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Rating: 9.2/10

Impressions:

Ewok, I am now only one episode behind, and hopefully I can finish episode 17 before episode 18 comes out. I’m really only behind because of so many shows being better than Pumpkin Scissors, which makes me want to watch this less. That is…until now. This episode is definitely the best episode so far (dunno about 17) and this is the first time I’ve given the episode more than a nine. Hopefully Pumpkin Scissors can stay consistent on this new standard which it has set for itself, as I’m sure everything happening now is part of the main plot, and will be relevant to the end of series from 20+. At least I hope it is. I hate it when shows chop up events and display them with no link to each other.

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Popularity: 8% [?]

Rating: 8.7/10

Impressions:

I admit this show isn’t impressing me at the moment, but let’s not forget it’s only up to episode 3. I think I’ll wait until at least episode 10 before really judging it. I’m also in a similar dilemma to those who are watching and dropping D.Gray-man. I, who have read the manga, know it gets a lot better later, as do many others who’ve read the manga. I’ve been told by people who have read the manga that Venus Versus Virus is good, which is why I am going to stick with it. However, even without that assurance, I would still continue with this show. It’s not boring me or anything at the moment, which is a good sign.

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Popularity: 11% [?]

Rating: 8.5/10

Impressions:

Another fairly entertaining episode, with another Manabi-saves-the-day-with-inspirational-speech. However, WHERE is my Momoha? She only appears in the beginning and at the end! I can’t watch Manabi Straight without Momo. That’s just insane. She better get recruited into the student council soon and get an episode to herself. As you may or may not know, I don’t like Mei at all. However, her younger self is definitely much cuter, and Hirano Aya uses her high voice (Haruhi voice) for her. But in the present, I find her voice too deep and tsundere demeanour isn’t much too my liking. I generally don’t like tsundere’s anyway…

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Popularity: 8% [?]

Rating: 8.7/10

Impressions:

I was actually pretty impressed with this episode. Even though I was left wanting action from the last, and for a possible 901 vs 908 showdown, I didn’t feel this episode lacked anything when it had like, no action at all. The story completely makes up for it, as well as the comedy. I really wasn’t sure of what Oreld was doing when he ‘bought’ the girl until Machs stepped in like that, causing a massive burst of laughter from me. It’s just so funny watching someone try to act the opposite of their own personality. The twinkle in his glasses is just golden, and an excellent touch to the scene.

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Popularity: 7% [?]

Rating: 8.3/10 & 8.5/10

Impressions:

Well, the fights are still as silly as always, with Bravo’s battle against Moonface being a perfect example. Although this is good, this is one of the reasons why the show will never ascend to Bleach levels. The world of Busou Renkin is also currently too small with too little characters, and it seems the ultimate boss is already in everyone’s reach…So in the end, Busou Renkin remains too localised, but then again, it only has 26 episodes. And this is irrelevant but the third bring higher than humans and humonculus reminds me of the enemies in Zegapain…I think it’s the hair. And wow, I didn’t expect Kazuki to turn into one…

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Popularity: 10% [?]

The one on the right actually did happen in AB IRC… >_>

Popularity: 8% [?]

Safe for non-manga-readers!

The problem here is that at the rate Bleach is going, it will catch up to the manga before this new arc is finished, meaning more fillers. However, they can’t just stop in the middle of an important arc, so they will probably slot it in between mini arcs. And hearing that, you should already be moaning and planning suicide now xD.

The first 63 episodes of Bleach are from the manga, with a few random single-episode fillers in between. After that, the series goes into fillers, or the Bounto arc. The first 63 episodes covers approximately 180 chapters of the manga. Rounded to an easy number, one episode of Bleach roughly equals 3 chapters of manga.

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Popularity: 37% [?]

Rating: 8.4/10

Impressions:

Kyosora remains as entertaining as ever, with Kuu’s semi-nonsensical jabbering and exaggerated emotions. Well, she’s semi-nonsensical only to me because I tend to not take in whatever she says when she starts her sentences off with ‘Haikei, watashi no ouij-sama’. I dunno, somehow I still react to it if its funny, but a minute later if you ask me what she said, I’d be completely blank. Still, Kuu is amazingly cute with her little gestures and facial expressions, as well as her tendency to blurt out all her personal thoughts. She would be completely ridiculous in real life, but she’s awesome in this anime!

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Popularity: 13% [?]