minami-ke okaeri 7, 8, 9
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I think Mako-cakes is already 10 or 20 episodes past the point of no return. He has been thoroughly broken by Kana. Mako-cakes is Kana’s masterpiece– the middle Minami sister is the Picasso of broken. All hail Kana.
Her product is indeed perfect, especially if the product asks something like “Is there a way to show that you have some cleavage without wearing a bra?” All hail Kana.
So they had the story about Mako-cakes fretting about Mako-cakes’ DFC status, and then then veer off into talking about buying bras for Mako-cakes. I was shocked. I was shocked that Mako-cakes doesn’t own any already. Mariya even wears them. Is it strange to think that it’s normal for crossdressing characters to wear the attire of the opposite sex properly? And what kind of bra would Mako-cakes wear, and how badly would they be stuffed? Would Mako-cakes go for the oversized look of Mizuho-neesama? Or the slender moe type of Mariya?
(I’m still wondering how Shizu manages to hide her assets. There’s no way she could wear a bra to Mihori no Mori since it’ll be pretty easy to tell. She bandages up? But… I mean… gotta be uncomfortable.)
(We need a super villain anime with Excel Saga overtones starring Kana and Mariya as the two underlings. I’m sure those two could accomplish what Ribbons, Treize, Durandal, Azrael, and Keroro have failed to do.)
What would be an appropriate caption for this screenshot?
A. Kana’s ninja abilities are fearsome.
B. Kana just gave Quagmire a new idea. Giggity giggity.
C. Jedi force training on the cheap.
D. The toilet fairy needs to clean up after the curry fairy.
E. There is no penis. I don’t see no penis.
Why is Kana randomly playing Othello? Though I like how in the OP, Chiaki destroys her in their game. Though still not as epic as how Mariya got every tile flipped against Kanako. Mariya is very, very good at flipping.
(Mako-cakes’ hair clip keeps changing… dude spends time picking out new hair accessories, but doesn’t worry about the bust?)
“If you don’t hurry, it’ll become very sticky!”
All. Hail. Kana.
I liked how the cup buying story followed the bra buying one. Minami-ke is just awesome at switching gears and not wasting any rpms while doing it.
Good thing or bad thing that Fujioka’s main competition for Kana is Touma? I’m going to say bad for Fujioka because knowing Kana, she’ll be bored with Mako-cakes and turn her attention to making Touma into the ultimate man. Maybe this will cause Kana to get sparkly eyes at Touma… my gosh… this is horrible! For Fujioka. But most excellent for us.
Such a perfect couple. I dare you to name any anime couple that’s more awesome than Hosaka and Hosaka’s imagination.
Definitely Kyon-killa ponytail. And I enjoy her outfit. And I enjoy the “Hosaka Love” towel. I enjoy everything about imaginary Haruka… wait… why is my shirt now unbuttoned?
American Dad last week had an episode about how Stan gets a backup wife in case Francine dies. Atsuko, you just cleared the first flag to be my backup wife in case something tragic happens to Haruka. Congrats!
(See, Tomoya should have gotten Kyou as a backup wife. Though I’m happy enough that we’re getting another Clannad ~Another World~ OVA. I don’t think it’ll be as moving as Tomoyo’s, but you can expect that I have July 1st circled on my calender. Expect a 2,000+ word and 50+ screenshot post then. I know you’re excited too.)
She cleared the second flag. I was mesmerized by Atsuko trying to open the pop can… I want to open it for you! Her expressions were mesmerizing. I haven’t been this mesmerized since Tsukasa tried to send a text message.
Couldn’t resist.
I thought that was Hosaka at first… that would explain Maki’s irrational disgust for him. See, I think Maki should be hitting on Hosaka and trying to take him away from Haruka. It’s Hosaka! What other guys are available? You have Mako-cakes… Fujioka… Takeru… Natsuki… slim pickings… so go with Hosaka!
(By the same “guy availability” theory, I hope the discarded haremettes of Clannad realize that the silver trophy is Sunohara, which causes them all the despair. Sigh. Maybe I just want to see Kotomi-chan bullied by Kyou. If that were the OVA, expect something more like 3,000+ words and 75+ screenshots.)
Atsuko gets it. She just cleared the third flag for being my backup wife. Would you rather have a backup wife with a tendency to be attracted to Hosaka… or Takeru? Hosaka… or Mako-cakes?
Fourth flag. Though I’m not sure anymore if I’m referring to backup wife or life-saving flotation device.
*Lost in thought*
Loved how Haruka pulled Maki out before she broke Kana’s friends… but it left Atsuko-sensei to being broken by Kana. (I enjoyed Maki’s “But, wait, I was just going to teach them the good parts” protest.) But this begs the question… what would be better for a backup wife? Broken by Kana? Or not broken by Kana? What scenario would be better for Atsuko?
There’s no win scenarios. There’s hopeless scenarios. And then there’s being friend with Kana. Reiko needs to bail on Kana before Kana’s GN particles corrupt her too.
(Kana also has the coveted window seat in the back.)
When I saw Hosaka staring at the santa outfit, I knew exactly what was going to happen. Didn’t stop me from rejoicing in the events that followed… namely…
… a quivering imaginary Haruka buying Christmas cake from Hosaka…
… which causes a classic Hosaka being Hosaka scene. Mako-cakes it the anti-Hosaka. Hosaka is the anti-Mako-cakes. I wonder what will happen if Hosaka ever meets Mako-cakes in more than a glancing incident?
I like the huge ass cake that Hosaka whips out. Though I was highly disappointed that Hosaka wasn’t shirtless when they cut back to the normal world. And, you know what, I nominate Hosaka to be the main protagonist for the sequel to Chaos Head. Just perfect, much like casting Dakota Fanning for live action Maria+Holic.
(I don’t like Okaeri‘s animation treatment of Haruka… there hasn’t been enough Haruka Is Amazing scenes… she’s shoddily drawn… and we completely lost the Bible Black faces. Just a huge disappointment all around. I think the animators are more excited to draw Mako-cakes than Haruka. This is a problem.)
Funny contrasting Fujioka’s awesome gift giving with Touma’s brothers’ usual crap job. Still not as big of a disparity when comparing Mako-cake’s gar to Hosaka’s.
See, a Fashion Czar would be much better suited to comment on the Minami family winter outfits than me. But I think we can increase Haruka’s moe with… wait for it… wait for it… earmuffs. *nodding*
Bancho Haruka shows up… but where’s Amazing Haruka? *sobs*
Wouldn’t Mako-cakes’ family be suspicious at some point? I mean, “Bye mom, I’m going to celebrate Christmas with the Minamis… oh, have you seen my pink hair clip around? I want to look my best.” Maybe Mako-cakes’ parents just don’t care and are poor parents… I dunno. I do know that in real world America, unattended kids tend to get into drugs or gangs. In anime, they get into crossdressing.
When I start looking at things like the orange peel when wondering, “Mmm… looks like a stick figure…” And then thinking, “the orange slices makes the orange peel figure look like it has asymmetrical breasts,” I know I need to take a break from Minami-ke.
And, finally, a Haruka for the road.
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“See, Tomoya should have gotten Kyou as a backup wife. Though I’m happy enough that we’re getting another Clannad ~Another World~ OVA. I don’t think it’ll be as moving as Tomoyo’s, but you can expect that I have July 1st circled on my calender. Expect a 2,000+ word and 50+ screenshot post then. I know you’re excited too.”
Sigh. Really belongs in the recent Clannad post, but the erupting enthusiasm is understandable.
See, I knew I should be catching up on this series. This is exactly the motivation I needed.
Also, yay for another Clannad “Another World” OVA. Boo on it coming after After Story. It’s like ripping open a fresh wound and dumping salt in it. Also, while I always appreciate more Kyou, after having a Kotomi-less filler episode I think things are unbalanced. Need more Kotomi.
It’s a bummer that Kotomi route was already showed in the main anime. That leaves no room for almost anything, at most, an original story. -.-
Haruka should really go back to the way she was before. Lately she’s been like… normal?
Batched is definitely the way to blog these, by selecting the prime cuts it makes the series feel better overall.
On the subject of alternate route OVAs, KyoAni must be remaking Kanon soon, right?
Hosaka’s Minami is still Amazing. I do hope they find a balance between the styles in the OVA. And hope for enough material for a fourth season of brokeness….by Doumu please.
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Chiaki and Mako-cakes have some interesting times…plus Chiaki seems to be able to zone out anything that goes against her logic patterns..even if Kana and Mako-cakes are talking about his gender right in front of her for an extented period of time.
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Oh and plus one for Makyz for good use of irony.
They spent all their Haruka is Amazing budget on Chiaki is Cute scenes. The amount of understated dawwww in some of these episodes is kind of impressive.
>>What would be an appropriate caption for this screenshot?
We’ve replaced Haruka Minami’s regular sunglasses with Bossu brand toilet paper. Let’s see if she notices.
It’s time to play pin the penis on the trap.
>>I think Mako-cakes is already 10 or 20 episodes past the point of no return.
Mako-cakes is the dominant persona. Makoto is just a mask she wears while at shool.
>>Wouldn’t Mako-cakes’ family be suspicious at some point?
Going by what we’ve seen from the two Minami families, it’s questionable that the parents are even around. The only character I can remember having regular parental interaction is the momentum destroying black hole of depression from Okawari, and since Mako-cakes isn’t a hollow wreck of a person she probably only has an Oji-san that stops by once in a blue moon. Although if they are around, anime has taught me that the mother is probably excited to have a new ‘daughter’ to dress up and talk clothes with and the father is either bought a new high-end camera because he’s just as excited or too busy working and reading the newspaper to notice.
>>I wonder what will happen if Hosaka ever meets Mako-cakes in more than a glancing incident?
Didn’t fanart of just such a meeting show up around here during one of the previous seasons?
Where is the Minami-ke merchandising love? I mean, I need some figures to go in my display case. Or at least some cellphone swings. Maybe some wall scrolls? All I can find are posters with creases in them. Granted, I haven’t looked in a while, but after three seasons, you’d expect a little more merchandise.
My dungeon crawling team would be Hosaka, Haruka, … hm… do I need anyone else? Maybe Reiko as the supply convoy.
Win.
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Wouldn’t the dungeon crawl be Hosaka (tank), Haruka (off-tank/healer), Kana (rogue/master of traps), Natsuki (any-class/love rival/best friend role), Chiaki (princess)?
Hosaka-tank looks gar on paper but he could very well end up as effective as first episode of Druaga Jill. It’s not a good feeling when your front line spaces out while stripping and you’re left hoping the enemies fail their save vs. disgusting rolls. I’d have Fujioka (l33t soccer ninja), Haruka (banchou + white mage = paladin), Kanna (rouge, plus all those non-battle skills like diplomacy and barter that always get overlooked), Mako-cakes (status effects mage), Chiaki (angel / devil / bear-spammer multiclass).
“Definitely Kyon-killa ponytail.”
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I’m glad I wasn’t the only to notice Atsuko being a top tier potential haremette this episode.
A backup wife is fine too.
It’s a bummer that Kotomi route was already showed in the main anime.
>>Although if they are around, anime has taught me that the mother is probably excited to have a new ‘daughter’ to dress up and talk clothes with and the father is either bought a new high-end camera because he’s just as excited
I see there is another person who remembered Girl meets Girl here.
On a different note: Why must it be Mako-cakes that has gone the farthest with both Haruka and Chaiki? Sure Natsuki’s got a view and a feel once or twice of Haruka, but Mako-cakes gets felt up, indirect kisses, whispers in the ear, clear viewing of the promised lands, and probably a few other things that I’m forgetting about. Man!….
>>On a different note: Why must it be Mako-cakes that has gone the farthest with both Haruka and Chaiki? Sure Natsuki’s got a view and a feel once or twice of Haruka, but Mako-cakes gets felt up, indirect kisses, whispers in the ear, clear viewing of the promised lands, and probably a few other things that I’m forgetting about. Man!….
Maybe this has been part of Mako-cakes’ strategy from the beginning: become broken by the Minami’s in order to get closer to them. Then somehow he will loop back to himself surrounded by his own personal harem. If this is really the case that makes Mako-cakes even more effective than any male character on the show.
I’d like to sleep in Haruka’s pillow… Touma looks like shes having such a wonderful sleep there…
this makes me glad that i stumbled upon your blog.
mako-chan needs some gender bending doujin. or does it already exist?
(i could also use some kana/fujioka doujinshi mmm)
also i hadn’t noticed the orange peel stick figure’s asymmetrical breasts but thanks for pointing it out…
you are indeed a very skilled anime watcher.
> mako-chan needs some gender bending doujin. or does it already exist?
Almost – I stumbled across some hentai doujin of Minami-ke in Comic Toranoana when I was in Japan recently: Mako-chan x Haruka. Then Kana and Chiaki join in to get their share of Mako-cakes.
DOO NOOOT WAAANT.
I have to agree with Colin on this one. I made the mistake of skimming one such doujin, expecting it to be humorous (I’ve always found these things to more funny than anything). Instead, it was…it was…oh god the flashbacks. *brain shuts down*
…Anyway, Do Not Want is the correct attitude.
I for one was also surprised at the lack of mention of the Chiaki x Mako-chan here. It was all anyone talked about after ep. 7 and not one word here…
Hmmm…the broken have gone?
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i don’t think so.
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