Matsui Yuusei is a genius but a very peculiar one, and this series needed an adaptation that conveyed that as well as this one does.
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「変態稚児と神力騒動」 (Hentai Chigo to Shinriki Sōdō) "A Perverted Kid and Disturbances of Holy Power" While we live in an era where "wonders cease to be wonders", one thing…
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「死にたがりと逃げ上手」 (Shinitagari to Nige Jōzu) "Samurais Who Are Eager to Die and an Elusive Samurai" Kiyohara is ready to raise some eyebrows
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「冬の子供たち」 (Fuyu no Kodomotachi) "Children in Winter" The times they are a'changing and with it, the way of war
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Episode 1 This premiere absolutely took my breath away.
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「盗め綸旨、小笠原館の夜」 (Nusume Rinji, Ogasawara-kan no Yoru) "Steal the Imperial Command from Ogasawara's Residence at Night" Tokiyuki is an odd bird, but to make it in this wild game…
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「決着!犬追物、そして⋯」 (Ketchaku! Inuōmono, Soshite⋯) "Settling the Score! A Dog-Shooting Competition and Then..." This is one hell of a game of cat and mouse.
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「貞宗登場!」 (Sadamune Tōjō!) "Sadamune Appears!" There's a lot riding on this next level of tag.
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi – Episode 03 Review
「神の住む森」 (Kami no Sumu Mori) "A Forest Inhabited by a God" Who'll stop the rain
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi – Episode 09 Review
「わたしの仏様」 (Watashi no Hotoke-sama) "My Buddha" Never underestimate your opponent.
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「やさしいおじさん」 (Yasashī Ojisan) "The Gentle Uncle" This series carries the pathos that history books often do not
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi – Episode 08 Review
「かくれんぼ戦争」 (Kakurenbo Sensō) "A War of Hide and Seek" “We’ll be fine so long as they’re ordinary soldiers”- yeah, saying that is pretty much jinxing yourself there.
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The evidence of how good a job this adaptation is doing is the way it's depicting Shoukan.
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) – 03
At this point it's safe to say something has seriously clicked with Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi.
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) – 05
Which one of them was carrying a toad?
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) – 09
When The Elusive Samurai is on top of its game -as it certainly was this week - it's a truly formidable beast.
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) – 02
I can only say that these first two episodes have exceeded any hopes I had for them, never mind expectations.
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) – 11
What Tokiyuki (and Yorishige) are trying to do is subversive in a very literal sense.
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「がんばれ時行、鎌倉奪還のその日まで」 (Ganbare Tokiyuki, Kamakura Dakkan no Sono Hi Made) "Hang in There, Tokiyuki, Until the Day You Retake Kamakura" I get by with a little help from my…
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) – 06
CloverWorks was back on their A game this week.
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The concept of running away is a bit of a red herring.
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Darkness and screwball comedy and mild ecchi are always cheek by jowl with Matsui Yuusei.
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The vibes were good going in - but I didn't dare hope for anything this good.
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) – 12 (End) and Series Review
Anime has generally been unkind to Matsui Yuuseii, and while CloverWorks certainly did a wonderful cour, that doesn't seem to have changed.
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 10 – A Better Snowman
Knowing it would be hard-pressed to top last week’s full-length Takagi x Nishikata wonder-date, this week’s episode doesn’t bother; instead it returns to the warm, cozy, less dram…
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Check your cynicism at the door. You've been warned. Read more
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Not many adaptations can say they max out a series' potential, and I think this one can. Read more
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 12
This was a gloriously executed adaptation that exceeded expectations in every way. Read more
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Here's the thing - Takagi-san would be a terrible poker player. Read more
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 05
The only downside of this show is my face hurts after every episode. Read more
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One could almost say that was an extremely faithful episode. Read more
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 09
Takagi may have gone on a boat ride this week but she did her fishing on land. Read more
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 08
Week after week this series makes my face hurt. Read more
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 03
Takagi's blush is a surefire tell, if only Nishi wasn't so consumed with his own misery to notice it. Read more
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 06
I think maybe the most remarkable thing the Takagi-san adaptation has done it totally flip the fan reaction to the phrase "anime-original" on its head. Read more
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 02
It's like Shin-Ei and director Akagi Hiroaki have found the Platonic ideal of Karakai Jouzu and brought it to the screen. Read more
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Cheat code alert. Read more
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 08 – 415 Steps
“Side Trip, Pts. 1-4” involves three different couples and the three girls climbing the 415 Steps to a shrine and a commanding view of the ocean. Nishikata climbs…
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 04 – Tease the Night
The weather is starting to turn in TakaKata Land, but the day Nishikata decides to change to his warmer winter uni, Takagi is still in her short-sleeved summer…
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It’s a hot October morning, so much so that both Nishikata and Takagi arrive at school early, and find themselves the only ones there. When Nishkata whips out…
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 05 – The Ultimate Prize Catch
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 11 – Merry Dried Sardine Day
Last week might’ve been the last “standard” episode of Takagi-san, because this week is anything but normal. It’s suddenly Valentine’s Day, and for much as Takagi and…
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 02 – He Can’t Win…He’s Won
The Blue Marble For its opening salvo, Takagi-san goes part-Charlie Chaplin, part-Looney Tunes, ditching all dialogue for a full orchestra. Takagi’s instrumentation is predominantly flutes an…
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 09 – The Thing You Wanted Most
Once, in a blue moon, an anime gives you exactly what you want. This was one of those times. All I wanted was to bask in the adorable bliss…
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – Sweet Dreams are Made of Tease
My dreams were answered: Master Teaser Takagi-san has returned for a third wonderfully warm, fuzzy season; the perfect balm for the bracing cold of a mid-Atlantic winter. After last…
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 06 – It Was Spring When We Met
With the Culture Fest imminent, rehearsals for Romiya and Juliot are well under way, but when Nishikata first lays eyes on Takagi in her princess regalia, he forgets half of…
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 – 07 – Pumped Up for Peace and Quiet
Most anything short of officially dating could have topped last week’s on-stage confession, but if Takagi is anything, she’s patient, so this week is a return to slow,…
Teasing Master Takagi-san Season 3, Teasing Master Takagi-san