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I was really hoping for it and kinda expected it, but yes! Tower of Druaga is getting a second season next year and based on the last few episodes of the Aegis, the Sword of URUK might take a more serious path. The final ep was a great ending to the Aegis, and the cliffhanger was excellently pulled off. This easily earns a spot in my 2009 to-watch list. And currently it’s the only one in there.

Jill’s reaction was anti-climatic…

I don’t have much complains about the series as a whole. It has been very, very enjoyable and I’m very glad that I had given it a chance seeing how I initially had no intention of watching it. Tower of Druaga is easily a favourite for me this season, and Gonzo apparently had been planning this sequel since the beginning judging by the “2009″ poster shown in the OP.

She feels like a vampire loli version of Fatina…

Just hope that Gonzo continues with their free streaming policy with the Sword of URUK as well. My $50+ or so spent on “donations” might not be much, I really do support their idea and hope they stick with it.

Jill gets Fatina in the end. At least one of his “fantasies” came true.

And Neeba gets Kaaya. The first and second betrayals were pretty obvious but the third betrayal seems to be Gilgamesh. Interesting turn of events.

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12 years and 558 chapters later… Rumiko Takahashi finally puts an end to Inuyasha. And luckily, it seems like a pretty decent ending to me. It should be safe for me to post this up by now since most of those who had been following the manga would have read it by now.

pwned 2 with a single word

It’s amazing how Kagome can throw out such an innocent remark after calling out to Sesshoumaru like that.

Now I can’t wait for Rumiko’s next project, and hopefully it would be a funny one like Ranma Her epics are just way too long-winded.

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After watching xxxHolic episode 6, I found myself wondering this: Why hasn’t there been any anime or manga solely on the topic of Mahjong?

We’ve had anime and manga based on food, bread, Go, chess, Tamiya, tennis, gambling, card games, etc but none on Mahjong. While I’m no expert, I do play the game for fun every once in a while and there’s really a lot of depth to the game. You need to plan a strategy based on your initial hand, predict your opponent’s hands and adapt accordingly.

While it’s possible to get a very good hand right at the start (I once won the round on the very first tile discarded) there really isn’t such a thing as a bad hand. It’s how you play that determines whether you have good or bad tiles.

Something I’ve been trying to get since forever. Pity the last pair isn’t a dragon.

The lighthearted and comedic episode around mahjong proved that mahjong can be a fun and interesting focus in a series. One might think that mahjong is also a form of gambling and that it might be a bad influence, but there’s already Kaiji. Mahjong is also a rather healthy game as it has already been proven that the game keeps your mind sharp.

Hatsune Miku, the Mahjong Girl.

This was one of the more memorable and interesting episodes in xxxHolic & Kei so far. Watanuki’s royal beating and zashiki-warashi’s open comment about his full green tiles were definitely the best parts of the ep. Even everyone’s favourite vocaloid leek wielding girl makes a cameo appearance on a Mahjong guide book cover.

Unlike Kaaya’s cat impression, Watanuki just looks wrong like this…

So, when are we getting an entire series about Mahjong? Or perhaps xxxHolic should change its focus towards the game instead of the paranormal.

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Kaguya doesn’t hide behind her Knights.

So Xing-ke is really a lolicon for Tianzi. The Chinese loli was to get married off as a political hostage to the (very useless plan looking) First Prince of Britannia whose name was only mentioned once while Schneizel’s name was chanted over and over again. It doesn’t take much effort to see who’s the real leader among the Britannians here.

The Chinese loli invited her best friend, the Japan loli to her wedding dinner (eh, wait. I’ve always thought the wedding dinner happens after the wedding, not the night before) and she had her unofficial husband and his mistress come along with her. It would have been an interesting harem troupe of C.C. had tagged along. But Kaguya surprised me by actually being interesting and witty for once. The way she brushed off Suzaku was nothing short of awesome with that innocent look of hers.

I was expecting a lot from the chess game between Zero and Schneizel, but the game ended up pretty boring. And the fact that Lelouch ended up being played by Schneizel. It was much more interesting watching Nina going berserk trying to get Zero and I’ve been wishing her dead since the first season.

I can sense the trainwreck coming up. Zero wanting to kidnap Tianzi is one thing, but to point a gun at a helpless child in front of the man who saved your ass earlier as hostage while laughing maniacally is low even for Lelouch. Oh yes, it’s definitely getting interesting now. Everything up to now has been rather mild so if this is what it takes for Code Geass to surpass it’s epic legend of the Massacre Princess, then let the trainwreck begin!

But the best part of the episode was right at the very end… The one many of us have been waiting for…

Yes, we’ve been looking forward to you, Orange-kun.

The Return of Orange-kun in an Orange mask!
All Hail Britannia!

Oh, and if anyone is still wondering why the Eunuch’s talk funny, it’s because they have nothing down there.

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Ever since I started watching Maid Guy, I have a tendency to go “kukuku…” after every other sentence and replacing it with “lol” and “hahaha” whenever I’m chatting on MSN. I can just imagine Kogarashi going “Kukuku… Meido Guy laughter brainwashing FTW!

Maid Guy is as gay as any anime title can get, which was why I never thought I’d be watching, much less enjoying every bit of this series right now. Honestly, not many people would fancy the idea of an oversized, burly man with a lame mask, razer sharp teeth and long, purple nails in a maid uniform disgustingly gay? You can’t blame anyone for trying to avoid this anime unless they know the truth behind the awesome meido guy with amazing meido guy powers.

“Hn Hn, Ho Ho!”

The most perverted technique he’s shown so far and also the most abused. I wouldn’t mind having this kind of eye power and I’m sure all you pervs would agree with me on that.

Meido Guy Access! Matrix mode engaged!

Who needs printers when you have Maid Guy Cope? They come out bright, contrasted and colourful! I’m with Kousuke on this one. There are plenty of inner mind images I would love to print out with this technique XD

Maid Guy Hair Erection Sensor activated!

The classic hair sensor. While I say it’s classic, I can’t really recall any specific series that uses this right now. The only thing that came across my mind is Chiaki-sama’s dancing hair.

Even Giant would cower in fear…

Not an ability I would like to ever witness or have. Ever.

Ultrasonic attack?

Maid Guy Freeze Voice, on the other hand, is a handy ability to have. Just imagine… freezing your victim and slowly have your way with them.

Disgustingly gross coming from a Maid Guy…

Tentacle Rape FTW?

At least 2 tentacle rapes this season. Seems to be the in thing to do this season, eh?

He needs to use this more, seriously.

Maid Guy Levitation is a personal favourite of mine. Who wouldn’t wanna learn how to levitate? Think of all the things you can do with this ability: peeking, sneaking around, going over walls/sensors, stealing… Nijuu Mensou would be proud!

More effective than Ogawa’s Magic Belt!

Although honestly, I think having this ability would scare off any ladies away from you. But if you like DFC’s, this may be what you’ve been looking for all your life.

Daydreams will never be the same again.

This is one of Maid Guy’s most dangerous ability so far. The ability to project images into your target’s daydream is a very powerful ability that can make or break a person. Yuri would have been proud.

Would have loved to see a caramelldansen Maid Guy…

Yet another ability I can easily do without. It’s an awesome ability for sure, but this is just too creepy to actually have.

That’s a total of 10 Maid Guy powers revealed within 7 episodes and judging by his 37 senses, there are still a lot more to come. We can only hope that he has even whackier abilities that hasn’t been shown yet. After all, it’s Kogarashi’s Maid Guy abilities that makes Kamen no Maid Guy so fun to watch

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