Basketball is coming back, and I cannot wait to be disappointed by yet another team I have picked up. I didn’t choose the Bears or White Sox, but I definitely chose yet another cursed franchise in the Clippers. Why. This episode, we’re talking about Io Sakisaka’s Ao Haru Ride published by Viz. The song you […]
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Ao Haru Ride
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“… tenderness that doesn’t go anywhere and that doesn’t lead to anything.”
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Ao Haru Ride Pt. 2 (with Shojo Beat Senior Editor Nancy Thistlethwaite)
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Ao Ashi – 19
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Ao Ashi – 09
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Ao Ashi – 10
「譲れないこと」 (Yuzurenai koto) "No Compromises" Ao Ashi continues to cruise both on and off-screen.
Ao Ashi – 07
「ユース初陣」 (Yuusu uijin) "The First Youth Match" Once more I'm struck by the parallels between the two superficially disparate series Ao Ashi and Dance Dance Danseur.
Ao Ashi – 23
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Ao Ashi – 08
「夜練」 (Yoru neri) "Night Training" It's a Togashi sort of week.
Ao Ashi – 03
「最終試験開始」 (Saishuu shiken kaishi) "Final Test Start" The really good days in anime, when they happen, still get my juices flowing.
Ao Ashi – 06
「最初のファン」 (Saisho no fan) "First Fan" This showdown between Hoozuki and Sugimoto could get interesting…
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Ao Ashi – 02
「東京シティ・エスペリオン」 (Toukyou shiti esuperion) "Tokyo City Esperion" This is a genre where the great ones are always marathon and never sprint.
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「EAGLE EYE」 "EAGLE EYE" The beautiful game is not simple.
Ao Ashi – 04
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Ao Ashi – 04
「CROW」 (Crow) "Crow" Ao Ashi is a more straightforward show than Danseur, as you'd expect - but that's not a criticism.
Ao Ashi – 18
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