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Inuyasha: The Final Act 8! I don't think anyone on my flist is watching this, but *spoilers ahead* Kikyou's death was sad. She probably had the best plan to defeat Naraku, but i guess there wasn't enough power. *weep* I liked her character. byebye.

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood 33! Kimblee has a quick fight with Scar, and Ed & Al reach the Briggs fort.

Tatakau Shisho - The Book of Bantorra 8! After what appears to be a dull episode, we learn about book eaters. The scantily clad genki female character saves the book eater by awakening someone who was eaten...or something like that.
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Takakau Shisho - Book of Bantorra 2-7! reassessed my impression of this show after the 2nd episode. It's good once you get past the ridiculously huge boobs on one of the main characters (you know those things are going to be hanging down around her knees in 20 years...what is the attraction?). Colio and Shiron's arc started off a little slow, but it was pretty interesting how they were connected. Colio started off as a 'meat' character (emotionless zombie-like character used by the Church) who is touched by Shiron's story when he accidentally 'reads' part of her book. Her power of seeing the future somehow allowed her to see him. Hamyeta Meseta, the big-breasted woman, is more interesting in the action scenes, and so far, the bad guys/the Church are bent on killing her. Episode 5 starts another arc (the opening visuals changed to feature the cast rather than those ugly graphics). I wonder if each arc will feature a 'meat' character who is corrupted, and used by the Church. And then, they get saved by the Librarians. Of course, there are snippets of a bigger story in the background. The animation isn't the best, but consistent. The factors that make this show unpopular could be the dull (bordering on fugly) character design and the uneven pacing.

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Inuyasha: The Final Act 7! I just noticed that in the opening visuals, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha's swords have different powers from what they just recently obtained, so they aren't as close to a final battle than originally expected. Have to give Kikyou credit for devising a plan to defeat Naraku without much effort, but it's a shame Naraku figured it out.
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Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra ! Toshokan Sensou...fantasy version. Armed librarians fighting against...the Church!

+ seiyuu cast of fan-favorites, but
- bland everything

Quick impression ~ Humans become books (stone tablets) when they die and memories resurface when someone touches the book. Armed librarians protect these books. The Church of Smarmy is using/killing humans/meat for something. The production was dull, the characters even more dull, and opening/ending just as dull. For a story with such potention and detail, the first episode bored the heck out of me. A brunette Dolly Parton and half-arsed action will not convince me that this is worth watching.

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Letter Bee 1! Armed postal workers fighting against...beetles...

+ Interesting premise, insect monsters, names, etc
+ Fukujun, Suga Shikao
- Mediocre animation, but
+ Overall decent production

Quick impression ~ Gauche Suede (Fukujun), a Letter Bee/mailman, is assigned to deliver Lag Seeing, a young *spoilers* girl boy, somewhere. They encounter mechanical bugs who are after heart energy(?) and fight them with guns powered by amber (which has a mosquito encased inside?) and their heart---something like that. In the first episode, you learn that Lag's mother was taken by 'mysterious' men, and Gauche's motivation for working is to make money to cure his crippled sister (hm, Fukujun character with a sister-complex?). I enjoyed the world the mangaka created, but Studio Pierrot's production lacks the extra oomph to make this exciting. Maybe this will pick up after a few more episodes. As reference, the OVA covered a random story when Lag was already a Bee, while this starts at the beginning when Lag learns what Bees do.

Postal workers win this round...

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