Image from hereFrom period-medical drama to modern day calligraphy this week. Title: とめはねっ！−鈴里高校書道部−, とめはねっ！, Tomehane! Suzusato Koukou Shoudobu, Tomehane! Suzusato Highschool Calligraphy Club, Tomehane!Author: Kawai KatsutoshiGenre: Seinen, Comedy, Romance, Slice of LifeSerialized in: Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits / Young SundayTotal Volume Count: 9 (ongoing)Series Summary from MangaUpdates:Tales of a high-school calligraphy club.A story about a high-school calligraphy club on the verge of breaking...

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This week, some lovely GUMI!Title: 彼の彼女, Kare no Kanojo, His GirlfriendProducer: わるりりLyrics: まじゃPV: まきの せなVocaloid: GUMI (Whisper)Kenn's Comment: Where do they get video for stuff like this? Is it like B-roll stuff? Though I do feel like I've seen some of them before.Anywho, this song is great. GUMI Whisper fits this song like a glove. It's got the right touch of a soft...

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Image from Consequence of SoundIt's been ages since I last did this, but it's back (for how long is the question)!Title: FineshrinesArtist: Purity RingGenre: Indie, ElectronicSingle: Fineshrine Album: ShrinesVintage: 24/07/12  Kenn's Comment: The melody of the song is really, really catchy. It's also quite a nice melody and James' vocals come through like a bell. For readers who have been wondering where this feature...

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Image by MeitoThis'll be a short one.Picked up a 3DS yesterday! The decision to get one is one part 'new' and another part 'my ds is fucking old'. For those of you who remember, my DS is the tank one, the very first model that came out. It's screens are the same size as the GBA (original model), and even uses the same...

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Image from hereDo you like medical dramas like House or Grey's Anatomy? How about Asian period dramas? If you answered yes to either, or both, then you'll love this one (especially if you said both).Title: JIN―仁―, JINAuthor: Murakami MotokaGenre: Seinen, Drama, Historical, Romance, Slice of Life, SupernaturalSerialized in: Shueisha Super JumpTotal Volume Count: 20Series Summary from MangaUpdates:As a result of a strange encounter...

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This week we head back to じん and IA for the third song I've featured (I think).Title: チルドレンレコード, Children RecordProducer: じんPV: じづVocaloid: IAKenn's Comment: There's a date at the end of the PV that I'm not entirely sure of. 8.15 is the date I think, and I'm putting my guesses on the sale of an upcoming album.Anywho, this one is the...third song (or...

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Image by dgoAn electric fan would be nice on days when it gets really hot.Let's start off chronologically. Found this bugger climbing up a wall in my room. Had to wait for it to drop down to a level where I could get it into a dust pan and throw it out the door. Not entirely sure where all these spiders are coming...

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Image by YasuThis time, we go from Gods of Poverty to Japanese 'stand-up' comedy!Derp. Screwed up with the format. It's like the others now. Conformity!!Title: じょしらく, JoshirakuAnimation Production: J.C. STAFFGenre: Comedy, Slice of LifeAirs: 07/05 26:25 MBS/TBSWebsite: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/joshiraku/Series Summary from ANN: Joshiraku is a satirical comedy anime that follows the everyday life of a group of girls.Kenn's Comment: I went into this one cautiously. I didn't know what to expect...

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Image from Ikki-ParaOn the tail of my review of SAO, here's another VR game themed series.Title: ナツノクモ, Natsunokumo, Spinning WebAuthor: Shinofusa RokuroGenre: Seinen, Action, Psychological, Sci-FiSerialized in: Shogakukan IkkiTotal Volume count: 8Series Summary from MangaScreener:Coil is a man whose idea of "life" is his alter ego in an online world. A place where the hearts of people come together...and it is not a pretty place. The slender spiderweb that...

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The song's pretty cool, but the PV is what really takes it for me.Title: 情動クラシック, Joudou Classic, Classical EmotionsProducer: アテコスリGenre: PopVocaloid: 初音ミクKenn's Comment: That video is pretty darn snazzy. The four boxes are obviously emotions (though anger is evidently missing), but due to my lack of understanding, I'm trying to figure out how they're related to the stuff that happens.Anywho, the song is more or less your standard...

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Image by Sukeno Yoshiaki (I think)2 episodes of this one have aired.Title: 貧乏神が!, Binbougami ga!, Poverty God is...!Animation Production: SunriseGenre: Action, Comedy, SupernaturalAirs: 07/04 25:50 TV TOKYOWebsite: http://www.binbogamiga.net/Series Summary from MangaUpdates:Sakura Ichiko is a 16-year-old girl who leads a charmed life and is blessed with beauty, brains, and health. She has an abundance of “Happiness Energy”, which can make people happy, but at the cost of absorbing all...

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Image by Furumiya HaijiFirst up, we're looking at the series I was too lazy to put a Preview up for.And congratulations if you know what the connection betwen these two lead heroines have.Title: ソードアート・オンライン, Sword Art Online, S.A.OAnimation Studio: A-1 PicturesGenre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-FiAirs: 07/07 24:00 Tokyo MX / CrunchyrollWebsite: http://www.swordart-online.net/Series Summary from ANN:Trapped and fighting for their very lives in a Virtual Reality MMORPG,...

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Image by 須影@二日目東タ－10bThis one only recently started serialization I believe.Title: 暗殺教室, Ansatsu Kyoushitsu, Assassination ClassroomAuthor: Matsui YuuseiGenre: Shounen, Action, Comedy, Science FictionSerialized in: Shueisha Weekly Shounen JumpTotal Volume Count: N/ASeries Summary from MangaUpdates:The story is about class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Middle School where every morning they greet their sensei with a massive firing squad. The sensei is a weird combination of a ALIEN and an octopus that moves at...

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This one's pretty awesome.Title: うたをうたうひと, (The) Singer SingsProducer: ぽわぽわPGenre: PopVocaloid: 初音ミクKenn's Comment: The title is kind of funny. うたうひと (utau-hito) is literally 'song person', though I'm much more used to seeing 'singer' as 歌手 (kashu).The beat is pretty darn cool, and I get the feeling that's Miku's soft voice? It's not indicated whether it's APPEND, though I've noticed that they're not really specifying between most of...

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Image by Ran'OuNot familiar wtih this series, but let's hope it doesn't end up like a certain series where the main character look quite similar to this one's.Title: はぐれ勇者の鬼畜美学 , Hagure Yuusha no Kichiku Bigaku, Estetica of the Rogue Hero (something like that anyways)Animation Production: ARMSGenre: Action, FantasyAirs: 07/06 10:30 AT-XWebsite: http://kichiku.tv/Series Summary from MangaHelpers:Summoned into an alternate world of Alayzard, Ousawa Akatsuki helps defeat the demon lord,...

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Image from hereThe girl on the far left looks a bit like Tomoyo from CCS, doesn't she?Title: ちとせげっちゅ!!, Chitose Get You!!Animation Production: Silver LinkGenre: Comedy, Slice of LifeAirs: 07/01 24:56 AT-XWebsite: http://www.takeshobo.co.jp/sp/tv_chitose/Series Summary from MangaUpdates:Chitose is an 11 year old girl who is madly in love with an older guy named Hiroshi. He works at the town hall right next to the school and Chitose spends every day...

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Image by Tsunashima ShirouLong time readers will recognize this one.Title: オリハルコンレイカル, Orichalcum ReycalAuthor: Tsunashima ShirouGenre: Shounen, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, RomanceTotal Volume Count: 3 (on hiatus)Serialized in: Fijimishobo Dragon Age PureSeries Summary from MangaUpdates:Sakugi Mitsuaki is a poor college student who gets hooked on figure modeling. In return for helping his class he receives some special putty -- but the figure he builds with it suddenly comes to life. The...

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