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Plot: At True Cross Academy, Rin Okumura unknowingly comes across the first signs that something is amiss; ordinary people have been gaining the ability to perceive the invisible…
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Well, well, well. Look who is back after 7 years! Seven damn long years! That’s right. I didn’t think this would get another sequel but it looks like…
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「ざわめく世界」 (Zawameku Sekai) "The World's Astir" Again in the princess position, huh?!
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The Cross Academy Festival is upon us, the main event of which is a dance that causes a flurry of couples and mad dash of asking out. Apparently,…
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Hello, old friend. That’s not even a euphemism: I wrote about the first Ao no Exorcist episode back on April 17, 2011! I last wrote about it back…
Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 10 – Alone No Longer
Nine Tails is an ancient intermediate demon Holy Cross has never figured out how to exorcise, but the Kamiki clan is a different story. Freed from Nine Tails,…
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Damn Takara Nemu, the little shit! Izumo is about to be fashionably late for her food stall duty, showing she really does care about not breaking her word…
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After being summoned to a high-ranking council at the Vatican and being made to seal a contract with his blood, Yukio is troubled by the blue flame he’s…
Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 11 – His Precious Pieces
Shima’s brother Juuzou tells Bon and the others that Renzou has been a double agent all this time. Even before he started at True Cross Academy, Pheles wanted…
Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 12 (Fin) – See No Evil
After all that battling and a tense meeting in Mephisto’s office, everyone’s head is spinning about Shima being a spy and a double agent. Rin thinks everyone still…
Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 08 – There’s No Going Back
Gedouiin may be the Absolute Ruler of Illuminati’s Far East Laboratory, but in the presence of a temporarily conscious Lord Lucifer he devolves into a blubbering, idolizing supplicant.…
Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 07 – Mall of the Damned
Now that we’re up to speed on the horrific circumstances of her past and torturous circumstances of her present, what does the future hold for Kamiki Izumo? Can…
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Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 05 – On the Back Foot
Both True Cross in general and the Exwires in particular are in a bad way. The former, decimated into disarray by the Illuminati’s Seraphim and scrambling to pick…
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Hello and welcome to Anime Rants! Today, I’m reviewing the first episode of the new third season of Blue Exorcist (Ao no Futsumashi). In the future, I won’t…
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Welcome back to Anime Rants. The next two episodes of Blue Exorcist’s third season were intense and emotional. I think these events were very well-written by the mangaka…
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I’m four weeks behind on Blue Exorcist’s third season, but after this post, three of the four newest episodes will have been covered. Sorry, but I don’t have…
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It struck me in watching this episode that Taiki's mom is pretty horrible towards him in many ways.
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「広がるサッカー」 (Hirogaru sakkaa) "Broad Soccer" Gotta walk before you can run.
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「霞柱 時透無一郎」 (Kasumibashira: Tokitou Muichirou) "Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito" I can't believe Wade Barrett spoiled Mugen Train for Tokito.
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「来訪者編Ⅸ」 (Raihou-sha-hen Ⅸ) "Visitor Arc IX" Tatsuya meets international conspiracy theory.
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At this point I'm relying on compatibility to keep myself interested in Ao no Orchestra - the actual execution is thoroughly inconsistent. Read more
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「Marching Out the Zombies」 Ugh, looks like it’s another Walking Dead year at the Soul Society’s Halloween Horror Nights.
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「笑う執事」 (Sono Shitsuji, Warau) "His Butler, Having a Laugh" That message was the most Baroque thing I've seen in a while.
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Aono and Akine have officially made it to Umikaku. Where do we go from here? To the orchestra club, of course!
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