Q & A with mangatron: Big ones, Small ones, and any in-between?

The post title is a joke from the Full Metal Panic manga, specifically the second one. I believe its volume 03, when Sousuke worked in a video rental store. I bought that manga in a US Army base bookstore back in 2006 when I returned to Germany, hence why it's rather special to me. Except for the part where I left it in Germany.

If you read my last post, you'll find I'm in favor of small, sporadic posts instead of once-a-blue-moon big posts, and to continue that, there are much questions going about that my PM inbox at the Animesuki forums cannot contain. Seriously, I have to empty that almost twice a season XD So today I'm going to tackle a question that has arisen a number of times the past 3 seasons: Who is that girl in your avatar?

Q: Okay, it's been going on for awhile, but why the bouncy avatars?

Kamisama Dolls episode 11

I knew it from the preview that went up on the website, that this was going to be a fun episode. NOT DISAPPOINTED one bit.

My current sig at Animesuki

New blog feature: Ani site updates! Sept 08 2011

You know how I've been slacking in the episode summary part of my blog, mainly due to the horrific connection problems I've had last month, but lately things seem to be okay with my wireless carrier, although they're still a little egg-headed. Anyways, you know how I am about fun stuff, and you'll notice my previous posts, although they are dominated by Mayo Chiki, I've done some fun stuff too like those Dog Day's updates from the main site, and I thought it would be a fun idea to compile noteworthy updates from these Anime official websites into one nice post here. That and... I figured I'd give my readers something to enjoy other than no updates at all XD

First and foremost, the best news I had all (week actually, since I saw this about a week or 2 ago), Dog Days Episode 5.5!

Someone tell me that's an OVA, and not just a Drama CD. This would totally make up for that lack of support-character screen time that happened at the end of the series. Perfect timing too, if you'll recall Episode 05 was when the Princess Millimeter kidnapping incident was resolved, so why not have some fun in the sun as a truce between the countries!

But look at Millimeter. She's pink already, did she have to pick a pink swimsuit? Why not red? No one has red on except Noir's red bows, how about some diversity (since Violet already took black XD)

On other news of previous season Anime, in case you missed it, don't forget about the Hidan no Ari OVA and the Infinite Stratos OVA, as well as that Astarotte's Toy OVA featuring My Queen in all her teenage glory :P Certainly stuff to look forward to in case you didn't mark your calendars.

This scene should be animated.... so that I can see some bounce OH YEAH XD

SUMMER 2011 ANIME UPDATES

Mayo Chiki ep 10 preview pics

Just look at Kureha and those glasses! I can probably guess who gave her that, if it even is a birthday gift *cough* Oh, and it seems Kureha is 16 years old already. Ah, prospective waifu fans, she is now legal XD And that giant teddy bear totally explains her episode 04 brawl with the bear, yup it does...

Kamisama Dolls viewers, don't forget  to keep an eye on the episode page for preview pics for episode 11.

If these updates prove to be popular, it sure would be nice to have blog contributors...

I love Masamune Usami

Ah, how many times to I have to say this? Forget it, at least the Usami Madness continues :P

AAAHH! HER BUTT! SIT ON ME USAMI! SIT ON ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE XD

Mayo Chiki Episode 08, Usami-chan baths!

Ah, how frustrated I was when episode 08 rolled around, and I never got to see Usami-chan bathing. Well, with my overflowing ero-power, I made Usami-chan bath.

RE: the controversy, Ro-Kyu-Bu's ep 04 "I'll do anything!"

So that part in ep 04, when Tomoka told Subaru she'll do anything, I think this is what happened afterwards:

Why does she have to learn from him...

I would rather learn from Miho-neechan anytime :D

*runs*

Mayo Chiki episode 07 continues...

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I'm sorry Kanadack! *get's crumpled under Kanade's feet*

You know, I had an idea to give poor Kureha some boobies. Yeah, that scene in ep 03 when we first see her in her swimsuit. I HAD THE IDEA. Not saying I'm going to do it lol...

Mayo Chiki Episode 07

Mayo Chiki episode 05: through the eyes of a pervert

So you think you watched Mayo Chiki episode 05 in it's BluRay form? Think again.

Dog Days Episode 11

Since I seem to have failed again to blog every episode of a season, I figured the best solution to a timestrapped personage like me is to post what I post at Animesuki...

 I see London, I see France, I-.... never mind

Hahaha HA, episode 11! But it's all over a bit too quick! While I was right that Yukikaze and Brioche were right down there waiting for it, I still think the whole evil sword thing is resolved without much of an explanation. Like, who built it (Biscuitti Factories?), where'd it come from (summoned from another world?), and why wasn't it a giant octopus instead of a sword, at least those magic tentacles would have made more sense tantalizing the girls of Flonyard.

Hoshizora he Kakaru Hashi episode 08: I like them butts and I cannot lie

Seriously, this was a bootylicious episode. Not mentioning the high
amount of camera pans for a beach ep I've seen in recent years, this
episode was great.... except for the freaking zombie. Honestly, Ayumu
is ruining everything you thought about a harem series. He is
effectively the butt end of Daigo's fantasies, from cosplay to day
dreams. And the zombie is popular with the girls, probably more so
than Kazuma is. Or at least, the zombie has the better part of the
cast of girls. In previous eps we see he's the object of affection of
MY Hina, and now we see he's captured Tsumugi (in Daigo's dream), but
even more so now the zombie knows Tsumugi's (secret heh). Let's not
forget he's got his own personal escort in Kasane-chan lol.

Hidan No Aria episode 01

Well here's a series I knew of before the Anime announcement, Hidan No Aria. But like Dai Maou though, it was through it's manga version, and not the novel version. That's kind of going in the weird direction right? The first adaption, and then the second adaption. But something tells me I won't dive into the original source like Dai Maou, for reasons as lame as "not enough time". This episode review will be seen from the manga reader's view, so if I suddenly spout something unknown, it probably would help to read the manga a bit.

Dog Days episode 02

 That's a good 40-50 foot jump... IMPOSSIBLE.

If my quip about Dog Days reminding me about the X-games with just episode 01, episode 02 further confirms this.

Dog Days episode 01

 

I think the animation art would have been twice more expensive if done like this.

Spring 2011 is one of the seasons of Anime series' where I don't have advance knowledge of a series before airtime. Except for the obvious original series here and there, Spring has several series I knew nothing about before their announcement, and Dog Days (hereby nickname D-Days) is one of them.

Sengoku Otome Momoiro Paradox episode 01

Boobies! Pretty legs! Multiple colors! And... my Javascript was turned off.

I'm going to be frank here, my knowledge of Japanese history is just as bad as.... well what the heck, I hail from Germany, and while I can recite the whole WWII whermacht campaign with an average amount of detail, I have to admit my knowledge of Japanese history is being polluted by Anime with Female-of-a-male historic characters. Sengoku Otome Momoiro Paradox is one of those Anime, and I'll admit I don't mind going back to school if it's to learn about these girls :P Especially when this series is largely devoid of males (if only it weren't for the modern day scenes!).