Hangers: Autumn Anime, Week Five

This Week: Kill la Kill, Nagi No Asukara, Miss Monochrome, Coppelion, Non Non Biyori, Gingitsune: Messenger of the Fox Gods, and Gundam Build Fighters.

Anime season midterms are one week off for most of these productions, so we will see who has been studying and which shows are slacking off.

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Hangers: Autumn Anime, Week Four

This Week: Kill la Kill, Nagi No Asukara, Miss Monochrome, Coppelion, Monogatari Series: Second Season, Non Non Biyori, Gingitsune: Messenger of the Fox Gods, and Gundam Build Fighters.

What a strange and unusual week. This is at least part of why I do not subscribe to “three episode” rules.

Some productions changed thematic gears, others artistic ones. What seemed like previously pretty solid ground for a few is now potentially giving way to marshy swamps.

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Hangers: Autumn Anime, Week Three

This Week: Kill la Kill, Nagi No Asukara, Miss Monochrome, Coppelion, Monogatari Series: Second Season, Non Non Biyori, Gingitsune: Messenger of the Fox Gods, and Gundam Build Fighters.

Many folks I know ascribe to the notion of a “three episode rule” when it comes to selecting what to keep and drop around this time of the season. The productions have had some time to stretch their legs, jog a few laps, and we get an idea of who may or may not be making the varsity team.

Much like many fantasy sports groups though, I don’t use such trap doors to get myself off of a sinking ship, so none of these shows I am following will be traded away regardless of how enjoyable or terrible they are proving to be.

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Mothballs #18: White Rabbits, Brown Bears, and Puppy Dog Tails

This Week: Kyousougiga (2011), Kyousougiga (2012), Mr. Arashi’s Amazing Freak Show, and Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G.

Summer season is ending and I’m behind on several things I meant to get to on that front before Fall season hits, so everything else this week was shorts. Three of these can even be considered fieldwork practicums for the upcoming season, so this is actually a more topical post than this series usually is!

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