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I am very, very, VERY impressed. I didn’t think it could end so well. True, it’s another life-goes-on ending, as expected, but still was just awesome. It was amazingly funny, probably one of the funniest the whole season. What a way to finish! And the highlight was of course Miki getting drunk. Actually, it would seem the other way around, as she becomes so angelic and KAWAI when drunk. OMG it was too good – I was just hoping to see her in casual clothing, but instead of that, she becomes a goddess and blows everyone away with her sudden change of heart. I never thought it possible that I’d see her so feminine!! She also reminded me of April from Coyote Ragtime Show for saying ‘okaa-sama’. And the fact that she’s 20 also surprised me. I thought she was maybe 17 or 18, fresh out of high school. Oh well, it doesn’t matter anyway.

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Popularity: 17% [?]

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Wow. The reason I say that isn’t because it was extremely amused with another hilarious episode (which, by the way, it was), but because it was both funny AND immensely grotesque and disturbing. I am referring not to rotting corpses with maggots gnawing away at eyeballs and flesh, nor anything similar, but the SMILES! Goddammit those smiles at the end REALLY put me off! Seriously, they were just disgusting! And the animators did that on purpose, as they definitely know how to draw a good smile. Example: Kayahara-sensei when she’s eating ramen…ah, so heavenly, that smile of hers! But no, not Miki’s or Megumi’s. I guess it was pretty important in showing us how bad the two are at smiling (though Megumi isn’t bad at all really).

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Popularity: 19% [?]

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Yay, Megumi’s in casual dress! It would’ve been more of a sight if she was wearing a skirt though, instead such a long one. The facial distortions are always hilarious though, and I still haven’t gotten over them. Aside from that, I didn’t find this episode as funny as the others. The series had a good run, but now it’s getting harder to come up with new ideas. If their was a plot, it could manage a full 26 episodes fine, but with frequent comedy as its only drive, I guess 12 episodes is its limit. Even a little romance would allow for more material, but it just wouldn’t suit an Anime like this, where everyone’s nature is to dish out damage. With all this in mind, the ending will probably be abrupt and not resolve anything, as their really isn’t anything to resolve in the first place.

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Popularity: 8% [?]

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Ah, another hilarious episode. Muteki Kanban Musume is definitely one of the funnier Animes I’ve watched. Too bad it’s coming to and end. With this series finishing and all the funny spring season ones wrapping up as well, I’ll have to find a good comedy in the autumn season. This episode, it was more than just visual jokes. Makiko’s disturbing acting as she tried a new way of scolding Miki was absolutely hilarious. I love disturbing things! It was the same with Kayahara… And – OMG – next episode Megumi is NOT in her bakers’ uniform!!! I wished Miki would wear some casual clothes too sometime, but this is just as good!

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Popularity: 10% [?]

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This show never fails to entertain, though I was hoping for some kind of plot. Actually, I’ve been hoping for that since the start of the series, but with two thirds of the show gone, that possibility is getting less and less. This time, we see something knew as it’s Ohta whose getting more facial distortions. I guess, depending on how you look at it, you can call this something new. The animation and quality is good as always, but I find the show to be sightly too hectic. Apart from that though, the series is still good on my list.

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Popularity: 8% [?]

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Muteki Kanban Musume seems to be losing its edge – for me at least. Most of the jokes and moments that are meant to be funny have been used before – some overused so much that it’s become boring. Miki getting going agro on others has been overused, as well as her getting pounded by her mother. I wish some sort of storyline would develop before the end of the series, as even something remotely interesting will enhance the series greatly. I don’t usually watch comedy that’s nothing but mindless fun – which Muteki Kanban Musume sort of is. The reason I watched it was because it was one of the funniest Anime I’ve ever seen, and the comedy I watch from last season – School Rumble ni Gakki, had lost its hilarity for plot – which is a good thing, though I always want a good comedy to just sit back and enjoy a few laughs. Muteki Kanban Musume allowed me to do that, but now it’s gotten old and unless it finds something interesting to animate, or if it is able to come up with new jokes, my interest in it will greatly drop. However, for better or worse, I tend to watch Anime that have been downgraded, such as the Bleach fillers, so I can say I will definitely watch this series until the end. All that crap I said earlier are just some thoughts to occupy you, who is reading this very sentence right now. With all that said – hopefully this series will get better (argh what a crap closing statement! My English teacher would scream at me…)

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Popularity: 9% [?]

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The first thing I noticed was that the lyrics the subbing group gave for the OP was very different from the past 5 episodes. Oh well, that really has nothing to do with the actual episode. I have to say this episode wasn’t as funny as some of the previous ones. Although it did have a few highlights, I felt that they didn’t use enough exaggerated expressions (I love those!) Everything remained fine – the animation, characters etc. There were a few scenes that were repeated though. Even one from a few episodes ago was taken and adapted for this one. I really have no problem with this, but overusing it will give a negative effect. I’m sure that won’t happen though.

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Popularity: 9% [?]

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I didn’t find this episode as funny as others. The main thing that made me laugh this time were the faces the characters make, but that’s what happens all the time so it really shouldn’t be that that’s the main comedy aspect. The past few episodes had mores spoken and acted jokes. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying the shows turned bad or boring. I still love it and find it to be the funniest series I’ve ever seen, although I must say I haven’t seen many comedy series. The only other series I can compare to Muteki Kanban Musume is School Rumble (the first season) and perhaps episode 16 of School Rumble 2nd Term – that was the funniest of the season! Ok, getting side-tracked now… The flashback that Miki has of her childhood is awesome because it shows her mum before she became so tankish. Take a look at the 8th screenie, which is 2nd column and 3rd row. I wish Miki had actually gone shopping in casual clothes. Pity she didn’t… I can’t talk about the animation or the character design of Muteki Kanban Musume as it’s always the same (good of course, but the same). The many, many trademark Anime facial distortions they use is what is most memorable (oops, I am talking about the animation and character design, hehe…) Let’s take a look at what will happen next episode – what am I saying? You can never tell what the previews are about. From what I can make out, there will be fighting – like in every episode – and one shot depicts Miki being attracted to Kankuro. But of course, this will definitely not happen! But if it does it’ll be nice laughing material. This reminds me to some previews I’ve seen where they have nothing to do with the real storyline (e.g. the preview shows five seconds of a dream some guy has). I really hate those…

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Popularity: 10% [?]