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		<title>10 Shocking and Affective Deaths in Anime</title>
		<link>http://nopybot.com/2011/07/25/10-shocking-and-affective-deaths-in-anime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nopy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that I like about anime that is largely absent in western cartoons (or it was when I was a kid), is that it&#8217;s not afraid to kill off a character in order to drive the story. Sometimes these deaths make viewers cry, other times they create mobs of angry fans. Either [...]]]></description>
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<p>One of the things that I like about anime that is largely absent in western cartoons (or it was when I was a kid), is that it&#8217;s not afraid to kill off a character in order to drive the story. Sometimes these deaths make viewers cry, other times they create mobs of angry fans. Either way, they completely draw in the attention and bring out the emotions of any viewer, ensuring the series will always have people to remember it. Here are just 10 deaths which I thought were excellently done and helped make the series. The videos are the closest I could find of the actual scenes.</p>
<p>Note: I think this is obvious, but spoilers are below. If you haven&#8217;t seen but intend to see Mai-Hime, Death Note, Evangelion, Madoka, Nadesico, Gurren Lagann, Clannad After Story, Katanagatari, Code Geass, or Kodomo no Jikan and don&#8217;t want to be spoiled, don&#8217;t scroll down. Also, before anyone asks &#8220;where&#8217;s Spike?&#8221; I have yet to finish Cowboy Bebop.</p>
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<p><strong>Death #1: Takumi Tokiha (Mai-Hime)</strong></p>
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<p>Takumi is the younger brother of the main character, Mai Tokiha. He was a weakling with no real fighting abilities and his death was anything but spectacular. What made it so instrumental though, was what happened immediately afterwards. Mai had been the messenger of peace for the entire series up until that point. Once Takumi passed away, she went totally berserk and in a fit of rage, called up Kagutsuchi and set ablaze everything around her before supposedly burning Mikoto to a crisp. Mai was the greatest proponent of pacifism, and when she defeated another Hime, it was as if the world turned upside down and the whole series spiralled into a dog-eat-dog world with no mercy.</p>
<p><strong>Death #2: L (Death Note)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L-aByNGwAE">httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L-aByNGwAE</a></p>
<p>When L finally kicked the bucket, I think everyone just went silent for a few minutes until rage finally set in. I mean, c&#8217;mon, how could you kill one of the players in a 2-person game of cat and mouse? While I&#8217;m sure everyone was upset about L, it paved the way for both him and Light to meet their demise without either one being better than the other (since Light never actually discovered L&#8217;s name). If either character had &#8220;won&#8221;, half of the Death Note fan base would have been up in arms.</p>
<p><strong>Death #3: Asuka Langley Soryu (End of Evangelion)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJl0V7GWRqc">httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJl0V7GWRqc</a></p>
<p>Asuka&#8217;s method of death by itself was already more gruesome than most people can imagine. What had a greater impact was that Shinji just stood by and did nothing (that bastard) while Asuka was being torn to pieces. At this point, everyone just hates Shinji with all of their heart, which is why the ending felt like such a relief when he finally made 1 good decision.</p>
<p><strong>Death #4: Mami Tomoe (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKx3d_RlGnI">httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKx3d_RlGnI</a></p>
<p>As of this writing, everyone, even those who haven&#8217;t seen Madoka, knows of Mami&#8217;s death. If this article survives the test of time though, here&#8217;s a short explanation. Up until this point, Madoka was a cool mahou shoujo series with bubbly characters and some drama between them. Mami was everyone&#8217;s favourite because she was a busty, gun-toting, badass that obliterated witches with a smile on her face. Imagine the shock in episode 3 when out on a typical witch hunt, she gets her head ripped off and you hear munching sounds in the background as a witch devours her body. That&#8217;s when everyone realized that no, <a title="Puella Magi Madoka Magica episode 3" href="http://nopybot.com/2011/01/22/puella-magi-madoka-magica-ep-3-the-cake-is-a-lie/">this wasn&#8217;t a happy &#8220;let&#8217;s hunt some witches for fun&#8221; series</a>, it was Kyubeyland.</p>
<p><strong>Death #5: Gai Daigoji (Martian Successor Nadesico)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=didibp-tz2A">httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=didibp-tz2A</a></p>
<p>Personally, I think the creators of Madoka stole this element from Nadesico. Before Gai&#8217;s death, Nadesico was about a wacky, happy-go-lucky crew of a civilian battleship with a mission to go to Mars and rescue any people trapped there after the invasion of the Jovian Lizards. Gai was everyone&#8217;s favourite because he was an ace pilot that loved to collect gunpla and made everyone laugh. Imagine the shock in episode 3 when out on a walk through the hangar deck, he gets shot dead by some escaping military prisoners. That&#8217;s when everyone realized that no, this wasn&#8217;t a happy &#8220;let&#8217;s go save the world&#8221; series, it was a deep drama focused on the human condition, where the greater enemies come from within than from without.</p>
<p><strong>Death #6: Kamina (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGwA3aCMT-c">httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGwA3aCMT-c</a></p>
<p>Kamina, the hero of all heroes, leader of all leaders, and player of all players was taken down in episode 8. For someone so seemingly invincible to be taken out so early was a huge psychological blow to the rebellion in TTGL. It also opened up the anime for the other characters to shine in the spotlight, overcoming whatever is thrown their way and &#8220;piercing the heavens.&#8221; If Kamina had not died, TTGL would not have seemed as much of an anime about perseverance and GAR because Kamina would&#8217;ve just made everything too easy.</p>
<p><strong>Death #7: Ushio Okazaki (Clannad After Story)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IwN67M4UGQ">httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IwN67M4UGQ</a></p>
<p>I had a suspicion that Key wouldn&#8217;t actually let Ushio die, but my gosh, when they showed that scene I nearly cried. Imagine having your lover die on you after only a few short years and leaving behind your only child. Not having enough time or money, she gets neglected and falls ill. Then, no matter how hard you try to fulfill her last wishes, she passes away in your arms. This doesn&#8217;t have an effect on the characters since it&#8217;s only a magical dream world, but it really brought out the emotions. I&#8217;m sure Tomoya would make an excellent father with Nagisa there to support him.</p>
<p><strong>Death #8: Togame (Katanagatari)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ljdfHzZso">httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ljdfHzZso</a></p>
<p>There were quite a few scenes in Katanagatari that alluded to Togame&#8217;s death, but I was still shocked when it actually happened. I know it had to have happened or else Togame would have killed Shichika later, but I would like to think she would choose love over personal gain. At least it made Shichika go berserk and made some awesome ending fights.</p>
<p><strong>Death #9: Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass R2)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlbKDBz6k6c">httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlbKDBz6k6c</a></p>
<p>Lelouch was my hero in the first season of Code Geass, he was cunning, ambitious, and took advantage of every opportunity that arose regardless of the ethical or moral issues. That&#8217;s why when he finally dominated the world, I was utterly speechless to see him plan and carry out his own death, it was absurd. Lelouch was no hero, I think he should have fallen due to his own folly (divine justice), not something that he planned. For me, this is one of the most shocking deaths in anime because of how he died.</p>
<p><strong>Death #10: Aki Kokonoe (Kodomo no Jikan)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpPXVRE8maE">httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpPXVRE8maE</a></p>
<p>When I saw I liked Kodomo no Jikan, I&#8217;m not saying I liked Kodomo no Jikan. I&#8217;m saying that I liked episode 6 of the first season, where the teacher doesn&#8217;t even make an appearance and Rin is just a minor character. This episode was by far one of the most memorable episodes of all the anime I&#8217;ve ever watched and could actually be viewed without watching any of the others. The whole episode focused around Aki ane Reiji, cousins who fell in love with each other. The problem was that Aki was an ill single mother who could barely take care of herself much less her daughter. It was heartbreaking to see Reiji and Aki falling in love with each other even though they knew Aki was running out of time. The scene of Rin folding paper cranes beside her mother&#8217;s withered corpse made my heart wrench.</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m sure there are some more deaths that deserve mention, but these were the first 10 that came to mind. If you can think of some other good ones, feel free to share.</p>
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		<title>Sakura and Tomoyo Cameo</title>
		<link>http://nopybot.com/2009/07/08/sakura-and-tomoyo-cameo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nopy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I was watching Clannad After Story Kyou&#8217;s Chapter when I noticed two very familiar characters in Tomoya&#8217;s classroom. Anyone who has seen Card Captor Sakura would recognize the characters Sakura Kinomoto and Tomoyo Daidouji right away. For anyone that hasn&#8217;t seen it (shame on you), here&#8217;s a reference pic: Just thought I&#8217;d point out [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So I was watching Clannad After Story Kyou&#8217;s Chapter when I noticed two very familiar characters in Tomoya&#8217;s classroom.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/sakuraxtomoyo01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1715" title="sakuraxtomoyo01" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/sakuraxtomoyo01.jpg" alt="sakuraxtomoyo01" width="510" height="286" /></a></p>
<p>Anyone who has seen Card Captor Sakura would recognize the characters Sakura Kinomoto and Tomoyo Daidouji right away. For anyone that hasn&#8217;t seen it (shame on you), here&#8217;s a reference pic:</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/sakuraxtomoyo02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1717" title="sakuraxtomoyo02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/sakuraxtomoyo02.jpg" alt="sakuraxtomoyo02" width="510" height="372" /></a></p>
<p>Just thought I&#8217;d point out this little scene for all the CCS fans out there who watch Clannad. I didn&#8217;t think the Kyou chapter was anything special, but it&#8217;s a must for Kyou fans considering you never see her act embarrassed in the regular series. Hopefully they&#8217;ll make a Kotomi chapter too one day ^.^</p>
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		<title>Happy Birthday, Kotomi</title>
		<link>http://nopybot.com/2009/05/13/happy-birthday-kotomi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 07:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nopy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wishing a happy birthday to my favourite Clannad character: Kotomi Ichinose. Intelligence is hot ^.^]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wishing a happy birthday to my favourite Clannad character: Kotomi Ichinose. Intelligence is hot ^.^</p>
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		<title>Megami Magazine Vol. 108</title>
		<link>http://nopybot.com/2009/04/28/megami-magazine-vol-108/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nopy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Megami Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asu no Yoichi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clannad After Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Da Capo II]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[K-ON]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kannagi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nanoha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queen's Blade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strike Witches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tayutama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toaru Majutsu no Index]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After nearly a month of waiting, I finally got vol. 108 of Megami Magazine. This volume contains a lot of Clannad After Story and mostly posters of older series. Since I had some free time today I decided to scan the posters in to see how they turned out. More Nanoha is always good. Still [...]]]></description>
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<p>After nearly a month of waiting, I finally got vol. 108 of Megami Magazine. This volume contains a lot of Clannad After Story and mostly posters of older series. Since I had some free time today I decided to scan the posters in to see how they turned out.</p>
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<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1064" title="megami108-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-02.jpg" alt="megami108-02" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>More Nanoha is always good. Still waiting for the movie though.</p>
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<p>Toradora was an awesome story, if you haven&#8217;t seen it I suggest you do so soon, you don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re missing.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-04.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-04" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-04.jpg" alt="megami108-04" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Queen&#8217;s Blade looks like an ero anime disguised as a regular anime&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-05.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-05" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-05.jpg" alt="megami108-05" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-06.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-06" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-06.jpg" alt="megami108-06" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
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<p>I&#8217;ve never seen Da Capo or Da Capo II so I don&#8217;t know who this maid girl is, but she&#8217;s so cute ^.^</p>
<p>At this point I stopped scanning the posters. My scanner could only fit half a poster at a time so it took a while to scan each one and sticking the two halves together was a bit annoying too.</p>
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<p>I think Ushio looks too much like a boy. They should have drawn her more like the girl that&#8217;s always with that robot.</p>
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<p>Seeing Nagisa in those clothes somehow reminds me of Card Captor Sakura, all she&#8217;s missing is a wand and some Clow Cards.</p>
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<p>One big happy family. It&#8217;s so hard to believe that Sanae is actually a grandmother, she looks so young.</p>
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<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-12.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-12" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-12.jpg" alt="megami108-12" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
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<p>The K-ON craze (or Mio craze) is really getting out of hand. I&#8217;m sure there will be more of these posters to come in the next few volumes of Megami Magazine.</p>
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<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-15.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-15" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-15.jpg" alt="megami108-15" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-16.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-16" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-16.jpg" alt="megami108-16" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Is it just me, or is Nodoka not wearing any panties?</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-17.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-17" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-17.jpg" alt="megami108-17" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-18.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-18" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-18.jpg" alt="megami108-18" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>I wish they had a poster of Mikoto and Kuroko instead of these three. Oh well, Mikoto is getting her own anime so I&#8217;m happy.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-19.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-19" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-19.jpg" alt="megami108-19" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Overall, I didn&#8217;t think the posters in this volume were that spectacular. The only two that I really liked was the Da Capo II one and the one with Nagisa in that white dress.</p>
<p>Although the posters lacked content from the new season, at least the main part of the magazine had some nice full-page ads and screenshots of some new anime.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-20.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-20" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-20.jpg" alt="megami108-20" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>After watching the first episode of Hatsukoi Limited, I decided to read the manga, which turned out pretty good. It&#8217;s not as loaded with fanservice as Lilim Kiss or Ighigo 100% (same author), but in my opinion the story was much better.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-21.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-21" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-21.jpg" alt="megami108-21" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Everyone probably already knows this, but the K-ON opening and ending songs were released on April 22.</p>
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<p>I just thought I&#8217;d point out something here: the girl on the far left seems to be missing a vital piece of clothing.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-23.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-23" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-23.jpg" alt="megami108-23" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>I watched the first episode of Tayutama, the character designs are really nice, but it looks like another harem anime and I&#8217;ve gotten sick of harem anime now.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-24.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-24" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-24.jpg" alt="megami108-24" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Phantom, on the other hand looks to have a lot of potential. Hopefully it doesn&#8217;t suck as much as people said the OVA did.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-25.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-25" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-25.jpg" alt="megami108-25" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t know about this until I saw this page, but there&#8217;s a Toradora game coming out for the PSP. Now if only I had a PSP and knew how to read Japanese :(</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-26.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-26" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-26.jpg" alt="megami108-26" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Up till now, every Megami Magazine that I&#8217;ve gotten has come with a large double-sided poster, but that&#8217;s not the case this time. Instead of inserting a large poster along with this volume, Megami Magazine included a little booklet on Clannad After Story.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-27.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-27" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-27.jpg" alt="megami108-27" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>There were a lot of nice pictures on the cover so I thought there would be larger version inside the booklet, but I was wrong.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-28.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-28" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-28.jpg" alt="megami108-28" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Most of the booklet was like what you see above. There was also four pages with the characters in different outfits which is a bit better, but not as good as having a poster.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-29.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami108-29" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/megami108-29.jpg" alt="megami108-29" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
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<p>After looking through the booklet, I was rather diappointed in it. If you&#8217;re a big Clannad fan, then this volume of Megami Magazine would be worth getting, but just keep in mind that this one doesn&#8217;t come with a large poster.</p>
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		<title>Megami Magazine Vol. 107</title>
		<link>http://nopybot.com/2009/03/22/megami-magazine-vol-107/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nopy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This volume of Megami Magazine features the girls of Toradora on the front cover (yay!) As you can probably tell from my other posts, Toradora is one of my favourite series so I was really happy to see Ami, Minori and Taiga on the cover ^.^ There were a lot of good posters this time [...]]]></description>
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<p>This volume of Megami Magazine features the girls of Toradora on the front cover (yay!) As you can probably tell from my other posts, Toradora is one of my favourite series so I was really happy to see Ami, Minori and Taiga on the cover ^.^</p>
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<p>There were a lot of good posters this time around as you can see:</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1064" title="megami107-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-02.jpg" alt="megami107-02" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>I found Fuuko to be a bit annoying, but her conversations with Tomoya were hilarious.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-03" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-03.jpg" alt="megami107-03" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Index&#8217;s battle costume is awesome. Too bad they didn&#8217;t have Mikoto or Kuroko dress up as well.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-04.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-04" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-04.jpg" alt="megami107-04" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-05.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-05" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-05.jpg" alt="megami107-05" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>I think the goth-loli fashion looks weird in real life, but it looks really nice in anime.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-06.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-06" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-06.jpg" alt="megami107-06" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-07.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-07" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-07.jpg" alt="megami107-07" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-08.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-08" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-08.jpg" alt="megami107-08" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s nice to see that Nanoha still makes some appearances in Megami Magazine every once in a while. I&#8217;m still waiting for the movie to come out.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-09.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-09" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-09.jpg" alt="megami107-09" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-10.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-10" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-10.jpg" alt="megami107-10" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve heard of a root beer float, but I&#8217;ve never seen whipped cream on melon soda, much less with a naked girl on top. Akikan sure does provide a lot of strange fanservice.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-11.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-11" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-11.jpg" alt="megami107-11" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>That&#8217;s a scary dog sitting on the girl o.o</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-12.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-12" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-12.jpg" alt="megami107-12" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Rin sure knows how to tease people, but at least Kuro seems to be enjoying herself.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-13.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-13" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-13.jpg" alt="megami107-13" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-14.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-14" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-14.jpg" alt="megami107-14" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-15.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-15" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-15.jpg" alt="megami107-15" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>This is my favourite poster in this volume. I like how the three of them have their hair tied up in ponytails, and although I have a bunch of Toradora posters already, more is always better.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-16.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-16" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-16.jpg" alt="megami107-16" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-17.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-17" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-17.jpg" alt="megami107-17" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>This girl was also in the previous volume. I looked up the title and she&#8217;s from an eroge called &#8220;Tayutama &#8211; Kiss on My Diety&#8221; which is being aired as an anime this spring. The plot seems kinda dumb, but the character designs are nice, so there&#8217;s probably going to be more posters to come.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-18.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-18" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-18.jpg" alt="megami107-18" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Queen&#8217;s Blade will also be airing this spring, but it seems more like an excuse to show off scantily clad women fighting with swords.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-19.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-19" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-19.jpg" alt="megami107-19" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>If anyone knows where I can find the wallpaper for the Hayate no Gotoku image above, I&#8217;d appreciate it if you left a comment here pointing the way :)</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-20.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-20" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-20.jpg" alt="megami107-20" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>There were several pages in this volume that featured the main female cast of Toradora. I liked the little chart they have at the top left beside Minori and Taiga that shows everyone&#8217;s relationship with each other.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-21.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-21" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-21.jpg" alt="megami107-21" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p> Ami and Minori get their own pages here. With the way things turned out in episode 24, I wonder if anything will happen between the two of them ;)</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-22.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-22" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-22.jpg" alt="megami107-22" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Clannad After Story turned out to have a happy ending, which is good since everyone is happy now, but I thought it basically turned the last part of the series into filler since it&#8217;s actually a &#8220;what if&#8221; scenario.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-23.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-23" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-23.jpg" alt="megami107-23" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Myself;Yourself Sorezore no Finale is being released on April 30 for the PS2. Nowadays it seems that the only games that come out for the PS2 are dating games.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-24.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-24" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-24.jpg" alt="megami107-24" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>After watching a few episodes of Haruhi-chan and Churuya-san, I&#8217;d have to say Haruhi-chan is better. The animation in Haruhi-chan is more detailed (they don&#8217;t have dots for eyes) and it&#8217;s actually funny, unlike Churuya-san which just makes no sense at all.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-25.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-25" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-25.jpg" alt="megami107-25" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>There are a lot of risque figures that are/will be available. Sometimes I wonder what the girlfriends of the guys that collect more revealing figures think about them (if these girlfriends even exist).</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-26.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-26" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-26.jpg" alt="megami107-26" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s some more anime merchandise in the form of posters, DVDs and alarm clocks.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-27.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-27" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-27.jpg" alt="megami107-27" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>This is the first time I&#8217;ve heard of Chaos (character operating system). At first I thought it was some kind of program that turned your operating system on your computer to some anime theme, but it turns out to be some special cards for some game.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-28.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-28" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-28.jpg" alt="megami107-28" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Weib Scharz is also now selling Lucky Star cards.</p>
<p>The large poster that came with this volume seems to be bunny themed.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-29.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-29" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-29.jpg" alt="megami107-29" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>On one side are the girls from Kannagi in bunny costumes.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-30.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1063" title="megami107-30" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/megami107-30.jpg" alt="megami107-30" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>On the other side are Minori and Taiga from Toradora in bunny costumes. It&#8217;s too bad they&#8217;re missing Ami in this poster, she&#8217;s my favourite character :(</p>
<p>This volume of Megami Magazine is my favourite so far, mainly because it has more Toradora stuff. But besides Toradora, I didn&#8217;t think there were many bland posters this time around and there was some variety of shows both old, current, and upcoming.</p>
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		<title>Clannad After Story ep. 21</title>
		<link>http://nopybot.com/2009/03/11/clannad-after-story-ep-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nopy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all, if you haven&#8217;t seen this episode yet, stop reading here. Something happens in this episode and I don&#8217;t want to spoil it for anyone that&#8217;s behind. Now with that said, this episode was incredibly sad. As expected, Ushio has the same illness that Nagisa had, meaning that she&#8217;s incredibly weak and prone [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First of all, if you haven&#8217;t seen this episode yet, stop reading here. Something happens in this episode and I don&#8217;t want to spoil it for anyone that&#8217;s behind.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/clannad21-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-997" title="clannad21-01" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/clannad21-01.jpg" alt="clannad21-01" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p><span id="more-994"></span>Now with that said, this episode was incredibly sad. As expected, Ushio has the same illness that Nagisa had, meaning that she&#8217;s incredibly weak and prone to long periods of a crippling fever. Probably suspecting that she doesn&#8217;t have much time, Ushio basically begs Tomoya to go on a trip back to see the flower patch that they went to a few episodes back. Considering Ushio&#8217;s condition, Tomoya obviously refuses her request at first, but I don&#8217;t think any good father can say no to their daughter for too long. Finally fiving in to Ushio&#8217;s request, Tomoya takes her outside in the freezing cold (actually, the snow looked clumped together so the temperature was nowhere near what it is now at -30C *grumble*) and heads to the train station.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/clannad21-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-998" title="clannad21-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/clannad21-02.jpg" alt="clannad21-02" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Unfortunately, the fever, long walk, and cold temperature was too much for Ushio to handle and she collapses in her father&#8217;s arms. Ushio then says that everything is dark and asks if they&#8217;re on the train, and Tomoya tells her that they are. She then tells her father she loves him before (we presume) she passes away. Now, most viewers would probably agree that Ushio did indeed pass away at the end of the episode (the title was &#8220;The End of The World&#8221; after all), but knowing Key stories, anything is possible. </p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/clannad21-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-999" title="clannad21-03" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/clannad21-03.jpg" alt="clannad21-03" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Both AIR and Planetarian (which are games also made by Key) had sad endings where a character dies at the end of the story. Based on these two endings, I think it would be safe to assume that Ushio really is dead and not just unconscious. However, as many Clannad fans know, Key also made Kanon which had an almost-sad ending. By almost-sad I mean that it was assumed a character was dead, but then that character appears again in like the last 5 minutes of the series alive and well. Personally, I don&#8217;t like endings that all of a sudden switch from really sad to really happy, it just seems like the writers are trying to keep fans of a certain character happy rather than write a good story.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/clannad21-04.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1000" title="clannad21-04" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/clannad21-04.jpg" alt="clannad21-04" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Well, as of right now, there&#8217;s no way to tell if Ushio is really dead or if Key will pull another Kanon and bring her back to life. There&#8217;s still 2 more episodes in the series so it could go either way, and the next episode preview doesn&#8217;t give any hints either as it just shows that girl and robot lying in the snow (what&#8217;s the point of those two anyways?)</p>
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		<title>Megami Magazine Vol. 105</title>
		<link>http://nopybot.com/2009/02/20/megami-magazine-vol-105/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nopy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know this is really late, but I just didn&#8217;t have enough time to go through volume 105 of Megami Magazine until now. This issue features the main character from Sora Wo Kakeru Shoujo on the cover. I watched the first episode of this anime and it just seemed a bit too weird for me. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know this is really late, but I just didn&#8217;t have enough time to go through volume 105 of Megami Magazine until now.</p>
<p>This issue features the main character from Sora Wo Kakeru Shoujo on the cover. I watched the first episode of this anime and it just seemed a bit too weird for me.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-01" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-01.jpg" alt="megami105-01" width="450" height="600" /></a><span id="more-858"></span></p>
<p>The posters this time had a good mix of just-finished and currently airing series.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-02.jpg" alt="megami105-02" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>I never understood why Kannagi was so popular. It seems to be getting quite a few posters in Megami Magazine, and this volume has a book-in-book thing featuring Kannagi.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-03" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-03.jpg" alt="megami105-03" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-04.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-04" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-04.jpg" alt="megami105-04" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>I have to say that Toradora is one of the better love comedies that I&#8217;ve seen. It&#8217;s good to see that Taiga and Ami are getting along now, and I hope the ending turns out well.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-05.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-05" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-05.jpg" alt="megami105-05" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>White Album is another one of those eroge (erotic games) that have been adapted into an anime. Going from eroge -&gt; anime is pretty common nowadays, but I don&#8217;t think the stories are very good. I guess the main reason for making an anime out of an eroge is to please the game&#8217;s fans by animating the characters and making more money.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-06.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-06" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-06.jpg" alt="megami105-06" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>I haven&#8217;t seen Asu no Yoichi, but from what I&#8217;ve heard it sounds a bit like Love Hina. The shredding of clothes in this poster just makes it look like Love Hina even more.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-07.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-07" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-07.jpg" alt="megami105-07" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Kotomi and Tomoyo seem so excited about the snow.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-08.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-08" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-08.jpg" alt="megami105-08" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-09.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-09" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-09.jpg" alt="megami105-09" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-10.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-10" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-10.jpg" alt="megami105-10" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>I wonder how that little yellow thing in Sora wo Kakeru works. I was so surprised when it flew out of the head of a maid.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-11.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-11" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-11.jpg" alt="megami105-11" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-12.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-12" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-12.jpg" alt="megami105-12" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>What is that girl holding o.o</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-13.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-13" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-13.jpg" alt="megami105-13" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-14.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-14" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-14.jpg" alt="megami105-14" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-15.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-15" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-15.jpg" alt="megami105-15" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t ask someone to do something you&#8217;re not willing to do yourself&#8221; is why I think both the painter and model are naked in this poster.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-16.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-16" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-16.jpg" alt="megami105-16" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-17.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-17" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-17.jpg" alt="megami105-17" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>That alien must be really happy.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-18.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-18" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-18.jpg" alt="megami105-18" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>After finishing Macademi Wasshoi, I realized that there was absolutely no plot in the series except at the end when they tried to put something together and failed miserably.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-19.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-19" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-19.jpg" alt="megami105-19" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Those things on that coco*natts fan look kinda scary.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-20.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-20" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-20.jpg" alt="megami105-20" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>As always, Megami Magazine always has the latest info on upcoming anime releases. The Toaru Majutsu no Index volume 1 blu-rays and dvds were released on Jan. 23, and the second volume will be released on Feb. 25.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-21.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-21" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-21.jpg" alt="megami105-21" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>There has been a lot of criticism on the animation quality of Minami-ke Okaeri, but as long as it&#8217;s watchable I think it&#8217;s ok.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-22.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-22" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-22.jpg" alt="megami105-22" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Ami always has the best swimsuits :)</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-23.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-23" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-23.jpg" alt="megami105-23" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>The first episode of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei will finally be released on Feb. 25, everyone mark your calendars :D</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-24.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-24" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-24.jpg" alt="megami105-24" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>This is a page from the Kannagi book-in-book that is featured in this volume of Megami Magazine. It&#8217;s nice to see anime characters in different costumes since most older anime and even some current ones keep their characters in the same clothes throughout the series.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-25.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-25" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-25.jpg" alt="megami105-25" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Chaos;Head Noah for the Xbox 360 comes out soon in Japan. The screenshots here make it look like a tempting game to get, but if the ending is anything like the anime, then it&#8217;s not worth getting. You can read about my Chaos;Head ramblings <a title="chaoshead-ep-12-ending" href="http://nopybot.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/chaoshead-ep-12-ending/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-26.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-26" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-26.jpg" alt="megami105-26" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>More dvd releases, this time for Jigoku Shoujo. I thought all of the sending to hell in Jigoku Shoujo was pretty good until it got really repetitive.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-27.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-27" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-27.jpg" alt="megami105-27" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>All of the Weib Schwarz advertisements in Megami Magazine are so nice, it makes me want to buy their cards.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-28.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-28" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-28.jpg" alt="megami105-28" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Of course, the back of the magazine reminds us once again that Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei will be available on Feb. 25.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-29.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-29" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-29.jpg" alt="megami105-29" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>The big poster that came with this volume features Code Geass R2 on one side with Lelouch&#8217;s harem (minus Sumeragi for some unknown reason) in swimsuits by the pool, and it seems like they&#8217;re undressing CC.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-30.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-859" title="megami105-30" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/megami105-30.jpg" alt="megami105-30" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>The other side features the good and bad characters (if you can classify them that way) from Nanoha Strikers. I think they should&#8217;ve made Nanoha&#8217;s pose more aggressive; it looks like she was just surprised by something.</p>
<p>I thought volume 105 was a good volume. All of the pages with blu-ray and dvd release dates were accompanied by a nice full-page image and now I finally have a Code Geass poster to put on my wall.</p>
<p><a href="http://pocky.jlist.com/click/2827?url=http://www.jlist.com/PRODUCT/RESERVE51">&#8211;>Subscribe to Megami Magazine</a></p>
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		<title>Megami Magazine Vol. 104</title>
		<link>http://nopybot.com/2009/01/07/megami-magazine-vol-104/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nopy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finally received my copy of Megami Magazine Volume 104 on Friday. Unfortunately, it didn&#8217;t arrive in very good condition. The packaging was ripped and the magazine itself had bends and folds all over. Not to mention that it was frozen stiff from being out in -30C weather. I guess the post office had so [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I finally received my copy of Megami Magazine Volume 104 on Friday. Unfortunately, it didn&#8217;t arrive in very good condition. The packaging was ripped and the magazine itself had bends and folds all over. Not to mention that it was frozen stiff from being out in -30C weather. I guess the post office had so many packages to deliver this past month because of christmas that they were less concerned about damaging stuff.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-01.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-747" title="megami104-01" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-01.jpg" alt="megami104-01" width="450" height="600" /></a><span id="more-746"></span></p>
<p>The cover features Emi Kizaki from Linebarrels of Iron. I haven&#8217;t watched this anime so I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s any good or not, may consider viewing it in the future. Anyways, here are all the posters that came with this volume:</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-748" title="megami104-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-02.jpg" alt="megami104-02" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Clannad seems to find its way into every volume of Megami Magazine. Not that I&#8217;m complaining or anything, I like the art and Kyou and Ryou are cute :)</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-749" title="megami104-03" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-03.jpg" alt="megami104-03" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-041.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-751" title="megami104-04" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-041.jpg" alt="megami104-04" width="450" height="337" /></a> </p>
<p>There seems to be a big Kannagi craze right now. I watched the first episode and it didn&#8217;t really catch my interest.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-05.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-752" title="megami104-05" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-05.jpg" alt="megami104-05" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-06.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-753" title="megami104-06" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-06.jpg" alt="megami104-06" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-07.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-754" title="megami104-07" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-07.jpg" alt="megami104-07" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>If any of you watch To Aru Majutsu no Index, you would get the no shorts joke XD</p>
<p>(if you don&#8217;t, you can read about it here: <a href="http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/07/a-certain-magical-panchira/">http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/07/a-certain-magical-panchira/</a>)</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-08.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-755" title="megami104-08" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-08.jpg" alt="megami104-08" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-09.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-756" title="megami104-09" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-09.jpg" alt="megami104-09" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Macademi Wasshoi also seems to be finding its way into all the recent Megami Magazine volumes.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-10.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-757" title="megami104-10" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-10.jpg" alt="megami104-10" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-11.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-758" title="megami104-11" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-11.jpg" alt="megami104-11" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-12.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-759" title="megami104-12" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-12.jpg" alt="megami104-12" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-13.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-760" title="megami104-13" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-13.jpg" alt="megami104-13" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-14.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-761" title="megami104-14" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-14.jpg" alt="megami104-14" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-15.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-762" title="megami104-15" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-15.jpg" alt="megami104-15" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-16.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-763" title="megami104-16" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-16.jpg" alt="megami104-16" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>bukkake anyone?</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-17.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-764" title="megami104-17" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-17.jpg" alt="megami104-17" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Awesome Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni poster, I just wish Rika&#8217;s face didn&#8217;t look so weird.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-18.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-765" title="megami104-18" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-18.jpg" alt="megami104-18" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>This is an interesting style. It&#8217;s simple but still looks nice.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-19.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-766" title="megami104-19" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-19.jpg" alt="megami104-19" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>As always, there&#8217;s also some info on currently airing anime:</p>
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<p>I loved the episode where Nagisa mixed her mom&#8217;s bread with what could be assumed to be Akiko&#8217;s jam from Kanon :D</p>
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<p>Takasu should become a fake boobies maker, he&#8217;d make a lot of money.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-221.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-770" title="megami104-22" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-221.jpg" alt="megami104-22" width="450" height="600" /></a> </p>
<p>I thought Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka was a romance anime, not tentacle rape&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-23.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-771" title="megami104-23" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-23.jpg" alt="megami104-23" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>There were also a few pages containing anime goods that you can buy. There&#8217;s some nice Haruka goodies here, but I don&#8217;t know where to order them :(</p>
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<p>I remember watching My Hime, but I haven&#8217;t heard of My ZHime. Those space suits look pretty good on the girls though.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-25.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-773" title="megami104-25" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/megami104-25.jpg" alt="megami104-25" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Shana with stretchable bloomers for all the perverts out there.</p>
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<p>Looks like Weib Schwarz has more advertising in this volume. No free card this time around though.</p>
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<p>Still waiting for the higurashi OVA, Feb. 25 feels so far away :(</p>
<p><a href="http://pocky.jlist.com/click/2827?url=http://www.jlist.com/PRODUCT/RESERVE51">&#8211;>Subscribe to Megami Magazine</a></p>
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		<title>Clannad After Story 2009 Calendar</title>
		<link>http://nopybot.com/2008/10/29/clannad-after-story-2009-calendar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nopy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2009 calendar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So yesterday I received a huge box from Japan, but I put off opening it until really late because I had a test the next day. Well, I was curious to see what was inside because I didn&#8217;t remember ordering anything that big, so I opened it before going to bed and found a whole [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So yesterday I received a huge box from Japan, but I put off opening it until really late because I had a test the next day. Well, I was curious to see what was inside because I didn&#8217;t remember ordering anything that big, so I opened it before going to bed and found a whole bunch of packing paper&#8230;</p>
<p>Needless to say, I was a bit confused, so I emptied the box and found this at the bottom:</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-011.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-533" title="cas2009-011" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-011.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Now I had ordered this Clannad After Story calendar, but I had expected it to come in a regular package used for things like documents, not an actual box. I guess that&#8217;s why the shipping cost was so high, I got sent a bunch of air and paper from Japan.<span id="more-530"></span></p>
<p>The calendar is actually pretty nice with some wonderfully coloured pages. Unfortunately, they put two months on a page so there aren&#8217;t as many pictures as I had hoped :(</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-534" title="cas2009-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-02.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>For January and February, there&#8217;s a nice picture of the Fujibayashi sisters, Kotomi, and Nagisa. I wonder where Nagisa got that giant dango from&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-535" title="cas2009-03" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-03.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>Fuko makes an appearance in March and April.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-04.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-536" title="cas2009-04" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-04.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>I like this one for May and June. I wish I could have three pretty girls wake me up in the morning instead of a noisy alarm clock.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-05.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-537" title="cas2009-05" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-05.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>I swear I&#8217;ve seen that background somewhere before.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-06.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-538" title="cas2009-06" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-06.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>They have too much Nagisa and Kyou, and not enough Tomoyo and Kotomi :(</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-07.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-539" title="cas2009-07" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-07.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>This seventh picture is for the 2010 calendar, which was all squished into one page.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-09.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-542" title="cas2009-09" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cas2009-09.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>And here&#8217;s the back of the calendar. Poor Sunohara always makes a fool out of himself :(</p>
<p>This calendar was a bit pricey, especially with the shipping, but I liked all the pictures, and having an anime calendar is way better than having one from the bank or some charity.</p>
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		<title>Megami Magazine Vol. 102</title>
		<link>http://nopybot.com/2008/10/14/megami-magazine-vol-102/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nopy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Megami Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clannad After Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ef]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gurren Lagann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jigoku Shoujo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kannagi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Macademi Wasshoi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nogizaka haruka no himitsu]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Strike Witches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toaru Majutsu no Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toradora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zero no tsukaima]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After two weeks of waiting, my copy of Megami Magazine volume 102 arrived in the mail this morning. When I opened the packaging, I was surprised to find that not only did it not get damaged during shipping, but it also came with a copy of Megami Creators (a separate magazine by the same people, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After two weeks of waiting, my copy of Megami Magazine volume 102 arrived in the mail this morning. When I opened the packaging, I was surprised to find that not only did it not get damaged during shipping, but it also came with a copy of Megami Creators (a separate magazine by the same people, featuring artwork from various artists).</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-017.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-453" title="megami102-017" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-017.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
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<p>When I opened the bundle, two things also fell out: a JAST USA catalog, and a JAST trading card, lots of goodies this time :)<span id="more-403"></span></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-02.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-02" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-02.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m just going to take a look at Megami Magazine for now, will take pics of Creators later.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-03.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-03" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-03.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>As usual, here are all the posters that come in the magazine:</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-04.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-04" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-04.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-05.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-05" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-05.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>I really like Taiga from Tora Dora, but I wish they had a better poster of her in here.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-06.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-06" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-06.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Yoko seems to have lost her top. I wonder if she&#8217;s noticed.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-07.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-07" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-07.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Toaru Majutsu no Index looks pretty good so far, but I find Index&#8217;s voice kinda annoying. Does anyone else feel the same way?</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-08.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-08" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-08.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-09.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-09" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-09.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-10.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-10" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-10.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>OMG, Haruka in a wedding dress! She looks so smexy ~.^</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-11.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-11" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-11.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>The magical girl wand part in Kannagi was pretty funny, but I didn&#8217;t think the anime had a very good plotline. Knowing anime, Nagi will end up falling in love with the male character and they will have to overcome some obstacle to stay together.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-12.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-12" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-12.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-13.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-13" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-13.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>When I see a poster like this one I just have to wonder how this situation came about. I remember both Ilcocoo and Tabitha were naked at some point in Zero no Tsukaima, but not naked and in aprons &gt;.&gt;</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-14.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-14" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-14.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>I wonder why Emuemu carries around a tranquilizer gun when she fights robots&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-15.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-15" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-15.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-16.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-16" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-16.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>A cute witch reminding us that Halloweeen is just around the corner.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-17.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-17" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-17.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>The &#8220;ef&#8221; series has nice artwork, but I can never get into the story, I always end up falling asleep.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-18.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-18" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-18.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>Clannad posters are always good. I loved how Kotomi calculated where the pitcher was going to throw the ball when she was at bat in the first episode of After Story.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-19.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-19" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-19.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>I wonder if they&#8217;ll explain the purpose of the girl and the robot any time soon.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-20.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-20" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-20.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve never heard of Zettai Shougeki &#8211; Platinic Heart, but I see a nurse uniform and police uniform so it&#8217;s gotta be somewhat good, right?</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-21.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-21" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-21.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-22.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-22" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-22.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="337" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-23.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-23" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-23.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>When you compare Tanarot to other characters, she looks like some kind of midget, or a really developed little girl.</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-24.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-24" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-24.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m still waiting for subs for Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae :(</p>
<p><a href="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-25.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="megami102-25" src="http://nopybot.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/megami102-25.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></a></p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t think Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka left much of an impact. It looks just like your average harem anime.</p>
<p>This volume of Megami Magazine had several pages dedicated to Clannad After Story. No clue what any of it said, but here&#8217;s one of the pages.</p>
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<p>Maybe there&#8217;s something in there explaining the girl and the robot. I wish I could read Japanese :(</p>
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<p>Looks like some general information on Tora Dora and some character stats. Takasu&#8217;s mother looks more like she&#8217;s in her 20&#8242;s rather than a mother of a teenager.</p>
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<p>Kannagi and Kemeko Deluxe with more character stats. I wonder how Emuemu fits inside Kemeko, it&#8217;s not physically possible :/</p>
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<p> Yozakura Quartet and Macademi Wasshoi. I don&#8217;t remember seeing that green-haired girl in Macademi, maybe she&#8217;ll show up later.</p>
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<p>Strike Witches, I haven&#8217;t seen this series, but I have seen lots of screenshots and random images, and I have one question: Does anyone wear pants?</p>
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<p>Like the last volume, this one also has some Zero no Tsukaima manga to read.</p>
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<p>It looks like rumours of a bonus Code Geass episode were false, but hey, at least C.C. is still around.</p>
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<p>There was so much hype over the Lucky Star OVA, but I thought it was just like any other episode of Lucky Star (not saying it was bad, I was just hoping for more). I guess part of the reason why I wasn&#8217;t &#8220;wowed&#8221; by the OVA was because there was so much info released about it beforehand that you were pretty much expecting everything that happened to happen.</p>
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<p>Like the last volume, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni was again on the back of the magazine. Unfortunately, this time it comes with bad news. It looks like the release dates for the OVA have been pushed back, so the first dvd will be released on Feb. 25, 2009 rather than Dec. 26, 2008.</p>
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<p>I mentioned that I also got a JAST USA catalog with my magazine and here it is. On one side is a list of some dating-sims and eroge (there&#8217;s actually quite a number of eroge), and on the other side is a poster of some girls, one of which is naked. It&#8217;s amazing how all of her parts have remained covered in this poster.</p>
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<p>There was also that JAST card along with the brochure. Now, I think JAST just sells games so I was wondering what kind of trading card they would have, and when I opened the little packet, I found this:</p>
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<p>Schoolgirl bondage&#8230;</p>
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<p>Needless to say, the card kinda took me by surprise. I don&#8217;t even know what to do with it now. If anyone is collecting these and wants my card, I&#8217;d be happy to mail it anywhere in Canada.</p>
<p>Last but not least is the large poster that comes with every volume of Megami Magazine:</p>
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<p>This time the poster is a long, thin one rather than a regular sized poster. On one side is Nagisa from Clannad in her PJs.</p>
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<p>On the other side is my favourite clannad character , Kotomi, wearing a pretty white dress. I had been hoping for a Kotomi poster to show up one day and my wish came true, time to make some room on my walls ^.^</p>
<p>I probably won&#8217;t be posting anything else for a few days since I have a couple exams to study for this week. If you want to see what&#8217;s inside Megami Creators Vol. 13, I&#8217;ll probably post some pics on Friday night or Saturday.</p>
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