k-on!! 10
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Horns for Sawa-chan! Horns for Sawa-chan! \o/ \o/ \o/
(At least she didn’t disappear after fulfilling her dream of being accepted as both sweet and gentle Sawako-sensei and rocker Catherine.)
I was thinking of a different type of “training” that Norimi would put Afternoon Tea Time through… ah, forget it.
(Gotta love any episode that combines wild Sawa-chan with plenty of embarrassed Mio moments. Though I miss what makes K-On! great: costume rape. Hasn’t happened in a while. This is like seeing Ray Allen toss up a 0-for-13 night in the NBA Finals.)
“Do you think I’ll become an adult when I grow up?”
Interesting question for a high school senior… Yui’s manifest destiny is to forever bum off of Ui, who’ll become a super lawyer/doctor/accountant/CEO of BP to pay off all of Yui’s Gitah-related expenses and Yui’s living expenses.
That melonpan has been passed around this episode more than a bong at Little Wayne’s house. Though I did enjoy the three of them scrounging for position on the booth seat, but K-On!!‘s too tame to have them push Azu-nyan off. So weird to watch this show after watching an episode of Family Guy… just completely different ways to deliver comedy.
Is it just me, or does Sawa-chan look a bit preggers in this shot? Or is the weight gain attributable to delicious Mugi snacks? Or is it attributable to delicious Mugi snacks?
I so want to see Travel Channel’s newest show, “Anthony Bourdain and Mugi Kotobuki No Reservations” where Tony and Mugi travel the world. As Tony gives his sarcastic, over-hyperbolized, “I’m better than you” commentary, Mugi could be serving tea, eyeing cakes, and doing other Mugi activities. Of course, the promo spots for Anthony Bourdain and Mugi Kotobuki No Reservations would all be done through MugiVision™.
(Another possible Travel Channel’s show: maybe get Yui for Man vs. Little Girl vs. Food. Adam Richman is no match for Yui Hirasawa… unless Yui gets bored or sees a cute dress.)
(Oh, why the hell not? Here’s another one… “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern and Mio Akiyama”… just the thought of an hour long adventure to horrify Mio would give this show pole position on my DVR. I think I watch too much Travel Channel. And Saved by the Bell.)
Best part of this episode? Mio’s maracas.
(Second best part? Mio’s ponytail! Swiftly approved!)
Azu-nyan’s shaking wasn’t bad either.
Loved the groom’s, “Wait, even though I don’t like this music, maybe I should get up and dance just to humor my future wife, after all, she is my future wife” look. Or was more of a, “Shit, I didn’t know my wife’s bridesmaids were this hot… remind me to sneak in a few rounds of Tiger Woods in the future with them.”
Sawa-chan being unlucky at love is one of the biggest stretches in anime, even more so than believing Dan-kun could land Miya-Miya. Come on, on the hawtness index, she gets a lot of points… attractive, plays the guitar, good with children, has a wild side (with some serious Basic Instinct Sharon Stone potential), and has a harem of five high school girls. What’s the prob? Maybe she’s like Kuroha in that her secret hobby is slicing off Johnnies? She’s suffering from the Yoko Memorial Black Widow Syndrome? This is a bigger stretch than believing the School Rumble girls could dunk.
(Something that I want to mention… two of my favorite manga series are coming to a head right now, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Sora no Otoshimono took it to the next level with Hiyori’s arc, and it’s just the best mix of fanservice, comedy, action, and intriguing plot that I’ve seen in a while. Sure, some franchises can do one or two of those things well, but all four? SnO delivers, and the endgame feels possible. Mirai Nikki? The endgame is here. Let’s just say that Yuki’s decision to fuck Yuno is one of the worst in the history of anime… on par with the guy who thought, “Hey, this Deepwater Horizon rig is safe enough! Let’s get drilling!”)
“I’m not interested in love! Or rather, playing in this rock band club is like my lover right now.”
I can’t wait for Mio and Ritsu to retire to Stockholm and develop a currency for dogs and cats to use.
(Also not believable? The whole “does Ritsu have a boyfriend” arc. Come on. The beautiful, rich princess? The tall, figure-esque bassist? The cute DFC Ayu-nyan? All get passed for The Forehead? If you were drunk in Vegas and spot the five of them at Pure, you’d send your wingman to run interference and talk with Ritsu while you mack on the blonde with the private jet.)
Love to see Death Devil go up against Detroit Metal City. That would be like Evangelion-01 going up against Gurren Lagann, iPhone going up against Android, or Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff in Wrestlemania I.
(Enjoyed how Yui had a breakdown as Gitah was costume raped. It’s not the same as a Mio costume rape… sigh.)
Passing notes in class? So 2000-ish. They should be texting each other or updating their Twitter feeds, a la @mugivision: @mio, what do you think of #sawa-chan? @mio: I dunno, let’s ask @ritsu @ritsu: http://bit.ly/7JJSz8
Cell phone etiquette is dead in the US. D-E-A-D. Now, I just hope for someone who doesn’t obnoxiously scream into their phone… the worst? The people who, for whatever reason, need to talk to their phone like a walkie talkie. You know, you’re supposed to put it next to your ear. And if you can’t work enough muscles to accomplish that, get a BlueTooth headset.
The bread! It’s still there! It’s been passed around more than Drew Gooden.
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DEATH DEVIL!!
p.s. thank you for the blogs.
I thought rick rolling died… i guess i was sadly mistaken OTL
“Do you think I’ll become an adult when I grow up?â€
I liked how Ui sidestepped the question. “… What about some more juice?”
Sawa-chan being unlucky at love is one of the biggest stretches in anime
It can only be explained as otaku-pandering. You know the whole “we want our WAIFUs pure” deal… Man, she was HAWT on the stage. Norimi/Christina wasn’t half bad either. I’d like to see her “training” sessions with HTT…
Also not believable? The whole “does Ritsu have a boyfriend†arc. Come on.
It’s totally possible, dude. She is the more outspoken of the band and it’s not like she’s ugly, right?
I’d go out with her, I like her personality.
‘Little Wayne’, Family Guy, … ‘preggers’? I wonder who’s been smoking…
One thing’s for sure: HTT totally fails at the Glam Rock look.
a) Ritsu ain’t bad. Some of us like tomboys
b) Stupid Youtube country-blocking videos
\o/ Vevo saves the day and I don’t get Rickrolld ;D
Ritsu is fine too.
Even with text messaging, there are so many things that can’t be conveyed via phone that you can with notes. There is so much fun to be had while passing it back and forth and having everyone scribble on it. Also, I remember a lot of ridiculous doodles I drew for friends. Just can’t do that with a phone (well, maybe the iphone).
Alice, I think you’re the first person to have discovered a use for Google Wave!
@Alice
DS pictochat ftw~ You can even do it from classroom to classroom. I remember that when the phat DS came out, a bunch of my friends had it, so we would just join up in pictochat and have a blast in class….then get the DS confiscated ;_;
It was fun watching the bride and the bride’s maid’s expressions as Sawako started her stage bit. Sort of a “What is this” to “Oh this will be fun” to “Is this really happening” (when the bride covers her mouth), to “This kicks ass”…which is where the groom comes in.
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Interesting that Yui didn’t get possessive of Gitah for once. I guess he wasn’t “cheating” on her again. Or she’s up for threesomes now….
You made me remember my favorite tv host that I cant see anymore because my cable provider is too cheap to keep the travel channel
BTW, Yui is usually very quick to learn songs and tends to do very well in performances, so I think there’s a good chance that she messed up on purpose to make Sawa-chan angry and get her to play
Well, the “Sawako is single” thing makes sense in context of Japan. She is trying to develop a conventional lifestyle despite being an unconventional girl. Because of this, she’s looking for conventional japanese men (businessmen and the such.) However, the conventional men are usually looking for conventional women, someone who can cook and clean and look after the kids. At first glance, Sawako seems to fit the bill, but the second they meet Catherine, they run away scared and never come back.
She could look for unconventional men, however, they are a rare specimen in the predominantly conservative japan (the confrontational characters of anime are very rare in real life Japan), and a lot of them live lives that is unfitting for a school teacher. Of course, if Sawako lived in America, there would be men standing in line. xD
SnO meido post incoming in 5, 4, 3…..
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By ‘boyfriend’ are you talking about having an ongoing relationship or just getting hit on? ‘Cause Ritsu’s looking pretty good on the “HTT Member Most Likely to Have a Boyfriend” chart:
Yui: Only somewhat more likely than Azumanga‘s Osaka to realize she’s being hit on. Already has Gitah, and would actually use that as a reason to turn someone down. Potential suitors would quickly get yandere’d by Ui.
Mio: Scaredycat – Most likely to simply run away without responding. Potential suitors would quickly get yandere’d by the negative energy of a million angry otaku crossing the 3D/2D boundary.
Mugi: Eternal Yuri-Hime. Men are merely potatoes in MugiVision. Possible arranged fiancee due to status, but her heart just wouldn’t be in it. Potential suitors have high chance of diabetic shock due to MugiSnack OD.
Azunyan-san: Most likely challenger, but good luck getting her attention if you’re not an indie musician, Nodame cast member, or small animal. Potential suitors would eventually get yandere’d by Ui after Yui goes into Azunyan withdrawal.
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A Gitah threesome would require both of them to be playing, which would have more logistical problems than your average threesome. What we saw here was Yui awakening to her cuckoldress fetish.
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But they’re totally rockin’ the Death Moetal look.
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…Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.
I’d shake her maracas, iykwim.
Sawa-chan = EPICsauce!
Why does a metal band have maracas? As adorable as the scene with Azu-nyan was I felt it would be as likely to see Mugi with a banjo slung over her shoulder.
Melon Pan wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww