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Claymore 26! the end. Poor Raki, Clare didn't seem to swing his way when it mattered. *spoilers* The anime wraps up with the survivors deserting the still-mysterious organization and going separate ways. In the manga, Clare didn't 'beat' Priscilla, Raki never showed up, and the survivors stayed together. Can't say whether the anime was truly satisfying, but it was action-packed and unique. The lack of true resolution in the anime and not-super animation quality might have made the anime series weak overall. Oh, and Raki was just a smidge annoying. ~6.5/10 rating~ rent this one when you are in a blood-thirsty mood.


Darker than Black 24-25! the end. BK201 sounds like a hamburger designation to me. *spoilers* The revelation and consequence of Heaven's Gate and Hell's Gate were good, and the ending was bittersweet as things end with no true consequence. Hei is similar to Clare (in Claymore) since he is the exception to the minority to which he belonged (ie. more human than the others) and is able to touch people's hearts (with his sleepy eyes and stellar personality). The series started off slow to delve into the meat of the story, but was able to pull off a consistently animated and well thought-out conspiracy story. I liked how Amber played her part. I'm glad Yin survived. ~7/10 rating~ Very satisfying, but it's a renter. Is the Dream that a God of Death Has a Darkness Darker than Black?...ah, they weren't talking about the color of his spandex.

Claymore 24! This ending arc seems to be the only part to stray from the manga as the anime tries to wrap things up. Priscilla sorta remembers the past only to confuse Clare with Theresa. Oh no, Daddy's eating sister. Priscilla and Clare face off.


Baccano 5! It's hard to summarize this since the story is made up of flashbacks and flashforwards of different groups of characters that cross over each other. All I can say is that the animation and intrigue and humor are great. It might be a show that would be good to watch in bulk. This episode shows us Jacuzzi Splot's gang of abnormally strong people. We also see how Firo and Maiza meet. *tru luba*

And for the boy-smut lovers...
Dengenki online has confirmation of the Junjo Romantica anime. The website just says its in production (no details), but has a cute promo pic.


Why did I think Hanakimi was 11 episodes? there's another one next week. oops.

Hanakimi 11! Why did the close-ups of their hairy legs surprise me? Ah~ the cheerleader dance to Avril's 'Girlfriend'...no words. Cute episode and I think Umeda-sensei was wearing more lipstick than usual in this episode.

Not sure why they are called Claymores when they sound like tin cans when they walk.

Claymore 2-11! Quenching my thirst for blood and gore and flying limbs...
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