapters and the bonus Final Chapter, the Blu-ray box will feature the 60-minute edited Remix - Gate of Seventh Heaven- compilation of the first six films and the 50-minute Retracing All Seven Chapters of The Garden of Sinners television special.

The same Visual Chronicle Book (with staff interviews, every key visual from the franchise, illustrations from each movie, and artwork for DVD packages) will be included in both the Japanese and North American releases. However, the North American release will add a separate booklet with English translations of the text in the Visual Chronicle Book.

Pretty expensive, wonder if they will break even with that price.

[Elcura]

That's basically $400... Jesus, people have a hard enough time buying a console for that price, I can't imagine this being worthwhile, at all.

[Gokulo]

Damn, at first, when I saw the headline, I thought "Kara no Kyoukai is so awesome I'd buy a box like that". And then I saw the price... :<

[Zilong]

as much as I love Maaya Sakamoto, I lack the disposable income to drop 400 bucks on a boxset, especially when you can already rip the entire thing for free.

[Gulkeeva]

Aniplex USA Adds Kara no Kyoukai - the Garden of sinners
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...den-of-sinners


Pretty expensive, wonder if they will break even with that price.

thats not too bad I used to buy dvd anime at $40-60 each >.>

[CrimsonAngel]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Ban being passed o_o

[Man0warr]

Yeah, hopefully it gets over turned. Otherwise say good bye to all the late night (ecchi) anime and manga - they won't be allowed to be distributed in general stores anymore which means it's not worth the money to create them.

Not sure what Tokyo is thinking, no otaku buying all those DVDs and other goods is bad news for the economy.

[kareface]

I just read about the ban after seeing the above posts. This seems reasonable, it's limiting content that is sold to kids under the age of 18. It doesn't apply to content sold as 18 and older. I don't think it's that big of a deal to be honest. There seem to be a lot of fucking weird things in mangas that shouldn't really be sold to kids. The ones who really want to get the content can always download it or find some way of getting it. Maybe this will help get away from every good show being ruined with excessive fan service. I don't mean to sound overly conservative, because I'm not. I think the reasons Ishihara gave makes him seem like a homophobic ass. I just think all things said and done the bill doesn't seem that unreasonable.

I don't like fan service in anime. I'm interested in the story, not how "sexy" the drawings are. Lately it seems like every fucking show is either sexualizing a girl who could pass for 8, a woman with giant tits or portraying ridiculous situations with guys and girls. Obviously a lot of people get off on that shit, but it seems to be everywhere now-a-days. It seems more like sex stories for minors rather than a good story or any real plot anymore.

[Kaylia]

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My thought exactly. I'm glad it passed..I dont think it will change much, but we can hope.

[Zilong]

While I think a ban is a bit too harsh, considering the show that would get affected are the kind of shit i wouldnt watch to begin with, I don't know if it'd affect me that much. Though if the ban hit comike activity and doujin, then I'd really be sad. Then again, I think there are enough backlog of doujins and eroge from the past few years that I'd go blind before I run out of materials.

[Man0warr]

It will change manga and anime forever, there will be even less variety than there is now. Publishers won't take a chance on something that could get hit by the new law.

Yeah the One Piece/Naruto/Bleach of the world wont be affected.

The wording in the Law is so vague - it's intended to stop the sale of 18+ content to minors but they can take it much further than that.