MUSAIGEN NO PHANTOM WORLD EPISODE 1

If our brains were for some reason to become altered, the world that we perceive would be different. For example, entities thought to be fiction would become real and appear in front of us.Over a decade ago, due to an incident, the human brain was altered and phantasmal entities became real.

Haruhiko is sleeping when a mini flying girl, a phantom called Ruru, wakes him up and tells himm to hurry because he is late for school. While hurrying to catch the train his 'senpai'(senior) is fighting a big and cool but dangerous phantom. Haruhiko arrives and start drawing the phantom to seal it. while Mai, his senpai, fights it. After destroying school properties they succeed to seal the phantom.

Their sensei(teacher) tells them that they will not get any reward because they destroyed school properties and has to pay. The two are in a club called Hosea Academy Neural Error Correction Room . Which duties are to hunt bad phantom. Haruhiko and Mai are team E which has the worst performance record of the club.

Haruhiko loves to read so after dropping by the library, on his way home, he stumble upon a phantom and witness a girl, Izumi Reina, with a special ability called phantom eater eat the phantom. Haruhiko tries to recruit Reina but due to an accident sees her underwear and gets KO. The next day he goes to apologies and continue to try to recruit her.

Reina refuses so Haruhiko treats her to some food and explain her what phantom is and from where they come from. Reina is still reluctant but goes to check the club. She meets Mai, and is smitten by her, and calls her Onee-sama.

Mai tells them that their sensei, Himeno Arisu, told her that there is a phantom that needs to be sealed. After arriving on site, Haruhiko notices that the phantom is a tsukumogami  and does not need to be fight off but rather complete a small ritual they can be sealed. After a nice competition, they are able to seal the phantom and notices that their are phantom that are not bad but rather angered due to human action. Reina joins the team because Mai and they secure their pay check.

The first episode of musaigen no phantom world was quite good in presenting its main characters and give a good explanation about the unknown of the anime. The anime graphic quality is very good and the moves are very fluid, especially the H part. But except Reina the others ability was not explained well. Well, Reina's ability also were not completely explained. The episode had some good action, humor and echhi part, which were put in some interesting scene. The way the phantom were drawn or interpreted was interesting but it kind of looked like in a virtual reality game.

Gate season 1 episode 1

 Itami Youji is 33 years old and an otaku. He only works to support his hobby and will choose his hobby over work. Itami is going to a doujinshi exhibit and is looking for information using his phone when he hit a pole. He dreams of an elf, a mage and a goth loli. He wakes up and continue walking. A gate like structure appear in Ginza, Japan, and dragons appear from it. While walking Itami get a glimpse on it. At the same time an army with goblins, orc and human from old generation come out of the gate and start attacking civilians. I fear that the doujinshi exhibit might be cancel, Itami decide to act and goes to help the people. A police office shoots a soldier riding a dragon but the soldier is not dead and dashes towards the police officer, Itami subdue him and kills him with his own dagger, the pic is the one above. Itami goes to a police box near the Imperial Palace and tells the police officer there to let the people in the Imperial Palace and barricade them. While the two are arguing the police officer gets a call which tells  him that the civilians take priority. Soon the police force and the JSDF arrive and defeat the enemy soldiers and captures them. Several days later, Itami, who was a JSDF soldier, gets a commendation from the Minister and is promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. At work Itami makes a new acquaintance, Kurata, also a JSDF soldier. Kurata was also at the doujinshi exhibit, so Itami befriends him immediately after knowing that he was there, at the exhibit I mean, and that he bought some stuff there. Itami and the unit he is in gets new uniforms and they must go beyond the GATE. Coming out of the gate it is a battle immediately.

 Well, well, well. This episode is always fun to watch because you see Itami at his best. It does differs a bit from the manga but since we are talking about anime I will not compare them any further.  The graphics is good and with quite some hairstyle. The story is a never seen for me as I will always imagine soldiers fighting with sword separate from soldier  using gun. But I think I will find out the difference very soon. The vehicles graphic are really great and the facial expression are quite good. The story did lag a bit behind but the start with the little preview and the end where the fight is about to begin was great. Those three girl will spice things up am sure of.

  Over and out for now  

Non Non Biyori Episode 12

 The last episode of Non Non Biyori. Well there is another season but this is a story for another time. This episode does not have an ending type of ending but is still nice.

 Hotaru is feeding the rabbit when Komari arrives. Both of them are going on a picnic together. After setting up for their picnic the two girls start to trade bento. Komari feels a bit unease as her's didn't turn out alright. When Komari opens her bento, Hotaru is left speechless as all she sees is black. Seeing that Komari is feeling sad Hotaru tells her that she will eat them. After trying the first bite Hotaru is close to give up but Komari's face saves her every time and she finishes her battle, more like trial. Hotaru gives her all to say the the food was delicious, but on hearing that the food was good, Komari removes pancake baked with okonomiyaki batter, the final weapon.

  Hotaru and her parents are going together. They meet up with Kazuho and the other villages to clean up the area. Kazuho tells Hotaru to go and play with the others. While Natsumi, Komari, Subaru and Renge are wating Hotaru arrives and Natsumi tells them that they can go now, to pick wild vegetable. While on their way Hotaru notices a "No trespassing" sign and ask if it was ok to go there. Komari and Renge tells her that it was okay because the mountain belong to Renge's family. While picking vegetable Hotaru does not know what is edible so Komari tells her to pick them together with her. Natsumi is asking her brother is he got anything and show him a sour kind of plant, wood sorrel. Renge is busy picking mugwort as there are many kind of food you can make with them and they are really easy to find. On searching for more mugwort, Renge stumbles on Subaru eating grass. Thinking that this is really the countryside, Renge is reassured when Hotaru tells her that she loves this place. On searching for more vegetable they find a bed of flower called Renge. Renge like the flower and says that she can't eat them anymore so Natsumi makes a flower crown with the flowers. Seeing as it it really nice Renge runs to Kaede an Kazuho to show them and ask if it is "funky". On their way home Renge ask Komari to play fairies with her but Komari says she would rather be a human. So Renge ask Natsumi and she is more than ready while saying it is a bit.

 Wel this last episode had a very light and good feeling with it. It showed us that Komari cannot cook at all. Hotaru would do anything for Komari, seriously sodium carbonated, that's a big NO. We can also see the bonds between the villages that are more than ready to go and help with cleaning of the road. OHHH! And for the first time a man spoke on this show, I think.The changes in Hotaru is quite visible in this episode. It showed us how much Hotaru adapted to village and how much she loves it. Renge owning mountains is quite a shock or rather difficult to take in. I never knew it is possible for people to own mountains.

Non Non Biyori Episode 11

 It is snowing hard and the bus has stopped running, thus, Natsumi, Renge, Hotaru, Komari and Kazuho have to stay at the school, I think that Subaru also stayed too. Kazuho says that there is a problem that there is not enough futon(mattress). There is just two futon and one sleeping bag. No one wants to sleep in the sleeping bag because it will be cold. While Kazuho says that there might be a fight for the futon she sleeped into one and fall asleep as fast as lightning. Renge decides to sleep in the futon because she is small so it is decided that a small person and a big person will get the futon. So Komari is decided as the other small person and Natsumi and Hotaru have to fight over the remaining place and who will sleep in the sleeping bag. Every match Natsumi is mostly losing to Hotaru. As they are arguing about the sleeping place they hear Kazuho sleep talking they put her in the sleeping bag while she is asleep and the four share the futons. Subaru was sleeping alone in the school infirmary.

 Not being able to sleep, Hotaru decides to go for a walk. Komari sees her and tell Natsumi to come with her to look for Hotaru. After taking flashlight the sisters go outside and see Hotaru putting her hands up as if she is calling aliens. In fact she was just happy to see the stars and felt as if she could grab them. She goes in to close the tap that she forgot to properly close and Renge sees her and think that there was a festival there. After talking about alien Hotaru and Renge hear a sound outside, when they go outside to look they find an alien like figure buried in snow. It was Natsumi and Komari.

 Later on a school vacation day, Kazuho thinks that she can get some more sleep when Renge come in and wake her by jumping on her. Renge points that there is a snow and Kazuho tells her that they can ski with this much snow. While saying it was just and idea and that they don't have ski equipment, she remembers Kaede. Everyone goes to ski together. Even not knowing how to ski, Natsumi gives lessons to the others. When they fail to ski and it is her turn she admit to Kaede that she can't ski and Kaede kick her down the slope. Down the slope the others already started to build an igloo. It was Hotaru's idea to build an igloo and she is quite hyper about it. Kaede, Kazuho and Subaru are preparing tonjiru. They have their fun in the igloo and even starts to prepare mochi. After the mochi is cooked they start makin tonjiru call.

 Changes of seasons are happening fast in this anime, well not that I am against it. I really like the part where they spend the night at school. Though i think it would be really cold in that building with holes. The night and start were very well showed which makes anyone fantasies about a good camping in the mountain, forgetting about the mosquitoes.I have never skied before but am sure I would not want Natsumi to be my instructor. Making the igloo and all is great but I am a bit worried about lighting a shichhirin( charcoal grill) in such a confined space. I don't know much about it but be careful.  

Non Non Biyori Episode 10

  It is new year eve, Renge and Kazuho are feeding the rabbits at school. At Komari's house, Komari is sweeping the front yard while Natsumi is lying under the kotatsu. Her mother tells her to clean her romm but she says tomorrow, her mother tells her that tomorrow will already be new year. At Hotaru's house, Hotaru is making more Koma plushies version new year. At night at Renge's house, Renge is fighting sleep to celebrate new year but fails. Early in the morning before the sun rises, Kaede, Kazuho and Hikage are preparing to the mountain to watch the rising sun. Kazoho turn to take hand warmers and finds Renge all awake and wanting to go to watch the rising sun. kazuho and Hikage tells her to look after the house but after she plead to Kaede and accept to eat green pepper they agree to take her. Arriving at the mountain, they must go by foot. Kaede asks who was going to use the flashlights and finds Kazuho with a thief like hood. After Renge gets the flashlight she is the first to go while Kaede tells her to wait. In the mountain, there is a long way to the top so Renge sings so that she doesn't get tired. Hikage and Kaede are surprise that she can walk and Hikage says that Kaede used to look after Renge when she was small and there was nobody.

 While watching Renge doing her best and walking up the mountain, Kaede remembers the days when she looked after a one year old Renge for the first time. While she was bored at home, Kaede gets a phone call from Hikage that asks her to look after Renge as there will nobody home. Being reluctant at first, Kaede agrees when she heard the pay. She come to their house and Hikage leaves Renge in her home. While trying to show Renge a plane trail. Renge starts crying so she plays with her to make her stop crying. She bring Renge in her living room and let her play while she reads the memo that Hikage left. Kaede is making milk for Renge but when she raise her head to  see Renge, she is not here. Kaede runs in the veranda and shes the cat give a neko punch to Renge because she was playing with its cat. Renge starts to cry so Kaede goes to fetch the milk, which is boiling. Kaede is tired and lying down while Renge is drinking her milk. She stop drinking and toddle to Kaede lap where she lies. While saying she doesn't like it Kaede give off a smile. When Hikage returns home she finds the two of them fast asleep.

 After her flashback, Kaede sees Renge doing her best and is very tired. She take her on her back. Meanwhile Kazuho also is really tired and seeing Renge getting piggyback she ask Hikage to carry her. On top of the mountain they are drinking tea while waiting for sun rise. When the sun rises Renge is very happy and wish everyone happy new year. They go to Renge's home and have ozooni; a japanese new year dish. After the dish Hikage aks where Kaede is, Kazuho point her to them. Hikage opens the door and finds Renge and Kaede sleeping together, just like before.    

 This episode was about new year and a baby Renge and Kaede. It focused on the relation of Kaede and Renge, which I was hoping to see. The new year part of the episode showed a strong Renge who will bear with the hardship to see the new year rising sun. Also her son which was quite catchy, I liked it. Well while Renge was bearing her hardship her oldest sister Kazuho gave up mostly, DARASHINAI NA! Kaede soft spot for Renge was explained and really nice. I like the part where she babysat her and bonded together. Renge as a baby was less of a troublemaker and more of an adventurer. She is at ease with anyone after some time if they fulfill her condition like all other baby. Even in the present it is nice to see Kaede and Renge relation, they are less of a Mother-Daughter and more of a best friend relation or a n aunt and niece relation.

Non Non Biyori Episode 9

 I always wondered how the culture festival are in japanese high school. Well I hope that I can go to one in the near future. What do you Guys think about it. What kind of festival do you like. Today we go in school festival and some memories about the past.

 Renge, Hotaru, Natsumi and Komari are preparing for the cultural festival. Komari says that normally there is no cultural festival in their school but because Natsumi wanted to make one so Kazuho accepted. While talking of who to invites Natsumi says her mom would not be good because she will bring hell there, her mother was standing behind her. Konomi arrives and they decide to invite the graduates of the school. Renge calls Hikage to invite her but Hikage says she can't come, Konomi takes the phone and without giving her a chance to refuse, invites her. Afterward they go to Kaede to invite her but she also refuse to come because of the shop but seeing Renge crying accept to come. On the day of the festival, Kaede, Hikage, Konomi and Kazuho goes in tegether to be greeted by Hotaru wearing cat ears and Renge wearing giraffe horn. When they enter the classroom they are greeted by Natsumi wearing a bag on the head and calling herself a UMA. After taking their orders, Natsumi leave Renge and Komari, who was wearing a raccoon costume, to entertain them. After embarrassing herself, Komari runs away. Natsumi comes in to be her stand in but fail in her trick and run away. After waiting a long time, Higake and the other, except Kazuho who was sleeping, go to check on Natsumi and the other students. They found them doing nothing. Natsumi gives up and put the bag on Kaede's head. Kaede and the others prepares the food and drink, but Natsumi is punished.

 Afterward, while Konomi and Komari are playing games, Natsumi comes in and ask them to help her clean her room. Komari accept because they used Natsumi's room for the cultural festival and since Komari agreed Konomi also agrees. While cleaning Komari finds a box of toy. Natsumi start to play around . Konomi tells them that the toy are are very old so Natsumi plays around more. While looking for toys, natsumi finds an old essay that her sister wrote in grade 1 about wanting to become a flower. Natsumi is laughing at the essay so Komari tries to take the letter back. They start to make noises while jumping around so Konomi subdue them just before their mother comes in. After finishing cleaning the room, all three of them decides to go playing games when Natsumi tells them she found something interesting. It was a video tape with pretty cute written on it. They decide to watch it. It was a little Natsumi saying she loves and is going to marry....I'll leave the name because it is worth watching. While Komari and Konomi are playing games, Natsumi is too embarrassed to face them.

 This episode focuses on Natsumi. We see that everytime she does something that she shouldn't she always get punished as if it was the will of god. While everyone worked on their costumes, only Natsumi became a UMA rather than an existing animal. She has really bad timing when bad mouthing people and always does thing without planning. In this episode we got to see that Konomi is a difficult to say no to as she doesn't listen. She also has difficulty in reading the mood and is really strong and since she is Natsumi's and Komari's neighbor she help them and keep them in line. A crying Renge cannot be said no to especially for Kaede.

Non Non Biyori Episode 8

 Change of season. It happens so often now that we forget to enjoy it to the max. Well in animes they tend to enjoy in in a way that we will never. Why! I also want to enjoy my time the same as in anime.SOB. Today we will have an episode with a different season. I hope that you will all take example and enjoy the change of season like they do today.

 It is autumn. Komari is trying to act like an adult and feel sentimental while the other are preparing food. Kazuho tells them that this is an important task to know the difference in flavors of seasons. Hotaru and Komari are in the school kitchen, preparing the rice. Komari tries to act like she knows how to while she doesn't. Hotaru having more experience in cooking than her looks out for her while helping her. Komari tells Hotaru to leave everything to her and sit down. When the fish is ready Renge says it is hot and ready so Hotaru tells her to be careful but herself take a bite in the hot fish and feels the hotness. Kazuho goes to check the rice if it is already cooked and find the rice crunchy and separated. When they ask Komari, Komari tells them that she forgot to add water.

 Konomi comes to Komari's house. She meets Hotaru there for the first time. Komari who just brought a CD player starts to brag about  or rather try to act like an adult. Konomi is shocked or amazed that it is not a MP3 player. Komari who does not know what a MP3 player is think that it is for a game. Konomi start to talk about the songs she is listening and asks Hotaru if she listens to music. Hotau tells her that she doesn't know about new popular music but listen to classics. Konomi who also listen to it start to talk more about classical music. When Hotaru asks Komari, her reaction is a bit....Seeing that the two are talking way more matures talk, Komari changes the subject to fashion but cannot follow the conversation because the other two are way two high level. Komari becomes upset and tells them to change the subject. Konomi ask if she would be okay. Konomi says to talk about love. Komari says she wants to start and doesn't has anything to say. Konomi turns to Hotaru, as she lived in Tokyo. Hotaru who likes Komari is flustered. Komari start to cry because Hotaru appears to be more mature but is happy when she tells her that she does not has anybody she like. Komari's mother brings coffee for everyone and Komari is shocked that Hotaru can brink without sugar while she needs sugar.

  Komari is walking in the mountain when she meets Renge and Hotaru. The two are on the way to draw some drawing. Hotaru invites Komari who says yes as she like the idea of art in autumn.While drawing Komari notics that Renge is drawing her. Komari agrees to become the model after Renge talk like an adult to her. Hotaru also wants to draw Komari after seeing her strike a cute pose. While Komari is very happy and getting exited being the model, Renge tells her that there is no need to so into it. A blank Komari stands there as a model. Komari sees Renge acting weird while painting. When she ask Renge, Renge tells her that she is drawing her in an artistic way. Komari ask her to draw her in a normal way. When Renge is done, both, Hotaru and Komari is amazed and say that it is great an can win in a contest. Renge says that it is not artistic and that she is hungry after hearing contest. Hotaru, who's house is nearby decide to go make some sandwich. While waiting for her the other two plays with toy glider that Renge brought. When Hotaru comes back she found the two asleep and start to draw the two of them.

 Komari is making dried persimmons while Natsumi is goofing around and wants to go play outside. Natsumi start to play stem ranger. Komari tells her to help out instead of playing. Natsumi goes ask her brother, who was playing guitar, where the persimmons that he peeled are.When he was about to talk Konomi arrives while shouting. Natsumi tells her to help out and when they arrive in the living room they see Komari playing stem ranger. Konomi is helping out while Natsumi is still playing and making Kakijirou-kun.After finnishing to tie the persimmons they boiled them together with Kakijirou-kun.After hanging the persimmon, Konomi says that this feels like autumn. Komari looking at the persimmon says that autumn is nice. After ward there are three stem ranger who are born. After the persimmons are dried , Komari give Hotaru some. When Hotaru looks at the persimmons she finds Kikijirou-kun there.

 This was episode was about autumn and Komari who wanted to act like a mature woman but always failing. About the food research that they did at the school, it would be great to have a similar one everywhere in the world. Through I think that this is Kazuho's plot to eat something, I am sure. There was also quite some info on the characters such as Konomi and Hotaru. They both listen to classic and are quite knowledgeable in the field of fashion. Their knowledge about classical music is very good. I don't think that I could remember all those things to tell you the truth. Komari is more like she likes something but does not get too much into it, more like she copies what makes her look mature. Renge's drawing ability really shocked me and her behavior is sometimes really adult like. Which is fun to watch. I think this episode tried to tell us that instead of acting like something just be who you are and you will be more mature because instead of the Komari that was acting mature the not acting one seemed more mature and fun.