Kannagi

[Kraco]

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"An art student named Jin Mikuriya carves a statue from the wood of the Kannagi tree only to have the statue come to life in the form of a goddess, who has now taken over the statue. He and "Nagi" work together to destroy the impurities that are gathering in the town." -ANN

AniDB (http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5720)
ANN (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9295)
Official (http://www.nagisama-fc.com/anime/index.html)

Episode 1 h264 - Ayako (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_01_%5BH264%5D%5BV2%5D%5B0C783094%5D.mkv.torrent)
Episode 1 xvid - Ayako (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_01_%5BXVID%5D%5BV2%5D%5BE3E3EA93%5D.avi.torrent)




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I paid attention to this series after enjoying Kamichu, hoping it would be something similar. After one episode it's hard to say if there are similarities as such but this was interesting by its own right. There's certain kind of straight-forwardness in the characters so far which appeals to me, and while not exactly hilarious a few scenes have been funny enough. The graphics and animation aren't bad either. I'll keep watching.

[SamuraiOdin]

Watched the first episode, and it does a decent job of introducing the two main characters, but that's it. I'm interested to see the next few episodes to see just how they develop everything (including the school life, and the guy's father).

[Lucifus]

Hmmmmmmmmmm.







I like it.

(Needed to kill the no post message -_-)

[NeoBear]

Hmmmmmmmmmm.







I like it.

(Needed to kill the no post message -_-)

yes i too like it its cute i like how they get along and it feels kinda natural not forced its like he reacts to her like a male but not like a horney male and she just looks at him like hes a normal kid kind of like Lina and Goury but without all the eating =O

[Ryllharu]

Kannagi 02 (h264) - Ayako (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_02_%5BH264%5D%5B2782CF2E%5D.mkv.torrent)
Kannagi 02 (xvid) (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_02_%5BXVID%5D%5B6096CAA0%5D.avi.torrent)

This series has really surprised me. It's a lot more amusing that I thought it might be. Nagi is hilarious, but also has that mysterious, serious air around her. Certainly something aided by Haruka Tomastu's considerable range. The series may not have the best art, but it makes up for it with all the motion going on the frames. There's a lot of shifting hair, blinking, fidgiting characters, and fluid motion. We even have an appearance of Miyuki Sawashiro as Jin's childhood friend.

This episode had lots of fun moments, and enough serious ones as well. You kind of feel bad for Nagi though, she's pretty helpless in most situations. Her acting however, is impeccable. Not only did she trick Tsugumi into believing her crap story, she tricked Jin for a while too.

I do wonder when we will see the girl that looks almost exactly like Asagami Fujino from Kara no Kyoukai.
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I like the OP, the animation is really funny, especially the choreography part. The ED is nice too. Both sung by Haruka Tomatsu, our heroine.

[animus]

I read the manga to just about here, before there were out of scanlations and I just stopped keeping up.

Good episode, very entertaining.

[Marik]

[Ayako]​_Kannagi​_-​_02​_[XVID][313110F1].avi (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_02_%5BXVID%5D%5B313110F1%5D.avi.torrent)

Kannagi - 02 - Fixed. Had encoded Episode 1 's Script onto Episode 2 before going to sleep. Sorry.

[Marik]

THIS TIME NO V2!

[Ayako]​_Kannagi​_-​_03​_[H264][01113F7C].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_03_%5BH264%5D%5B01113F7C%5D.mkv.torrent)

[Ayako]​_Kannagi​_-​_03​_[XVID][B96DD969].avi (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_03_%5BXVID%5D%5BB96DD969%5D.avi.torrent)

Not many are watching this show, eh?

[Kraco]

Finally the Sister (from the church) was introduced, even if not before the very end of the ep. However, while I knew beforehand that she will also remove impurities, and thus compete with Nagi, I certainly didn't foresee she's Nagi's younger sister. It'll be very intriguing indeed to see whether they will say a word about why she's (at least outwardly) a christian if she's a shinto goddess's sister... Tapping into some extra power?

Somehow I think I'm not the only one who saw from two kilometers away that the whole haunted storeroom was just a prank orchestrated by the seniors. Still, it had a good enough execution.


Not many are watching this show, eh?
I like this series. Most of the characters are interesting. Actually there has been no bad characters so far. Since this looks like a character driven story, that means a lot.

[DDBen]

Not many are watching this show, eh?

I'm definitely watching this one and really liking it so far. Just at the start of the season I prefer to watch the first few episodes of just about everything to determine what I want to stick with. Kannagi has certainly earned its spot already but during setup chapters there isn't a lot to discuss.

Overall a very funny series so far without any bad characters or insulting episodes so far. Thats more then several series have offered up at this point.

[animus]

There's honestly not much need for discussion at this point. Nothing's REALLY happening, atleast not yet. Hopefully that changes. If not it's just gonna be like a semi-slice of life.

[Ryllharu]

I think you need to reassess what you've been watching animus. This is the only series this season that has really exceeded my expectations. It is a largely character driven series, much like a lot of the other comedy-with-hints-at-romance series this season, and there hasn't been one episode to not make me laugh yet. Most of the jokes have been perfectly timed and executed. Nagi even uses old man puns.

For how proud she is about her goddess stature, Nagi uses a 300 yen plastic wand she found at the department store to exorcise evil. Finally, someone called her out on it at the end of this episode. That's great comedy outright, and now it is one part of her sister's attack on her. The series will continue on with Nagi feeling inferior as she potentially loses her divinity and balances between her current personality and her serious Goddess modes.

Nagi still has super keen sense of observation. Not like it was hard for the viewers, but Nagi, without even knowing either of them for more than a week, has already determined that both Jin and Tsugumi like each other.

I even enjoyed Tsugumi freaking out about the reason she has another uniform and that the old one fits Nagi better, only to turn around a few minutes later after overhearing about Jin's porno mags and declaring her temporary victory.

Then we have the side characters, foremost among them is the overly self-conscious, "Too good for the manga club" self-righteous, and self-absorbed okatu freak, who of course is named...Akiba.

[animus]

I know it's good and fun, I just meant that there's really not that mysterious element yet to garner random inquisition and guesses on what's happening.

[shinta|hikari]

Nagi makes this show. The rest is just filler until more of her.

[David75]

Nagi makes this show. The rest is just filler until more of her.

Do I read "CC like" in your comments?
Sure, a nice strong, sometimes capricious, yet loving and lovely female character is always a big bonus

[shinta|hikari]

Actually, it is more Holo-like, who is my top 2 or 3 favorite anime character.

[animus]

Episode 4 XviD - Ayako (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_04_%5BXVID%5D%5B87C3786F%5D.avi.torrent)
Episode 4 h264 - Ayako (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_04_%5BH264%5D%5B1583752D%5D.mkv.torrent)

[Kraco]

This series is getting more and more interesting, which is a very fine state of affairs considering all the disappointing series of this season. I kind of hoped Zange's reason for being in such an outfit would have been more than cosplay or a coincidence, but I guess it can't be helped. Now she's one more evil "christian" appearing in anime... (The Japanese must really hate us.) An intriguing character, though. All sweet outside and all sadistic inside (I wonder if that's the opposite of Nagi actually. A mirror image would make sense considering they were originally one split goddess). The whole deity business is getting far more serious than the first episodes suggested.

[Ryllharu]

I don't think there's that much of an anti-Christian bias. To me, it seems more like they are calling out "fake Christianity" in Japan, which is actually very prominent in the weddings circuit. Japan is full of fake churches who's sole purpose is Western wedding ceremonies. None of them are consecrated churches, and if I am not mistaken, the Catholic Church is quietly upset about the practice.

Zange, being the evil bitch that she is, is just playing along with that exactly as Nagi said. Since her tree is in the (potentially truly) consecrated church ground, she's doing the same thing. Impersonating a nun for the purpose of shifting worship to her.

I definitely agree on the split personalities though. Nagi's true side is more like what she shows to Tsugumi, and the brief scene we saw at the beginning of the first episode and with the kittens. Nagi, though upset and a little crazy about losing her tree, is a benevolent goddess, while Zange has always been trying to steal worship.

Now I am very curious exactly how much Zange was telling the truth. Is the possession of Hakua really consensual on both sides? Or did Zange convince her like some overly pushy timeshare salesperson? Their conversation in the church was not as illuminating even after going back to it. Which one of the two claimed she was in control?

[KrayZ33]

just picked this up and watched the first episode.

seems to be really good so far, it has a very nice opening and I like the animation. (looks like movie/ova quality)

edit:

btw how come that zoom player and my VLC player use different sub-fonts?
I can choose of 2 different subtitles with VLC.. one with translator notes and comments and one normal, however both subs look a lot worse than they do in Zoomplayer, is this normal? (and the subs with translator notes doesn't exist in zoomplayer somehow)

I don't use VLC anymore but I wanted to make a screenshot of Nagi when she wrapped the toast around the Oishinbou (funniest scene if you consider what they are talking about ^^), so I just noticed it.

[kenren]

For some reasons, I like to watch the opening theme. LOL.

[Yukimura]

I'm right there with you kenren. At first I thought I didn't like it but every time the episodes start I seem to get drawn in and watch the whole thing.

[KrayZ33]

yap, same here... I even go so far that I watch it ~2 times a day even when I'm not watching the episode itself, because I like the animation so much. And I can't deny that Nagi is a really cute character :/ I like that dance somehow ^^

"supiido ihan no Driviiiiing... mada mada ji-mi da-ne, kisu mo, ji-mi da-ne"

whatever she wants to tell me with this song, I like it.

[Ryllharu]

I can't help but feel that the series will slowly slide towards the twisted reality that encompasses the OP. After all, Zange has declared she will be worshipped more than Nagi, and is already off to a good start. The quickest way to that end in the modern era is to become an idol, as someone said last episode.

Nagi will enter show business, to take revenge on her sister. (Wait, that sounds like another underappreciated show this season...)

[KrayZ33]

Even though I expected to see a more "Oh my Goddess"-like series, I wouldn't mind it if they end up in such a sideplot you are talking about.
It's actually the opposite, if its done in such a quality I'd look forward it! But I really doubt this will happen.

However, it's a nice Idea nonetheless, I don't know if there are many "Idol shows" out there in the anime world, but for me this would be a nice change, especially if it keeps up the "mysterious" elements too (fighting impurities and stuff)
Havn't seen something like that before (except for Macross Frontier maybe :P), as you can see I compare this show with Oh! My Goddess... but I'm pretty sure you guys know newer and more shows which have a (probably even more) similiar plot to kannagi if it will develop in a "Idol-match"

[Dark Dragon]

Nagi will enter show business, to take revenge on her sister. (Wait, that sounds like another underappreciated show this season...)

I know, makes you some what sad doesn't it?

I was pleasantly surprised by this show especially since it didn't seem to be the type of show i would enjoy judging from the previews. Nagi is a very interesting character and i'm waiting to see how this transition from tree goddess > pop star play out.

I think this is one of those season where shows i had high hopes for fall flats and those that i had zero expectation for suddenly become interesting.

[kenren]

Nipponsei - Kannagi OP (http://tracker.minglong.org/torrents/%5BNipponsei%5D%20Kannagi%20OP%20Single%20-%20moto%20hade%20ni%20ne!%20%5BHaruka%20Tomatsu%5D .zip.torrent)

Here's the opening theme if anyone wants it. LOL.

[David75]

[Ayako] Kannagi - 05 [H264][E55EDC19] mkv 169Mb @ Scarywater (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_05_%5BH264%5D%5BE55EDC19%5D.mkv.torrent)

I have to wait at least 10 hours before watching it :( working sucks :(

have fun!

PS: David turning into an hikkikimori

[Kraco]

So, the dad of Zange's host, Hakua, is a priest. What kind of a priest? Somehow related to the church, next to which the Zange-tree is growing, or is it just a coincidence he's a priest? Though I suppose that doesn't matter so much.

In any case it looks like Nagi is just as happy to be an idol as Zange. I guess such a thing is pretty natural for a goddess...

[KrayZ33]

Weird episode somehow... it felt like the skipped some scenes..
the "food making" duel for example, they never revealed who won (or why) ^^ but oh well, it wasn't really important to show it.

This episode revealed a really sudden change of the plot imho, but that's not a bad point.. in fact it's good this way, it doesn't get boring

[David75]

I can't believe I'm attracted to a show where the main character uses a kiddie-girl staff...
and that I enjoy it quite a lot.
I laughed and all. I like that show.

[Ryllharu]

I thought this episode was amazing, and further cemented why I think Kannagi is the best series this season. First off, it just makes me laugh, which hasn't really happened in a while. All the stuff with Nagi's fan club was perfect, from the opening photo shoot where we are still wondering what is going on down to Hakua/Zange finding out about it. The vice president of the art club only made it better, her rabid fangirl explanation, culminating with her revealing her (very low numbered) membership card.

The showdown (and tons of bad puns) with Nagi and the staff member was great too. She gained a nearly useless (as of this episode) power, shining a spotlight, star-shaped no less, from the reflector (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Blueraisedpavementmarker.jpg) surface of her magical girl wand.

But we also saw some very serious developments too. Nagi's discussion with Hakua's father about whether or not she was also a selfish goddess like Zange, possessing another human. Nagi responded immediately, and in tone that implied that only her wood-and-earth body was the correct way for a goddess such as herself to manifest. The disgust in her voice reinforced the dismay Nagi showed when she confronted Zange about the stress Zange was placing on Hakua's body.

Which brings another side to the story that hadn't been approached until now. Zange quite proudly proclaimed to Nagi that she and Hakua were in total agreement about the whole affair, but during the kitchen battle, we saw a very different idea. Hakua and Zange were arguing, and it seemed to be a very normal thing between the two of them. Credit must go to the author, director, and Kana Hanazawa for the way they have portrayed Hakua/Zange. The two of them rarely use each others' names in their discussions and Kana Hanazawa plays both roles nearly identically. There isn't a nasty/sweet side to differentiate between the two. It makes it very difficult to figure out exactly which one has which stance on a given issue.

I also loved the bit with the failure-director praying to Nagi for success this time around.

[David75]

I also loved the bit with the failure-director praying to Nagi for success this time around. Yup, Also it was a strange feeling to have some quick panels ala Zetsubo Sensei... well almost.

Also agreeing to the rest of course

[animus]

Go Volt Lighter!

[Dark Dragon]

This episode was full of win.

Bittersweet...hmm? Plum, Rubber Tire!?

Nagi ability to create outrageous yet believable lies on the spot is pretty awesome.

The ending song is growing on me, it's very tranquil and is surprisingly addicting.

[Kraco]

I like the ED a lot as well. It feels like it's half something else than a regular pop song, though, something like an old folk song. However, according to what I've learned, the single won't be released before the end of this month.

[David75]

I like the ED a lot as well. It feels like it's half something else than a regular pop song, though, something like an old folk song. However, according to what I've learned, the single won't be released before the end of this month.

your 6000th post!
Congratulations!

I'll have to try that ed, most of the time I shut my player or move to the next ep in the first few seconds of an ep so I do not get to hear the ED.
Exception was Paradise Kiss and that awesome ED by Franz Ferdinand.

[Kraco]

Star-shaped no less:

Episode 6 h264 - Ayako (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_06_%5BH264%5D%5BFB0A0F12%5D.mkv.torrent)
Episode 6 xvid - Ayako (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_06_%5BXVID%5D%5BDFA50290%5D.avi.torrent)





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Edit: Another fine episode. Nagi didn't show much divinity in either arc, but episodes where she's portrayed as a human girl aren't that bad, either, especially since her basic character will still screw things up. Lots of tension also between Nagi and Jin in this ep. Especially when Jin could so clearly see those legs he yearns to touch...

[Ryllharu]

This was an excellent Tsugumi episode. I found that most of the humor in the episode centered around her. I particularly loved the part where in her head she chastised herself before she would potentially insult Nagi's flat chest, then immediately emphasizes her own moderately ample bosom. Her nervous shifting around in her uniform in the cafe was better than Nagi's as well.

While the end may have hinted at a growing love connection between Nagi and Jin (since when know she has had some affection for him back when her tree was intact and she was a full goddess), the subtle hints where Tsugumi felt downtrodden with all of Jin's attentions on Nagi were well done.

Anyone else catch the Haruhi when Tsugumi was waiting for "Jin" before the shopping trip?

[David75]

This was an excellent Tsugumi episode. I found that most of the humor in the episode centered around her. I particularly loved the part where in her head she chastised herself before she would potentially insult Nagi's flat chest, then immediately emphasizes her own moderately ample bosom. Her nervous shifting around in her uniform in the cafe was better than Nagi's as well.

While the end may have hinted at a growing love connection between Nagi and Jin (since when know she has had some affection for him back when her tree was intact and she was a full goddess), the subtle hints where Tsugumi felt downtrodden with all of Jin's attentions on Nagi were well done.

Anyone else catch the Haruhi when Tsugumi was waiting for "Jin" before the shopping trip?

That's what I like the most from the ep.
The instinctive vs societal behavior.
She should be nice and compasionate, but instead ends up aggressing a competitor for Jin's heart. She also knows Jin is naturally attracted to bigger breasts...

The character I like is the class-rep, there's something about her.

Also, at some point we have a reference to the female audience for the show and I was wondering if the girl depicted was watching a file taken from the web... instead of buying a copy for example... In other words, where they depicting piracy?

[shinta|hikari]

The underwear fitting scenes were the most funny for me, especially when Tsugumi led Nagi to the AA size section, and Nagi feels patronized. Jin screaming out his embarrassment was also hilarious, but I perfectly understand how he felt when it happened.

I saw Haruhi with the blue ribbon (I think) too.

I think I saw another cameo in this episode, but I forgot who it was exactly.

[KrayZ33]

Holy....

This episode was so good.
I couldn't stop laughing at all, it went from a good scene to another.

I love it and I have to say that I like *all* the characters in this showso far... ahh, yeah Kannagi is going to be one of the best Animes I've watched ... I'm pretty sure about that.

and I got to hear the VA of the maniac from FMP again too. Awesome!

edit to below:
Yes I do.

[animus]

You know he also voices Jiraiya in Naruto, right?

[narutosharingan]

That was no doubt a hilarious episode. The entire maid cafe scene was just great. Poor Tsugumi...

[Kraco]

Tsugumi's position is quite a bit inferior to Nagi's, because she doesn't live in the same house as Jin. No matter what Jin says, it must affect him. In fact being in Nagi's company affected him right from the first seconds, and Tsugumi isn't foolish enough not to notice.

[David75]

Tsugumi's position is quite a bit inferior to Nagi's, because she doesn't live in the same house as Jin. No matter what Jin says, it must affect him. In fact being in Nagi's company affected him right from the first seconds, and Tsugumi isn't foolish enough not to notice.

Yup, Nagi really is in a better position now.
But I think she's not interrested in him love wise. She likes him and I'm fairly sure she'll push him towards Tsugumi or push Tsugumi towards him...
The reason why I think it'll work that way is that at some point Nagi will have to return to her own world of gods.

[Ryllharu]

But I think she's not interested in him love wise. She likes him and I'm fairly sure she'll push him towards Tsugumi or push Tsugumi towards him...
The reason why I think it'll work that way is that at some point Nagi will have to return to her own world of gods.
I wouldn't be so sure. If anything, this episode proved that Nagi really cares what Jin thinks about her, well beyond what she thought he would initially protest about. She assumed he simply wouldn't like her working, but that wasn't the reason he didn't like it as it turned out, and Nagi responded instantly because of that. Until now, Nagi certainly hasn't shown too much capacity for shame about showing her (non-existent) figure off.

Nagi may not have shown any affection towards him earlier, but just as the case with Jin, it is growing. She has always liked him (in a different way) since the past.

That said, I'm still rooting for Tsugumi.

(It also appears that Hakua likes Jin too from the cooking competition scene last episode, and Zange is attempting to push her towards him in an effort to return the favor of borrowing her body.)

[shinta|hikari]

I don't think Nagi needs to return anywhere. Nagi once said that she is already in love with someone. If I remember correctly, Jin met a girl when he was a kid in the first episode. Could it be that the person Nagi loves is Jin in his childhood?

[Kraco]

The case with Jin:

Episode 7 h264 - Ayako (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_07_%5BH264%5D%5B56C5CC9D%5D.mkv.torrent)
Episode 7 xvid - Ayako (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_07_%5BXVID%5D%5BCA981471%5D.avi.torrent)

[Ryllharu]

Amaterasu indeed. It was wonderful when they were all in seiza position in front of the closet.

Tsugumi's nasty side returns again, Takako is a pervert, Nagi reading porn, and Zange is a slut.

Througout the episode, I kept thinking he did something like cut her hair or peeped on her in the bath. The best parts, for me anyway, was Nagi repeatedly stealing drinks set on the desk whenever anyone left and the really awkward almost-yaoi greeting between Akiba and Jin. Jin had his legs wrapped around Akiba while they swung around...

[shinta|hikari]

I simply loved the face Nagi made when she returned from the store at the end of the episode. I was beginning to think they were not going to show her in that episode, but I'm glad that they did, especially with that hilariously cute look while eating.

[Kraco]

Througout the episode, I kept thinking he did something like cut her hair or peeped on her in the bath. The best parts, for me anyway, was Nagi repeatedly stealing drinks set on the desk whenever anyone left and the really awkward almost-yaoi greeting between Akiba and Jin. Jin had his legs wrapped around Akiba while they swung around...

Aye, I was also wondering what it was, expecting something along the same lines you did. Yet the fact Jin kept waiting for Akiba all the time puzzled me. I couldn't figure out how and why exactly that dude could solve the issue so easily, where others had failed.

Jin clearly can't get Nagi out of his mind at all, based on this ep. Nagi sitting in a closet for a few hours wouldn't have bothered him that much otherwise.

[Everon]

I burst out laughing when Akiba said "Its a Sony" while Jin was inspecting the betamax tape.

Very clever joke about two generations sony formats. In one case he's ahead of the curve, in the other he's behind it. Either way, he's outside the norm.

[shinta|hikari]

I loved that joke too. It is really clever how they portrayed Sony's format issues, with an obsolete beta and a destined to be obsolete Blu-Ray.

[Yukimura]

Epic fun this episode, not much to discuss though, just that it was hilarious throughout and Nagi is awesome.

[KrayZ33]

Epic fun this episode, not much to discuss though, just that it was hilarious throughout and Nagi is awesome.

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I enjoyed every minute of it (especially the love-game between Zange and JIn
and the scenes with Akiba

[DDBen]

Kannagi Episode 8
MKV
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AVI
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[Kraco]

Bloody funny episode. Especially the first part where Daitetsu was imagining what manner of life Jin and Nagi are leading there together... Those images kind of fit Nagi eerily well, though.

[DDBen]

This episode was pure gold with a slight twist at the end.

The alternate personality as far as I can tell is Nagi pre-personality split but that could be totally wrong. Though I'm curious if the sacred tree was properly disposed of would Nagi have returned to a single entity or would only the other half of her personality survive?

[Ryllharu]

I loved that Daitetsu's fantasies began from Nagi rubbing against Jin with the line, "Deeper inside..." It got better the more over the top they became.

It did seem that Nagi was temporarily possessed by her own divinity. I think Nagi meant that if her tree was burned, she would have been reincarnated somewhere else instead of being split from the majority of her divinity and powers. I still can't explain why her normal personality is like this, but I'm sure it will come up again. Maybe she was just bored being a benevolent and wise goddess, and wanted to experience life so she sealed a part of herself away. She can obviously reconnect with some manner of ease, as she did with the dead kittens.

[Alhuin]

The name of the episode had something to do with Wuthering Heights... but, if I recall my high school memories of the book correctly, I can't see a parallel between this episode and the book. Unless you count the rain and mysterious-ness.

But, an enjoyable episode none-the-less. I was quite enjoying the Nagi fantasies... :x

Looks like her "divine" side is a touchy subject to talk about though. She says she doesn't remember things when she changes personalities, and afterwards she gets moody. This is a far-fetched guess, but I think her divine side is the part of her personality that fell in "love" with Jin, and her current personality knows that, but is also falling in love with him, so she may feel insecure about her original personality taking over? I don't know... it makes sense to me...

Something definitely sparked in her when Jin mentions Daitetsu bringing her back home in the middle of the night. You can tell by her eyes... they go sullen for just a second.

[Kraco]

The release date for the ED single was today, and a jolly good single it is.

ED Single (Musuhi no Toki) - Nipponsei (http://tracker.minglong.org/torrents/%5BNipponsei%5D%20Kannagi%20ED%20Single%20-%20Musuhi%20no%20Toki%20%5BTomatsu%20Haruka%5D.zip .torrent)

[Marik]

[Ayako]​ Kannagi​ -​ 09​ [H264][61867804].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_09_%5BH264%5D%5B61867804%5D.mkv.torrent)

[Ayako]​ Kannagi​ -​ 09​ [XVID][9A29D853].avi (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_09_%5BXVID%5D%5B9A29D853%5D.avi.torrent)

[Ryllharu]

A fantastic Tsugumi episode. Her squeaks of embarrassment and high-pitched exclaimations make this series quite amusing. Her character is almost funnier than Nagi. Poor Jin, ever the whipping boy.

On the more developemental side of the story, a little bit more of Hakua agreeing with Zange's plans because she also desires to go after Jin. I'm hoping that they will get into why Hakua likes him, why Zange chose her, and why Hakua agreed. I will still hope for a Tsugumi ending, as Nagi should have to go back to being a full goddess in the end. Sure, Goddess Nagi likes Jin too, but in a different kind of way. This episode provided a good foundation for a Tsugumi result.


Looks like the next episode is all about Takako.

[Kraco]

why Zange chose her, and why Hakua agreed.

Aye, that'd be an interesting piece of information to learn. While Zange was made to look pretty evil in the past eps, Hakua is still there and very apparently isn't exactly trying to fight Zange off her body. I guess Zange chose her simply because she was living close to Zange's tree, but why Hakua allowed it is the question.


Goddess Nagi likes Jin too, but in a different kind of way. This episode provided a good foundation for a Tsugumi result.

This episode showed pretty clearly Nagi isn't terribly romantically interested in Jin. She didn't seem to have any interest in participation in the operation, merely observed it for extra amusement. She's still interested otherwise obviously, as shown by her interest in Jin's past and such and the fact she still lives in the house and is affected by Jin's words and actions. However, it's pretty hard right now to see Jin-Nagi ending. Zange/Hakua is the villain (however soft she is), so she can't be the girl. I suppose that leaves Tsugumi, no matter how boring that is in a certain sense (not that she is boring but the pairing is).

[Nadouku]

Poor Jin. Misunderstandings can be quite hard to clear up, let alone drag another complicated situation to the matter. Good episode, I like it.

[KrayZ33]

However, it's pretty hard right now to see Jin-Nagi ending

Yes maybe it is, but not really because of
This episode showed pretty clearly Nagi isn't terribly romantically interested in Jin

the Jin+Nagi ending is difficult to begin with because (as ryl already said)

Nagi should have to go back to being a full goddess in the end.

but we are to see how everything will end

if we take Oh! my Goddess and Fate/Stay Night in account for example, we are able see how stories about celestial girls could end.

and don't forget that there are different "2" Nagis, plus it's not like Jin isn't interested in her... a few episode showed clearly, that Nagi cares a lot for him and he for her, even in a romantically way (and I'm not only talking about the blush she had when Jin screamed out his thoughts in the maid-café)

now we have the first episode, where Jin showed some interest towards Tsugumi and you are already leaning towards the Jin+Tsugumi ending? I'm not convinced so quickly just because of that. In the past episodes, Jin was actually ignoring her..

that aside:
I wish they'd show some "impurity-fighting" again... it was really interesting when Zange showed up for the first time.. proving her strength when she single handed squashed one of these things.

[Ryllharu]

and don't forget that there are "2" Nagi, plus it's not like Jin isn't interested in Nagi a few episode showed clearly, that Nagi cares a lot for him even in a romantically way (and I'm not only talking about the blush she had when Jin screamed out his thoughts in the maid-café)

now we have the first episode, where Jin showed interest in Tsugumi and you are already leaning towards the Jin+Tsugumi ending? I'm not convinced so quickly just because of that. In the past episodes, Jin was actually ignoring her..

that aside:
I wish they'd show some "impurity-fighting" again... it was really interesting when Zange showed up for the first time.. proving her strength when she single handed squashed one of these things.
I've been hoping for the Tsugumi and Jin ending since the first episode. The childhood friend character always gets the short end of the stick in situations like this. I assumed she was the underdog at the beginning, and started rooting for her. Little did I know how little Nagi has been interested in Jin.

I actually don't believe either version of Nagi cares for Jin in a romantic way. "Normal" Nagi may be flattered by the attention Jin gave her in the cafe, but what it came down to was Nagi cared about what Jin thinks. She doesn't want to upset him, despite how much she plays around with him. That seems to tie back in with her true personality. Goddess Nagi on the other hand, treats Jin like a big sister, or perhaps a guardian spirit. He is attuned to the area, and believes in dieties, which is why he can see the impurities. Goddess Nagi (as we saw in the first episode) wants to protect someone who cares for her lands as much as she does. Goddess Nagi doesn't want a devoted follower to shun her because she was abusive and unkind.

Don't forget the reason Zange is that strong against the impurities. She possessed a human body, and though her power is stabilized and stronger than Nagi's was at the time, she is putting a great deal of undue stress on Hakua's body.

[TheBladeChild]

I've been hoping for the Tsugumi and Jin ending since the first episode. The childhood friend character always gets the short end of the stick in situations like this. I assumed she was the underdog at the beginning, and started rooting for her.

memories of Shuffle?

Anyway this episode was full of great laughs. Hope this series continues to deliver.

[shinta|hikari]

I am more inclined to think that there won't be any solid ending, since the manga is still ongoing, but if there is going to be any pairing implied by the end of the show, I am pretty sure it is going to be NagixJin. Kannagi just falls into that category, and it would seem quite pointless if the main female character is the one to get the short end of the stick.

EDIT: and I am not just saying this because I am a Nagi fan, as anyone should be able to tell.

[Ryllharu]

memories of Shuffle?
Not quite, I hated Kaede. Rooted for Asa the first time, then after playing the game, Sia/Kikyou. There's a difference between the "perfect" childhood friend who can cook and clean and basically acts like a mother/maid, and characters like Tsugumi, who is utterly normal. Tsugumi can't beat Hakua at cooking (we know Zange herself sucks), can't beat Zange in terms of looks, and can't beat Nagi in terms of proximity (live-in trumps neighbor).

Tsugumi gives off this strange vibe called realism. She's a little bit heavier than she'd like to be, she gets mean when she feels her place is threatened (then feels bad about it), is trying her best to learn how to cook (but still sucks at it), and she's not some horribly exaggerated character archetype. This makes her come off as very "normal," which highlights both Nagi and Zange's personalities.

[shinta|hikari]

And usually, the main guy character does not end up with the foil.

Don't get me wrong. I like Tsugumi, since she is a very well done version of a cliche, with the right uniqueness here and there to make her stand out.

[tystic]

One possible spoiler under these links, be warned, though it didn't bother me too much...

animus is right, I didn't see it before. Massive spoiler contained here.
Simplified: fans got mad, they halted the presses on the manga.

link 1, the problem (http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-378998/Second-hand-Nagi-Provokes-Otaku-Storm.html#18529152)
link 2, the result (http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-400913/Kannagi-Ceases-Publication-Otaku-Blamed.html)

Think this will have a bad effect on the show?

[Nadouku]

link 1, the problem (http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-378998/Second-hand-Nagi-Provokes-Otaku-Storm.html#18529152)

The first one is an odd explanation of the event, which I find amusing. So, Nagi "had" a boyfriend, and people are outraged by that. "Our Goddess isn't pure anymore." :p


link 2, the result

(http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-400913/Kannagi-Ceases-Publication-Otaku-Blamed.html)Think this will have a bad effect on the show?

Ouch. This is very hurtful for loyal Kannagi fans. The anime should be fine for a while, but once it catches with the manga, they'll probably halt it.

[animus]

Those are actually massive spoilers. You should've just left link 2 in.

[Everon]

Wow @ Link #1. What a pathetic bunch of otakus. Is this some elaborate prank, or is art really imitating life? I can't believe they'd idolize a fictitious 'idol' character... Virginity is overrated. :D

[tystic]

Those are actually massive spoilers. You should've just left link 2 in.

I'll edit the post to signify it.

After reading that manga chapter though, I think the bombshell that's mentioned in the second link is unsubstantiated. It's not mentioned in the manga at all that I can tell.

/sudo exit.manga return.present

Maybe the producers of the show can just get in touch with the author of the manga and form an ending that way.

[David75]

Please just keep on track to current episode that was pure gold/win ;)

[KrayZ33]

Nagi is a slut!
....
or so they say at 4chan

really unbelievable story, but then again this happened with Neon Genesis Evangelion too, didn't it?

nerd raging can be very fearsome

[Ryllharu]

This is all bullshit, a ton of fanboys impressing their own image on top of the one presented by the mangaka. Particularly when it wouldn't be an issue if they had paid attention during the beginning of the series. Give you one guess which version of the character is actually canon.

Details within the brackets:
[[It so happens that very early on in the manga, and in the anime, we've mentioned it in this very thread, Nagi claims that "She already has someone she likes." We all assumed she meant Jin. Guess what? It isn't. Fanboys who were placing themselves in Jin's role suddenly recoil that their perfect, falsified image of Nagi is shattered. God forbid she has more depth to her than Belldandy.

Sorry fanboys, Nagi is not another waifu would-be-slave of a pathetic loser. She's not a depthless, vapid doll that does whatever she is told just because she is living with someone who summoned her into a carved piece of wood or with a phone call.

Nagi is a Shinto goddess. They had fights, lovers, and lived like normal people just way more divine. The mythology is all there. Do you really expect a 1000+ year old goddess to not have a lover or two (or three or four!) on the side simply because she is temporarily trapped inside the body of a younger girl? ]]

So a minority of fanboys cry about their "waifu" and others taunt them and mock those who had such a ridiculous reaction to perfectly normal character development by blowing it out of proportion.

While the vocal minority tends to drive the direction of anime and manga because they do buy 20000 yen limited-edition membership cards and overpriced figures and dvds, I hope that is not the case here. Sorry moe-fans, Kannagi just so happens to be a series with a great deal more depth to it than you thought.

[Everon]

Whatever happens, I hope the author doesn't get pressured to changes his mind.

[animus]

The author is actually a chick. But it says the manga is suspended indefinitely, meaning no hope of coming back? I'd doubt it was health.

[Ryllharu]

Whatever happens, I hope the author doesn't get pressured to changes his vision.
Her vision. Takenashi Eri (http://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=974) is a side artist for TYPE-MOON doujins. Not officially part of the staff, but she contributes to their work.

Just a correction that may cast a different tone on the situation. Not that female mangaka can't write shonen, but I think it puts her work more in line with seinen or josei. Though she works on doujins and yuri, she's not particularly focused on ecchi or moe. It's not like Akamatsu Ken, Fujishima Kosuke, or...I can't even think of a third author where [virginal purity] is a particular requirement to be attracted to the heroines. Personally, I read a lot more series where the heroine has a past.

EDIT: animus beat me to it.

[Nadouku]

[Ayako] Kannagi - Episode 10 AVI: Download (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/[Ayako]_Kannagi_-_10_[XVID][4060334E].avi.torrent)
[Ayako] Kannagi - Episode 10 MKV: Download (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/[Ayako]_Kannagi_-_10_[H264][D245B07F].mkv.torrent)

[KrayZ33]

I've got tears in my eyes...from laughing

the ending theme managed to crack me up completely! Nagi is really a weird goddess
that was a good episode. (not the best though)

Zange-chan was really cute :) and Tsugumi made my head bounce from left to right (for some reason she started doing it and I had to do it too).

Oh and the Lucky Star characters showed up too, I wonder how much I'd like the anime if the characters were drawn that way. ^^

edit: lol I just read that the director from Kannagi was the doing the first 4 episode of Lucky Star and got kicked out after that.. that makes this scene pretty interesting. hidden critique?

[David75]

I've got tears in my eyes...from laughing

the ending theme managed to crack me up completely! Nagi is really a weird goddess
that was a good episode. (not the best though)

Zange-chan was really cute :) and Tsugumi made my head bounce from left to right (for some reason she started doing it and I had to do it too).

Oh and the Lucky Star characters showed up too, I wonder how much I'd like the anime if the characters were drawn that way. ^^

edit: lol I just read that the director from Kannagi was the doing the first 4 episode of Lucky Star and got kicked out after that.. that makes this scene pretty interesting. hidden critique?
Well, we already had a cameo about that in a previous episode.
I haven't seen that one yet, but will in the hours to come (4 to 6 hours from now I guess)

[Kraco]

Quite an episode. I'm beginning to think all these pushy girls are really starting to turn Jin gay. It seems like Daitetsu is the only person Jin is looking at anymore...

[Nadouku]

Neat episode. Lovin' the reference. I like how much Jin admires Daitetsu's natural talents. Can't blame him, that guy's good at almost everything. :D

[Ryllharu]

I liked the, "Because her eyes will open," line at the end the best. Characters like Shino always open their eyes in a dramatic fashion for some reason or another...and then do something awesome. I was wondering when they would have her do it. Plus because her seiyuu is Mai Nakahara, we also get what I took as a nice reference to Higurashi.

Tsugumi really got shot down in this episode.

Hmm, I wonder how much differently it would be if Hakua had done it and sung a nursery song. Nagi's song was horrible, but Zange's was so much worse.

As the title of the episode stated, Takako owned this episode though. That was so gross.

[DDBen]

I can always count on Kannagi to entertain. This episode was awesome and I can't wait for next weeks. Most anything else I'd say about it has already been said so I'll leave it at that.

[Everon]

Bit of a filler episode. I don't think their voices are suited to singing, but it could be a nationality preference.

I imagine I missed a bunch of inside jokes. Is there a history with these songs, that I'm just oblivious about?

[Ryllharu]

A lot of the "horrible" singers this episode (Tsugumi, Nagi, Zange) are actually fairly skilled at it. Haruka Tomatsu (Nagi) sings the OP and ED obviously, but she had a ton of insert and character songs between her other roles in To-Love-Ru and Kyouran Kazoku Nikki. Kana Hanazawa (Zange) isn't quite as skilled as Haruka Tomatsu, but she has also done quite a few OP/EDs or insert songs. Miyuki Sawashiro (Tsugumi) has been around for a lot longer than the other two, and she's been singing OP/EDs pretty much since she started. Haruka Tomastu is probably the best among the three, but they are a lot better singers than they showed here.

I think it shows a lot more skill for them to sing as horribly as they did in this episode. I mean, Zange hits a flat on nearly every note. Miyuki Sawashiro makes it look like Tsugumi can't hit high notes, even though we know her high-pitched shrieks of exclaimation go higher than that. Haruka Tomatsu has a huge vocal range, and Nagi's song...well, was self explanatory.

Maybe there's some old adage, but it takes a lot of skill to do something proficiently, but even more to make it look like you can't.


As for the boys (other than Daitetsu) and Takako, they made it look like a realistic karaoke party. Lots of people kind of suck at singing. While Takako's overcompensation for her old lady attitude and appearance was the funniest part, I think there was a lot of realism in this little venture.

[Everon]

Whoops, I probably should be more specific. When Takako and Akiba were singing, the other characters commented how good they were. That surprised me a little, since I didn't think they sang that well.

I can tell the other characters are faking the screeches and flats. And Haruka actually didn't sing bad, she just chose a ridiculous song.

[MFauli]

Just finished watching all episodes up to 10. How did i miss this show?!?
So damn funny.
Though it did change over time, imo. At the beginning it was more like a typical anime show, focusing on the character´s story. Now it feels a lot like Zetsubou Sensei, in that it has so many "random" funny scenes. Akiba is the greatest :P

[David75]

Just finished watching all episodes up to 10. How did i miss this show?!?
So damn funny.
Though it did change over time, imo. At the beginning it was more like a typical anime show, focusing on the character´s story. Now it feels a lot like Zetsubou Sensei, in that it has so many "random" funny scenes. Akiba is the greatest :P

I like Takako a lot, for some reason, maybe because she's a sex pervert in her head at least and her ways of thinking match.

[Marik]

[Ayako] Kannagi - 11 [H264][8294EB1E].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_11_%5BH264%5D%5B8294EB1E%5D.mkv.torrent)

[Ayako] Kannagi - 11 [XVID][051417AB].avi (http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_11_%5BXVID%5D%5B051417AB%5D.avi.torrent)

Fresh.

[Nadouku]

Hmm, on a slightly comedic side, this episode was kind of serious. I have to agree with Jin that her motives for doing something are unreasonable because she doesn't know why she's doing it in the first place, other than they are "bad impurities." Unknown identity, unknown lifestyle, and having an unknown relationship can be kind of scary to think about... :o

[Kraco]

Certainly a surprisingly serious episode suddenly. Though realistically thinking Jin had to snap at some point, even if in anime, especially comedies, such snapping may not ever actually happen. Jin's uncertainty was also nicely demonstrated by how he suddenly told everything to Hakua's dad.

[David75]

Phone Stalking was fun, then the serious tone.

I guess the message here is that once incarnated, a deity or strong spirit loses some information, pretty much like soul and human beings.

There's something else to discuss, Zange-chan has 2 clear identities, the deity and the girl living together in the girl's body.

For Nagi, we a different situation, after all she embodies a wooden statue created from the tree she was living in as a deity. A tree doesn't have a personality as we understand for a human, so that's maybe why we do not have that split personality show up... eventhough we've had instances when we've seen her personality change drastically and be more of god.
So back to the host, I wonder if the mischievious Nagi is the tree. What do you think of the idea? And the other one is the deity, a patient, soft and warm personality Jin met when he was young and he carved in that same tree she was living in... the same accepting the dead cats. As she's been presented, she'd be the one to step back and remain silent for the host to have all the fun and benefit from a once in a lifetime experience, knowing she as a god as eternity to experience many things.

The other idea I got was about being posessed... You could say that Zange and that tree got posessed... so are those deities the exact same impurities Nagi is exterminating? Isn't that why she turns black were she's touched by one?

I guess we'll know.

[tystic]

http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/12/12/eri-takenashi-recovers-from-surgery-kannagi-to-resume/

Yay

[DDBen]

Apparently 13 is the last episode who knew. Anyway its really late but here is 12.

Ep 12
AVI
http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_12_%5BXVID%5D%5BA9645D8A%5D.avi.torrent
MKV
http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_12_%5BH264%5D%5B9A90D576%5D.mkv.torrent

[Yukimura]

Wow way to completely ruin my mood...this episode sucks because absolutely no good things happened :(

[Kraco]

Couldn't agree with Yuki more. Plus I absolutely hate main characters who don't do anything to sort out problems but just laze around and live on seemingly as if nothing happened yet even a blind man would see they are agonized by guilt and depression because of their inactivity, possibly endangering someone (they even care about).

[David75]

Couldn't agree with Yuki more. Plus I absolutely hate main characters who don't do anything to sort out problems but just laze around and live on seemingly as if nothing happened yet even a blind man would see they are agonized by guilt and depression because of their inactivity, possibly endangering someone (they even care about).
This is the key as to why they do nothing, at least it's how it works in the real world. First overcome depression, then start slowly solving your issues.

Jin only decided to try and understand who Nagi is, and strangely enough it turned out like that.

[Kraco]

Indeed, but I'm not watching anime for absolute realism. If I wanted that, I would look out of my window. That's why I said I hate main characters like that - I want them to do better than many people would likely do in the real world. Besides, I haven't got the bloodiest idea why Jin is so fixated on whether Nagi is a god or not. It looked at some point like he was happy enough with her, despite all her antics and the difficult personality, but then he began to ponder whether she's really a god or not... Who the hell gives a shit? He could think about it, but it certainly shouldn't change anything or make him drive her out of the house.

[David75]

Indeed, but I'm not watching anime for absolute realism. If I wanted that, I would look out of my window. That's why I said I hate main characters like that - I want them to do better than many people would likely do in the real world. Besides, I haven't got the bloodiest idea why Jin is so fixated on whether Nagi is a god or not. It looked at some point like he was happy enough with her, despite all her antics and the difficult personality, but then he began to ponder whether she's really a god or not... Who the hell gives a shit? He could think about it, but it certainly shouldn't change anything or make him drive her out of the house.

Again for some reason they choose the "reality route" where people are never satisfied with what they have and can loose happiness and everything for the sake of searching for an answer.

In Jin's case, things are a little different though, at first he was only annoyed and got over it, even thinking his life was nice with Nagi around.
The turn was when he remarked his body gets wonded worser and worser and he started to fear for himself. Maybe he doesn't want to end like the kittens. Even if he doesn't think like that, he still wants to understand clearly what/who Nagi is, so that he doesn't end up loosing his life, sanity, lifeforce or whatever.
Zange-chan kung-fu ultra-violent moves is also part of the questionning, as she can be very different from the very nice little idol she shows most of the time.
Nagi also has different faces.
Jin needs to know what may come next, so that he can prepare or just put distance beetween himself and Nagi, which already happens.

[KrayZ33]

didn't you watch episode 11 Kraco?

@ 9:40-12:40 Jin brings up some good points...

and they make perfect sense in my opinion... He isn't really fixated about finding out whether she's a real god or not, he only wants to know what is happening and why he has to suffer so much... and I think it'd be only fair if someone tells him what's going on if you consider what has happened to him and what everyone in school thinks about him now. To sum it up, his daily life is fucked up at the moment.

actually the whole Episode answers all your question... even *why* he wants to know if Nagi is a god or not, it's mostly because of Zange's Father .... he is the one who sets jin's mind on all that.

[Nadouku]

Decent episode, although it does explains some missing points.

[DDBen]

Last episode
AVI
http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_13_%5BXVID%5D%5BB0828B15%5D.avi.torrent
MKV
http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAyako%5D_Kannagi_-_13_%5BH264%5D%5B98728F21%5D.mkv.torrent

[tystic]

It was a good episode and a good ending.

Well until the roommate barged in on "the scene" and you know the rest.

[narutosharingan]

Jin finally realized why he never thought about Nagi and that allowed him and her to work out their problems.

Poor Tsugumi

[KrayZ33]

awwww, is it over now? :(

hmmm I liked the serious episodes a bit more than the slice of life episodes...

there was a time when I thought Nagi+Jin are going to hunt down impurities and encounter evil monsters and such.. that didn't ever happen though ^^

[narutosharingan]

I certainly thought there would be more impurity hunting than relationship issues.

[Kraco]

A decent last episode. Tsugumi saved both of those two fools but the price seemed to be high as well.

In any case I'm glad Nagi is back at Jin's house. I suppose the remedy to the problem was the only one possible and thus not overly exciting but it was executed rather well. And I didn't mind the funny parts at the end. A good series all in all.

[Ryllharu]

Finally got around to watching the final two episodes.

I really liked the side story from the Obaa-san, Shige. It was pretty moving. My heart sunk as soon as I realized why Nagi was wearing black. It all came from that one line about how Shige could finally tell Jin more, all in one flash. I had thought that the family had just lent Nagi some decades old clothes.

This was easily one of the best shows this season. The serious parts were handled very well, and the comedy was consistently funny. Timing was more important than cheap laughs like most shows.

I hope this role adds a lot more appearances to Haruka Tomatsu's (Nagi) career. I liked her in Kyouran Kazoku Nikki, but this show really shows her range.

[Pandadice]

just finished watching this.

what a great anime, done so well! an awesome and entertaining watch.

around episode 10 and 11, my opinion of it dropped, because it took such a dramatic turn in stead of being a great comedy. But man, did they pull it together in episode 12! what a great ending.

[Kraco]

In case somebody else also got tired of waiting for Ayako to sub this:

Episode 14 (DVD extra) - CommieSubs (http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=67251)



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It's a pretty decent dvd extra episode, even if the plot was 100% recycled (which probably was also 100% on purpose, to act as a parody). It was a nice contrast between everybody moved to tears when reading the script and then seeing the absolutely horrible reality when they were filming it. They would have made quite a splended film if they had filmed the operation to return the DVD instead...

Fanservice was there but somewhat subdued - as expected, of course. It was nice, nevertheless, and to the point.

[Pandadice]

ahah, what an awesome ova. definitely worth watching. watching them make the film reminded me of the film they make in Haruhi.

man, that videogame part was just too good. i laughed so hard.

[Archangel]

So i just finished this up

I'm slightly disappointed on how it all turned out, it felt like it was going on another direction at first with the exorcism and the Godhood popping out of nowhere at irregular intervals... yeah the humor was fine and the fanservice was fun but I've watched enough of these ecchi harems and was hoping for something with a little more substance this time around. The ending also felt shallow, I'm sure manga fans were delighted with an open conclusion that left room for a possible second season but i was just left with the feeling that nothing was concluded or resolved even after 14 whole episodes.

One thing i felt was hilarious was how Zange's breasts were considered huge within their setting... i think they'd be AAs in most other ecchi harems these days.