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.

Upcoming Reviews

This is a little list of the reviews that will be published by today.

1. Non Non Biyori Episode 8 - 12
2. Non Non Biyori complete series review
3. Gate Season Episode 1 - 5
4. Tokyo Ghoul Season 1 Episode 1

Well these are the reviews that can be expected. I did watch more than that but for today I'll try to write these only. I hope that I will be able to finish them.

Non Non Biyori Episode 7

 I wonder how you guys feel about school days. Maybe was it fun, maybe it was sad or maybe it was hard. Though whatever you might feel, here is an episode of non non biyori that will help you for the moment.

 It is the first of the second semester and Natsumi is already late. Immediately after entering the class, Natsumi start telling her excuses and blame her sister for her lateness. She notices that the teacher isn't here. Kazu-chan also is late because she slept in. While Kazu-chan in still not present, seeing Hotaru playing cat's craddle, all of them decides to play. After getting bored with it, Natsumi start reading a manga magazine. Everyone gets interested and start reading together. When they miss a page and goes to another manga. While Renge likes it the others say that they don't like it very much so she decides to play with clay. While everyone are playing Kazu chan arrives but it is already time for lunch break.

 After school, Hotaru and Renge goes to the rabbit pen to feed the animals. When they arrive at the rabbit pen, after opening it, Hotaru notices that a rabbit digged a hole and got out. Renge makes a plan to bait it with food and catches it. But the rabbit closes in on them and shut them in the pen. While Renge is saying some funny jokes, Hotaru is fraking out because they can't get out and is crying over the stew that her mother is going to make tonight. Renge is giving her ideas on how they would live until someone comes. Renge proposes eggs that have 50-50 chances of getting a chick like thing in it, not wanting it at first later Hotaru extends her hand toward the egg. Meanwhile baited by the corn that Renge used as bait, Kazu-chan appears before them.

 Going back home, Renge drops by the candy shop. The candy lady ask her if Kazuho, Kazu-chan full name, didn't come with her. Renge tells the candy lady that the capsule game never gives good item. She disagree but when Renge tells her to try and she get the item she has to agree with Ren-chon. Renge goes in to check candies, when she chooses one she call the candy lady "dagashiya",which mean candy lady. She comes in and tell Renge to call her by her name, Kagayama Kaede. Renge remembers that the show, Greatman, is going to start. So  both of them goes into the living room to to watch it. As it starts to get dark, Kaede goes to drop Renge at her house. She feels conflicted when she thinks that Renge ate a whole packet of senbei but never minds it when Renge gives her curry.

Non Non Biyori Episode 6

 Mmm, the more I write these reviews the more I feel that I am missing something from it. It feels that it is not good at all. Ah well never mind, nobody was born being able to do anything , right? Well I hope that I am right or else I am gonna cry for real. What I can only do is write until it feels right. So let's leave the geniuses and write again. Don't expect a professional review please.

  Natsumi is getting scolded by her mother because she hid her report card from her and also because her result was not too good or rather not good. While being scolded Natsumi signal her sister to hide her test papers. Her mother catches her making weird faces and she is ..... While walking, Natsumi and Komari, meets Renge. At her house Hotaru is admiring her Koma plushies and admitting she made too much when the girls ring at her door. Hotaru's mother welcomes them in. When they try to enter in Hotaru's room, Hotaru tells them to wait she will clean her room. She does everything she can to hide her koma plushies. While playing, Renge tries to open the wardrobe where the plushies are. Though Hotaru stop Renge, at the end, Hotaru herself accidentally open the wardrobe and let the secret out. The girls tell her it is okay and if they could make plushies making their research subject for summer homework as they think that Hotaru made those plushies for research.

 While doing her homework with her brother and sister, Natsumi gets the idea to make a courage test. Kazu-chan as the chaperon, all student of the school are taking part in the courage test. More like they are forced by Natsumi. While Komari being really reluctant to take part she decides to take part when Natsumi decides to have one player play the scary part. Komari is really happy when she gets the part. But when she found herself alone at the shrine alone, Komari is scared of every noise there is. She is so scared that she does not notice her brother coming and going. When natsumi gets to the top she finds Komari envelop in ghost costume completely scared and praying to god. They play with firework that Hotaru brought at the end.

 A lively Natsumi that is being scolded by her mother always tend to up your mood. While their mother scold them it is always funny to watch or hear their reaction. Natsumi saying is not my fault everytime really made me laugh and bit annoyed. Mmmmm, well i would not call it annoy, its was cute/annoying maybe. I laugh really loud when Renge stood in front of the wardrobe as if she knows everything. The episode really showed us a good time you can have at night also. Not those kind of good time but more like scary good times. Who would not like to have a courage test at night and then play with firework. It felt like summer vacation was written on this episode maybe because of the firework, no it was because of the homework.

Dagashi Kashi Episode 1

Shikada Kokonotsu is a boy who wants to be a mangaka. While drawing his manga he gets a call from his friend Tou-kun, who ask him to come by the cafe to have a break with him and Saya. Kokonotsu's father , Shikada Yo, comes in and tell him that he has to talk to him. His father tells him that he has to become the heir of their family business instead of becoming a mangaka. Kokonotsu refuses saying that he wants to become a mangaka and that they run ony a candy shop(Dagashiya). His father tells him that he has talent for Dagashiya and forcing him to look after the shop and runs away. A girl named, Shidare Hotaru, the next heir of Shidary Company a candy making company comes to look for Yo. Yo being not here, Hotaru challenges Kokonotsu to see if he would be able to be her rival. Kokonotsu unwillingly accepts the challenge and is able to satisfy her. Yo comes in and feel Hotaru loves for candy and they both feel like they understand each other. Hotaru came with a job for Yo in her father's company. Yo refuses to accept because he wants Kokonotsu to take over the shop. Hotaru decides to stay until she can change Kokonotsu's mind.

At his friend's,Tou, cafe, Kokonotsu ask Tou if his father is famous where Tou answers yes because he is a pretty weird person. Kokonotsu tells him that a person came to see his father, Tou becomes interested in the person that came in and ask if it was a girl. While talking all happily Saya is listening and becoming more and more angry. When Kokonotsu ask her for more coffee, Saya being angry fill in his cup too much and add a huge amount of sugar in it. Kokonotsu liking sweet stuff drinks all of it explain to Saya why he like her coffee. Before going, Kokonotsu hand over some sweet to Saya, who does not like sweet thing but still take them. Her brother teases her because she like Kokonotsu. Before going out herself, Saya beats up his brother and tells him to look after the shop. While cycling Saya sees a bicycle in the rice padding. It was Hotaru who fell because she was staring at the word of her ice stick. Saya takes her home and lend her her shower. While Hotaru is coming out of the bath, Saya's brother  comes in and sees Hotaru nakes. He is knocked out by Saya and Hotar being a bit of an airhead thanks him for his sister's kindness, while being completely nude. Saya offers Hotaru coffee and she liked it. The episode ends with Hotaru telling Saya where she lives. Not exactly where she lives that is.

To tell you the truth I am kind of interested in what happens next and how Hotaru gonna make Kokonotsu agree to take over the Dagashiya. The episode shows you the goal of the series and introduces to the characters very well. Their feeling are quite transparent and very funny. I like the little mystery about who exactly is Yo-san and how come he is so famous. I think Hotaru is still hinding something but we will see what happens. It kind of give the felling of an anime with random funny episodes but having made her goal to convince Kokonotsu to take over the shop, the story might develop toward Kokonotsu becoming a Dagashiya owner. The romantic development are also quite interesting. Though I still can't read Hotaru too well, like what she is going to do why she is there and why she fell in the rice padding. Well I can say I am really interested in the next episode to know what happens next and to know more about the character. Oh one more thing Tou is quite perverted, without a doubt as he was reading a gravure book in plain day.

Non Non Biyori Episode 5

Inai Inai! Ba! You know the game that we  play with babies to make smile, where you hide your face and suddenly appears in front of the baby. This is that is japanese version. Well enough about baby games. We are still in summer vacation, in this anime not in real life. So good luck.

 It is the summer, the sun is hot and a cool breeze goes by. Early the morning, Natsumi, Komari, Subaru, Hotaru and Renge are doing morning radio exercise. The siblings', Natsumi, Komari and Subaru, mother are watching over them. After finishing their exercise she ask Renge what is Kazu-chan doing as she was suppose to look after them.  Renge says she is still sleeping so the siblings' mom ask Renge if she wanted to have breakfast at her place, to which Renge answers immediately. She also ask Hotaru to come, Hotaru is more happy about going to her sempai house rather than eating. Hotaru and Komari goes to buy some some tomatoes for breakfast. They arrive at a store where there is no one , you take what you want and pay for it in a box. Hotaru is amazed as she has never seen such a thing. While having breakfast they start talking about going to the beach, you can only hear mogo no mogo no mogo no non from Ren-chon.

 At the beach, everyone are enjoying themselves except Komari. Due to her being short, she often get mistaken for a child so she is not at ease at the beach. When Hotaru arrives with an adult like swimsuit, Kazu-chan covers Komari eyes and play INAI INAI! BA! Depressed Komari goes to buy juice for everyone. While buying the juices she is approached by to man. Noticing that Komari is taking too long everyone, except Kazu-chan, start to worry thinking that Komari might have been kidnapped. They start searching for her everywhere on the beach. When they hear an announcement about a lost child named Koshigaya Komari.

 Later while waiting for the last train to go home, the girls feel hungry and goes to a restaurant in the train station to eat. Kazu -chan wait there for the train. When putting red chili in her udon, Natsumi accidentally drop a pile of it in the food. While her sister is not looking she exchanges it with that of hers. When Komari eats it and is in pain, thinking that Renge saw what she done, Natsumi exchanges it again and eats the udon with chili while tearing up. She is shock when she comes to know that Renge was not looking at her but at a fly near the lamp on the ceiling. Poor Natsumi. The train arrives while they were eating so they run without finishing and make it on the train. On the train, when it starts moving, they notice that kazu-chan is still on the platform sleeping on a bench. "Ren-chon don't mind".  The siblings' mother tells Natsumi that she is going to fetch Kazu-chan. She walks in on Natsumi putting ice in her shirt. She scold Natsimu to clean the mess she did. When natsumi opens the bathroom door to take a rag, she sees Koma-chan wearing a school swimsuit. poor Komari it really was not his day.

 This episode is in one word funny. It was not a funny that would make you laugh out loud but a funny that would lift up your mood. I think that kazu-chan really needs to get a hold of herself, wonder why she sleeps that much. Renge's dance was satisfying as it is. At the beach it was quite eventful. with a bit of service, but since she is only in grade five I think it would be a crime. The two sister had a fortune that someone they know would face misfortune, turns out it was both of them that hit the jackpot. Kazu-chan stop sleeping. We had quite some scene from Hotaru also, I fear when she grows up, mmm. Good timing and mood swing. it was great. Oh! About the shop thing, turns out it is really real, at the end of the episode they show a picture of it. At my place it would be 100% impossible to do that. Ahh I want some japanese food now. Also I have a present for you guys below.

Non Non Biyori Episode 4

 Oh summer vacation, who does not like that. Going to the beach, eating shaved ice and standing nude in front of a fan, though I never did that before so I don't know how it feels. What do you guys do in summer vacation. Go on a trip, party with friend or maybe google at girls on the beach, I mean ogle pun intended.
              
 It is the last day of the first term of school and tomorrow starts summer vacation. Renge and Natsumi are by the river and Renge is catching crab like a bear catches fish. She succeed in catching it and name it Oshio. The others, Komari, Hotaru, Subaru and their teacher, Renge's sister, arrive at the bank of the river too to eat melon that was cooling in the river. It is a custom there to eat the melon they have grown themselves, at  the end of the term. Before cutting the melon, the teacher gives them their report card. Natsumi is happy to see she got mostly five on her report card, but it shocked when the teacher tells her that middle school is graded from 1 to 10. After finishing their melon Renge release Oshio as the others tell her it is difficult to keep a crab in summer. When going home, Renge salute goodbye to her school.

 It is summer vacation, Renge and her sister are sitting at the table when her sister, the teacher, tells her that her other sister, Higake, is returning from Tokyo, she attend high school there as in their village the school is only up to middle school. While they are taking Hikage arrives and brag about Tokyo and how she traveled in a bullet train(shinkansen). At the same time, Natsumi, Komari and Hotaru arrive. When Hikage brags about Bullet train, Renge ask to Hotaru how she traveled when moving from Tokyo. As soon as Hotaru answers by airplane, everyone attention shift from Hikage to Hotaru and start questioning her about how it is to fly in airplane. Poor Hikage is completely ignored.

  Another day, Renge is bored at home as she has nothing to do. She goes out for a walk around the village. While walking, she sees a young girl on the bridge. While Renge being hesitant to talk to the girl, the notices Renge too and start talking to her. The little girl's name is Honoka and is in the same crade as Renge, first grade. She came to the village where her grandmother lives for summer vacation. Honoka tells Renge that she wants to take picture so Renge brings her to places she knows. After that they play together everyday. One day after playing, Honoka promises to play together the next day too. Early the next morning, Renge goes to Honoka's place but Honoka is not there anymore, due to her father's work she had to return to Tokyo. Sadden by this news, Renge cries a little and walk home lonely and sad. While brooding over the absence of Honoka, Renge gets a letter of Honoka and a picture of the two together. She decides to write Honoka back and await when she will come back.

 Okay well I told mos of the story,  so as you can see todays episode focuses on the Renge, the first grader and the youngest of the class. Well I can't say anything about the stories from the beginning, except that they are funny and I fell sorry for Natsumi but the later part of this episode was quite touching. I never expected to see Renge crying. Well it was good because we could see her at her brightest later on. For Natsumi and Kazune, better luck next time

Sorry about a little thing before, I messed up the name of Renge's other sister. Her name is not Kazune but Hikage

Robotics Notes Episode 1

Do not be fool by the picture, this is mostly a robot anime, no the girl is not a robot, she is made of flesh. Robotics Notes, the title tell you about the anime, robot. But the notes part I don't really get. Maybe after some episode we will see.

The episode start with a group of people starting up a robot called Gunvarel. It was likely a scene for later episode. Kaito Yashio a third year at Chuo Tanegashima High School is updating an app on his pad when a girl, Aki-chan, I did not get the full name, start a little argument with him about their club, The Robot Research Club. They go to the Robot Research club to find some document to give to their school vice principle for the increase of budget to built a giant robot. While looking for the document kaito gets a challenge on KILL-BALLAD, a fighting game where he is ranked fifth in the entire world. The opponent is the creator of the game but Kaito defeat him. The creator, having the alias FrauKojiRou in the game, accuses Kaito of cheating due to his abnormal reaction speed.

 After going to the faculty office they end up not meeting the vice principle, Aki give the paper to Mitchi, their club advisor. Outside the faculty office the bump into Hidaka, a under classmen that Aki wants to make join the club. While going home Aki says that she wants to go to the hangar. Inside that hangar is a giant, not fully built, robot, it is model after Gunvarel and named GunBuild. The next day while going to school Kaito drops by a shop to buy beverage, the shopkeeper, Mizuka knowing Kaito asks him to run an errand to Mitchi. After finishing his errand kaito goes to the clubroom to find Aki watching Gunvarel. Since he doesn't know too much about the anime Aki gives him an explanation about it. Afterwars they meet up with their vice principal to talk about the club budget but are given condition to get the money. They have to win Robo One, a robot tournament, They start walking toward their new goal. The last scene a mysterious girls appears and give a report.

Well I thought this was a very nice s episode. It was funny, a bit realistic and also had its mysterious part also. I  noticed that everyone has one of those pad, they use it as game console, to contact each other, watch television programs and also can do many other things. Aki seems like a very hard working and bright girl but Kaito asked her if she was okay when going home so I think she may be sick, while, Kaito is lazy and almost don't work and only play his game. he doesn't seems that interested about other thing except his game. But it is still only the first episode so lets not jump to conclusion and wait. If you are bored check it out I think it was quite entertaining. I hope it will not be to dramatic like letting an important person die.

Non Non Biyori Episode 3

 I know it feels like am only watching one episode per day, but the truth is, yesterday I got the link for detective batsu game 2016. And you know, I just had to watch it. Anyway so today I got to watch another anime and some episode of Non Non Biyori. So I believe you can hope for some review, do not know if they would be too good though.

 It is a field trip, Natsumi and komari are making preparation when Natsumi gets the funny idea to make Russian roulette rice ball, where one is filled with mustard. While only Natsumi knows about the trip, to everyone surprise when they arrive on the spot they have to help their teacher to plant rice. Even Renge's eyes were not kidding. Everybody except Natsumi go to help, Hotaru was attracted by Komari's rice ball. Natsumi bored and not wanting to help decides to play a prank on her brother sitting next to her when Komari ask for help as she is stuck in mud. Natsumi thinking it is funny goes to help but instead get stuck also. By accident Renge with with them making both, Natsumi and Komari falls. Out of the mud Natsumi bad luck continues by taking her own mustard rice ball.

 Later at their house Komari watches the video that she took on rental. Natsumi call her poor minded person because the video has to be return the next day and Komari does not want to return something that she paid for without watching it. After watching a horror movie, Komari is too scared to sleep alone and jumps in, or rather crawl in the futon of Natsumi. Natsumi noticing that Komari is scared scares her more. While saying she cannot sleep, Komari falls asleep pretty quickly and leave Natsumi, who was questioning herself about soul, to be scared by herself. Not being able to sleep, Natsumi misses school the next day.

 A new character appears, Natsumi and Komari mother, and is scolding Natsumi for breaking a flower pot. Natsumi denies it, as she says a cat who was biting a chikuwa, and ask for her sister support but backfired beacause Komari being too confused or scared of her mother. Natsumi getting angry at her mother for not listening to her taker her sister and ran into a hideout. At the hideout they talks about some old memories where Natsumi had ran away before. Before deciding to return they see the cat and see that it had kittens to feed. The go home being a bit scared of what was awaiting them. But their mother being acting angry pat their head as she was worried for them. When going to sleep Natsumi goes into her sister's bed as she was feeling bad that she drag her in her run away. The Irony being that at the start Natsumi said that Komari was no good without her around and this time Komari says that Natsumi is no good without her around.

 Mmmmm! Well I had already written almost everything but did not know what to write at the or how I felt about this episode. What I can see from the episode is that it focuses on the sisters and it shows us their bonds. New character also appear, Natsumi's and Komari's mother. What I notice is that their is mostly no man in this anime except Subaru. Poor Subaru, he's still not allowed to talk. Well so is the destiny of man in this anime, just kidding. I think the most funny scene was when they were going to the field trip and  have to plant rice and Renchon reaction. The episode was great, good for humor and some emotional moments. Just the way I like it.
 

Non Non Biyori Episode 2

 I couldn't watch many anime yesterday to tell their tale, in fact I only watched one episode of Non Non Biyori. So today I will as much as I can and write as much as I can about what I watched and saw. So I am watching Non Non Biyori again, as I am in a moody mood, does this word even exist? I will leave it as it is and will hope you guys understand. So I am watching this fist so it can up my mood and brain a bit. Last episode was quite focused on Hotaru's transfer and how Renge, Komari and Natsumi help her to come to like the place and school.

 Everyone are studying in the classroom while the teacher is sleeping. Hotaru re-introduce us to the characters where we get three more names. Komari whose nickname is Koma-chan, Komari and Natsumi big brother Suguru and their teacher Miyauchi, who is the older sister of Renge. Miyauchi is their family name I think . 

 While Renge finished her workbook and the others are working hard, Natsumi is getting bored, lazy and is up for prank. After luchbreak thay go back to the classroom and Hotaru explain Komari's nickname while completely falling in love with Koma-chan. Upon entering the classroom Komari is hit with the blackboard eraser prank, a classic. She gets really angry and act really cute when called Koma-chan. Going back to her table Komari finds a candy in her back and try to act like an adult while Natsumi and Renge pester her for the candy. Komari gives the candy to Hotaru who is very happy  to get something from Komari. Natsumi and Renge tries to win the candy with their tears plan but are beaten by Hotaru's tear instead.

 Later when at home, Hotaru gets a call from Komari to play together. Level of excitement reaching the roof Hotaru wears her best dress and wears make up to go meet with Komari. The latter does not recognize Hotaru due to her adult looks and wearing a glass. Komari feels like she is being forced to accompany the adult like Hotaru and take her to the candy shop. Hotaru  treats Komari some shave ice, looking more and more like an adult lady. The spend great moments together but Komari still does not notice it was Hotaru and cal her later to apologize for not meeting up with her.

 This episode showed us the true feeling and a honest side of Hotaru. In the first episode she was a bit stiff but now it shows you a more open Hotaru that shows her liking for Komari. We also notices the bright Renge but that is not as innocent as she looks, I mean she did try to get that candy while acting, thought it was Natsumi that lead her on. Natsumi not liking to do anything and love for pranks tells you quite some much of her character. But she still protects her sister when she thought that she was being bullied or maybe that was just her being her I wonder. We could also notice the Komari trying to be an adult but always failing in the end. We notice a new character, candy store shopkeeper, appear. Don't know if she will be an important character or just passerby. I liked how act towards everybody it is fun to watch thought I hope I can see a more childish Hotaru and a cooler Natsumi. Oh! I would also like to hear Suguru's voice.

Non Non Biyori Episode 1

  NYANPASSU everyone!! If you don't know what nyanpassu is, watch NON NON BIYORI first episode. In this episode they introduced the four main characters, Hotarun, Renchon, Natsun and Komachan. I used their nicknames there because I know only  Hotaru full name and Renge and Natsumi first name. Too bad I only know Koma-chan nickname. Well I could find the name on the net or watch the other episode and tell you but what is the fun in that.The episode focus on most part on Hotaru's transfer and how she feel the difference about Tokyo and where she is. I would say that it is more peaceful that funny thought it has some funny scenes

 At the beginning you Renge, a first grade, with her flute going to school. She joins up with Natsumi,a first year middle school, and Koma-chan, a scond year middle school, Natsumi older sister. At school their teacher introduces them a new transfer student,Hotaru a fifth grade, well the Hotaru introduces herself. Hotaru is amaze and shock to know that there is only one classroom in the whole school and all five student, Hotaru, Renge, Koma-chan, Natsumi and Natsumi and Koma-chan older brother. 

 While going outside Hotaru comments on the buckets. Natsumi tells her that they are there to for roof leaks and that you should not move them while joking. When they were playing dodge ball Hotaru drops her house key and every one is amaze as they don't normally lock their door. When going home, Hotaru watch at the view and seems sad, Renge invites her to her house play. While being hesitant Hotaru agrees to go.

 On hey way there, Hotaru notices how much different the country side is from the city. At Renge's home, Renge says she want to show Hotaru her special skill. She take them behing her house a seemingly whistle, with no sound, and a raccoon appears shocking everybody. The next day on their way to school, Renge ask Natsumi if where they stay are not the country side. Natsumi find some reason to make her believe that it was not. 

 While eating in school Renge tells Hotaru to keep her Sakura mochi. They later take Hotaru up they hill where there is a big sakura tree, when she looks at the view from up there her feeling changes and a smile shine on her face. While taking their time they miss the bus and Natsumi says that she is in the country side, Renge is shock.

 Funny, appeasing and emotional. Well I think emotional sum all up, nevertheless. Non Non Biyori showed us how it is to go to a small school, the fun times that they have and the relationship between older and younger children. As I was watching this I was thinking if there was any negative points on this anime. Maybe it is too positive or too happy going, but I remembered that those are children and children the positive being to begin with. There are some older one but they have not got too many information or experience to act up. I think i will keep these comments for when I do the complete series review. To sum it up, if you are tired or your heart is on chaos this show might just do the job.

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