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Okay, so after I got a comment asking how to download the songs on the music player, the thing is, you can’t. Well, for those who are willing enough, you can always get something like Audacity, ramp up the volume and record the music as it is playing, but for now, you just can’t download them. So, if you have a request for one of the songs in the player, email me and I’ll send you the link, though please don’t say something like ‘Gimme al the songs plz k thx!’ Keep it low….Anyway, here are the links to the songs which this post didn’t provide. Remember, right click then select ’save target as’ or ’save link as’ to download (if for some reason it’s not download, it might be because I’ve gone over the bandwidth limit on Fileden).

Tsuyokiss OP - Sunao ni Nare Nai
Tsuyokiss ED - Open
Sunao Princess - Tsuyokiss
Thank you and Good Bye - Tsuyokiss
Season of Love - Tsuyokiss
Love Bird - Tsuyokiss

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Dunno whether there’ll be a part 3, but there should be. Anyway, as well as the full version of Last Regrets, I also uploaded the original game version (which is 2 and a half minutes long) for those of you who think the full one is just too long. To download, right click the link and select ’save target as; or ’save link as’.

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I’m completely lost. I need to wait for some people to blog this episode before I write anything as I don’t have an inkling of what happened. Something about Tama-chan, the blog, and how to make him from clay. Then there was the painful separation, happy reunion and even more painful permanent parting of Tama-chan and the black haired girl, but it doesn’t matter since she can just make another Tama! Usually, I can get the gist of the episode after watching it raw, but this time I really don’t get anything (dialogue-wise). I can say that I am pretty surprised Tama-chan is important enough to get a whole episode to himself? Running out of ideas? I hope not, as I want to see more development of the plot and characters. In every show like this, there has to be some good episodes wasted on irrelevant events. Sure, if you watch the show just to see the characters, that’s great! But a lot of the time, the interaction that goes on doesn’t develop the character’s personalities at all, which is really quite a waste of a perfectly good half an hour time slot. The not so good quality isn’t helping either. Although I must say, Anri was pretty cute this episode, dunno why though.

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This episode is my favourite so far, as it combined everything that makes a good watch (that a show like this is capable of I mean): action, mystery, blood and a lot of insight into Orlando’s past, something I’m sure a lot of viewers want to know more about. There were a lot of explosions and freaky Orlando-on-killing-spree shots. The gushing blood from his leg injury was a nice touch. I’ve seen a few anime where someone gets stabbed really badly, yet after a little dribble of red the blood seams to stop, just like that. There was a lot of mistrust this episode too, with Machs wondering what Orlando’s really like. This is sure to escalate very soon, seeing as how Machs was so shocked when Orlando took a strike to his leg without so much as a second thought, that he called him a monster (monologue) instead of saying ‘thankyou’ (for saving his life). Soon, probably everyone’s going to start distrusting Orlando except Alice, and the Pumpkin Scissors will spilt up. Then, during a mission where both sides try to take on the evil-guy-of-the-episode on, they find that they have to help each other out. After saving each other’s lives, the team make up. The truth should be revealed soon (unless the entire series is going to revolve around figuring Orlando’s past out), but I’m not sure whether that will clear all the distrust up or worsen it. For now though, I just want to see some more gore and big door knocker explosions.

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Asatte no Houkou has now become one of my favourites this season (I haven’t said that before, have I?) There was quite a less than noticeable quality drop, but since the mood of the story changed for a much more light-hearted one, I found myself enjoying the episode more than the first two. However, I hope that the mood will switch often since I like the sad, serious drama occasionally as well. I didn’t think I’d like this show when I was doing my season previews, but when people started blogging about it and complimenting it, I decided to give it a try. And another thing, it was only after Garten mentioned that Shouko has the same voice actress as Alice from Pumpkin Scissors that I decided to look her up. And it seems like she’s doing 6 series this season! That’s a lotta work. The seiyuu, Shizuka Itou, is voicing the main roles of Asatte no Houkou (Shouko) and Pumpkin Scissors (Alice), as well as minor roles in D.Gray-man (Linali), Happiness! (Saya Kamijo), Negima!? (Misa Kakizaki) and Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na Crescent Love (Wreathlit).

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Wow, the manga is now official much better than the anime. The anime has been toned down so much it’s like the target age group has just gone down by a few (or more) years. Firstly, why the hell did Guzoru look so retarded in the anime? I’d much rather him look extremely ugly like he is in the manga rather than something that looks like a piece of wood! Another thing, the Akuma’s voice is retarded too. It sounds almost jolly! Why can’t demons act like real demons instead of a guy in a big bunny suit trying to entertain some little kids at a party? That’s exactly what the Akuma are like! Another thing, Lala looks much more mature in the anime than the manga, but I’m not saying that part is a bad thing. Anyway, this episode covered eleven, twelve and a third of thirteen. I’m expecting the big event to happen next episode (it’s gonna be awesome!), and the arc will either end that episode or the one after. However, even though that will be great, the ending will be veeery sad (well, for me, as I get sad often). Aww, I’m still thinking about that very sad moment at the end of the arc…

Here are some images to compare between the anime and manga:

Guzoru (anime | manga)
Lala before meeting Guzoru (anime | manga)
Lala (anime | manga) - there’s not much difference here!

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Here are the full versions of a few OPs and EDs this season for you to download. I say ‘part 1′ because there are more that have been released, but I haven’t gotten them yet. Expect them in a few days time. To download, right click and select ’save target as’ or ’save link as’. Please post a comment if there’s a broken link or something!

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My yearning to watch the next episode of this series has just increased by a tenfold! Okay, maybe not that much, but I like it a lot more now. I’m not too sure, but I think Code Geass has overtaken Death Note on my top fall animes this season (becoming a close second behind Kanon). Those two shows (Code Geass and Death Note) have been compared quite often because they both feature an anti-hero protagonist (in other words, the main character is a bad guy). However, I’m not sure as to exactly how bad Lelouch is. I’m pretty sure that Britannia is meant to be depicted as the ‘bad side’. We find out that not only is Lelouch a Britannia citizen, he is actually part of the royal family. However, he hates what his kind has done to Japan, hence the name ‘Lelouch of the Rebellion (of Japan)’. But then, wouldn’t that make him the good guy? It is highly subjective; it could even be that both Lelouch and Britannia are bad. I think Lelouch is definitely a ‘good guy’, just a bit ruthless when it comes to achieving his desires. However bad he turns though, it shouldn’t affect my opinion on him as I always like the protagonist, regardless of how evil he is. This is the case with Code Geass and Death Note, both of which I’m enjoying a lot right now. Now I have to wait another week for the next episode…

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