The episode begins with Saten and her friends evidently having used the Level Upper, as her friends test the new strength of their powers, and Saten finally being able to manipulate wind, even though it is still in the weak infancy stage. Meanwhile, Kuroko is having a hard time handling the increasing number of Level Upper cases. A discussion between Kuroko and Mikoto on Kiyama’s theory that the program functions by transmitting electrical signals to the brain alerts them and Uiharu to the fact that synesthesia might be what is affecting the victims’ five senses. Elsewhere, Saten is shocked to find her friends falling into a state of unconsciousness. With nowhere to turn to, she calls Uiharu and pours out all her uneasy/jealous feelings from the past episodes to her, and how she is scared of ending up in the same fate as her friends. Uiharu assures her that even if she becomes unconscious, she would definitely wake her up, and rushes to Saten’s place to find her in a coma.
Determined to do something for Saten, Uiharu heads off to Kiyama’s place after sending her to the hospital. Mikoto feels bad about not being able to help Saten during their last talk, and always claiming that Levels don’t matter as a Level 5 without realising that there are people who think gravely of it, and decides to help Judgment. From a doctor, they learn that the victims have a similar brainwave pattern, and begin their investigation in this direction with Konori’s help. They deduce that the Level Upper connects all users in a network such that the weaker users are able to tap into the involuntary fields emitted by ability users and thus increase their powers. Their search of the database shows that Kiyama is the mastermind behind the Level Upper. At the same time, Uiharu uncovers Kiyama’s research on synesthesia whilst in her office and is caught by her, who then takes Uiharu away in a car. Back in Judgment office, Mikoto heads off to rescue Uiharu since Kuroko has yet to recover from her previous fights with Level Upper users.
I still can’t believe Saten turned to the Level Upper after all, but it should come as not much of a surprise considering how she was behaving for the past few episodes. Uiharu really is a sweet nice girl, and I can’t even begin to imagine how she must have felt when she opened the door to see her best friend unconscious. That said, Kuroko’s opinion of Uiharu’s ability is totally hilarious. Uiharu’s powers have never been shown in any form of media before, but with even biribiri having revealed her pantsu, the revelation of Uiharu’s abilities would be of no major issues by now.
Well well, when I said Kiyama is an expert in this field last time, I won’t have expected her to actually be the mastermind behind everything. What is unknown now is her motive. Is this purely for a research purpose, to find out how AIM can enhance people’s levels, or is she another typical villain who wishes for more power to take over the world?
Next week would probably be a battle between Mikoto with Kiyama. With Kiyama being able to utilize the AIM, she is going to be a strong opponent, so it will be one exciting fight of the year!
I’m just going to make this review pretty short and simple(to the point). Bur with an episode focused on the twins Kotone and Akari, how could I possibly resist writing about it?
I know it seems awkward to some that I’m just jumping right into NyanKoi’s episode 10, or it being the first episode I write about it with….buuuut, I’d like to try and write on the rest of it. And sorry, there won’t be any more screenshots after the ones below.
SUMMARY
Unlike everyone else in her class, Kanako has unfortunately failed her exam.She blaims Junpei for her low scores because she had taken care of him while she should have been studying, but in order to help her out with her make-up history essay, Junpei tries to get the twins Kotone and Akari to help. After helping Kanako out, Junpei realizes that Akari (the one with the white bows/uniform)doesn’t really have any friends. Tama explains that her spiritual energy was strong which unconsciously kept her away from others. And as for Kotone…well…she’s just wierd.
In order to help Kanako out a bit more, the twins,Junpei,Kanako,and Kaede. but at their last stop they come across a statue of a cat called the “Beckoning cat” anyone who looks at gets the urge to play around and mess with it, and the ones that vandalize it will be cursed. Because they say that they’re going to draw whiskers on the cat, kaede begins to get a bit worried. Kanako begins to write on the cat’s face but Akari stops her before she can finish. Kotone comes and takes out a make-up kit and Akari fixes what Kanako had done. After everything is fixed they all leave and head home. But for some odd reason Junpei feels as though something seems wierd.
We later switch to the twins.
Because of “special powers” Kotone can turn into a cute magical girl. While trying to solve something, Junpei unexpectedly shows up. An evil cat spirit suddenly comes out of nowhere attacking the group. The twins try to chase the cat, but Akari comes flying though through the air and lands into Junpei’s arms. Akari jumps out of his arms and slaps Junpei across the face for “feeling her up”. The cat statue from earlier arrives as a spirit, and after being vandalized it’s angry. Akari trys to attack the spirit but Akari ends up losing power and re-energizes herself using pocky. The cat spirit comes back and Akari is still out of power. Junpei and Kotone try to fight the spirit but end up geting knocked out, and the spirit continues to through the two around. In order to help Akari out Junpei takes some pocky and puts in his mouth telling her to take it(Kotone is on top of him so he can’t really move). As Akari eats the pocky sticks and breaks them just before she manages to kiss Junpei. Akari is now fully re-charged and the spirit attempts to run away, but she manages to seal the spirit away.
Junpei is happy that the two twins are fine and hands Akari the present that Kanako bought for. He also hands her the box of pocky back and tells Akari not to eat too much of it, Akari slaps him again tells him that he’s a “horny bastard”. And the twins go back home.
At school Akari is wearing the hairclips and a group of girls compliment her and sit down with her. But Junpei feel wierd again, and it turns out that the cat Jizo thing(which gave Junpei his curse) has had its head knocked over again.
THOUGHTS
This episode was just full of awesome-ness, it focused on the twins, which was the main reason it was so great! and it was a good episode even without the twins, I don’t know if Nyan Koi! has had a bad episode yet !
But is it just or did this episode not really feel very Nyan Koi-ish, excluding the use of the characters and the talking cats… it focused a lot on the twins, mainly Akari instead of Junpei and his curse. There was also no cat(s) being guided or helped in this episode like the others… and I think I barely remember a cat being helped out in episode 9(probably cuz I was blinded by the Mizugi). Kaede hasn’t been getting much focus lately either, she just seems like a side character now.
I used to like Kotone a lot more, but now I’m starting to like Akari after she got a bit of story. I’m kind of wish we got a Kotone story, but I guess that’s highly unlikely since there are only two more episodes left. I really wish this series was 24 episodes long or even 26, it’s just been really enjoyable and one of the best comedies this season(the Student Council anime is losing it’s touch like I feared it would…). But in terms of comedy this episode didn’t have much, well, besides Akari slapping Junpei around a bit, which I thought was pretty funny due to the loud slap noise, and the day he came back to school he had a bandage over his cheek, probably from Akari slapping him XD. The magical girl-like parody was pretty entertaining as well, but I’m hoping for some DVD extras from that scene, possibly like the way Negima!? uncensored the transformation scenes.
So it was another awesome episode of Nyan Koi with an episode focused on the twins(besides episode 6). And next weeks episode will be a christmas one~
Well, it seems I got my schedule for this semester now and I’m happily enrolled again. I just fear that my free time will be in serious jeopardy but I’ll really try to make posts.
This episode is the continuation of our mini Kiryu arc thrown in the middle of an Yliaster conflict. Yusei is hired by Marko and he has to face Kiryu from Ramon’s group. Of course, they square off at the crossroads. Barbara is willing to help Yusei with the use of explosives. Will Yusei reach Kiryu’s heart once again or will Kiryu kill himself before that?
Expect a lot of ranting and talk from both sides.
Last episode summary:
Yusei was asked by a person named Barbara to save Kiryu from Crash Town. Apparently, Crash Town is run by Duelists and there are two factions in town controlling it: the Marko group and the Ramon group. Kiryu belongs to the Ramon group, where he is their fixer, having about 50 straight wins. Anyone who loses the Duel will be dragged by horse, stuffed inside a coffin and then be forced to work in the mountains for the mineral Dyne they’re mining. Barbara explains that Kiryu is willing to die in that place, so Yusei has to stop him. In order to do that, Yusei signs up for the Marko group…
Key Card of the Week:
Booster Warrior: LV 1, 300 ATK / 200 DEF.
Episode 87:
The episode starts with Yusei doing the One Turn, Three Kill move he did last episode. Marko was very impressed and hires Yusei. Yusei explains that he’s quite rare so he expects a high price. Marko promises him he will get all the money he wants after he takes care of Kiryu. Outside, Barbara is seen, seemingly listening to what just happened inside.
Opening song: FREEDOM by La-Vie
At Ramon’s side. They’re having a total blast. Ramon explains that at the rate they’re going, Marko’s group will be history. He offers Kiryu a drink as well but he passes, saying he might lose next time if he drank and then left. Ramon continues drinking, complaining about how Kiryu should be more sociable. Some guy comments that Kiryu may not be lying about losing because his strategy, which involves discarding every hand card he has and then attacking, is a double-edged sword. Ramon replies that it’s the only thing he doesn’t like about Kiryu.
During his free time, Kiryu practices for his next entrance theme.
Outside, Kiryu hangs out in a cliff, playing his harmonica. He remembers the time during the Dark Signer arc, where he sacrificed countless lives just to awaken his Earthbound Immortal.
Kokapaku Apuuuuuu~~!!
He thinks about it, labeling them as memories of his unforgiveable crimes. Then he thinks back to Yusei calling out to him last episode.
Suddenly, the boy I pointed out last episode appears.
Ryu from the blogging team's rival in terms of their Kiryu fanboy level.
He is indeed a Kiryu fanboy. Kiryu knows him as well. The boy says that Kiryu was amazing again today. He wants to become as strong as Kiryu so he can save his father inside the mountain. Kiryu tells him that it’s impossible. Those who were thrown inside the mountain can never return again. The boy doesn’t give up and believes that if he gets as strong as Kiryu, it will be possible. Kiryu simply tells the boy to get his sister and run away from the town, to a place that isn’t ruled by Duelists. This is starting to tell us that the boy’s sister is none other than Barbara.
The next day, Yusei sits down in front of the crossroad at noon. He explains that town only become alive when the sun sets. He starts polishing his revolver Duel Disk. He then takes out the pendant he received last episode from the captive man and wonders what purpose it is for. Barbara walks out and holds another bouquet of flowers. Yusei tells her he has no need for yet another withered flower.
At sunset, the town starts to become busy. People start getting out of their shelter to witness yet another Duel. The participants arrive: the Marko and Ramon groups and the duo who operates the wagon that sends people to the mountains.
Is this anime WWE Undertaker and Paul Bearer?
Ramon taunts Marko, saying that the worker (the man who lost to Kiryu yesterday) wasn’t an inept worker and collapsed quickly. He hopes that his new present can last long.
Marko is annoyed and says that it’s time for the Ramon’s group’s Shinigami to take a hike. Ramon calls Kiryu and Marko calls out Yusei.
Kiryu is not much surprised after seeing Yusei yesterday. Yusei says that he has come to save him… again. He wants to leave the town with Kiryu but Kiryu says that one of them has to stay in the mountain. Yusei tells him he won’t let that ever happen.
Ramon asks Kiryu if Yusei is an acquaintance of his because yesterday, Yusei called out to Kiryu and Kiryu responded. Kiryu tells him that he’s not going to lose on purpose. He asks Yusei if he really wants to do this and Yusei affirms.
Everyone becomes silent and watches while both prepare to draw their revolver Duel Disks. They suddenly drew at the same time. Nobody knew who drew first, but Kiryu takes the first turn.
Featured Duel of the Week:
Kyosuke Kiryu vs Fudo Yusei III! Who will be victorious in this 3rd battle?!
Turn 2 - Yusei's turn: 4000 LP
- Summons Speed Warrior.
- Activates Fighting Spirit and equips it on Speed Warrior (1200 ATK).
- Attacks Infernity Reloader, Speed Warrior gains double its original ATK (2100 ATK). Infernity Reloader is destroyed (Kiryu: 2800 LP).
- Kiryu activates his Trap Card, Infernity Reflector. When an Infernity monster is destroyed, by sending all cards in his hand to the Graveyard, he negates its destruction and deals 1000 damage to the opponent (Yusei: 3000 LP).
- Main Phase 2, Speed Warrior's ATK goes back down to 1200.
- Sets a card.
Turn 3 - Kiryu's turn: 2800 LP
- Sets a card.
- Activates Infernity Reloader's effect. When he has no hand cards, he draws a card. If it's a monster card, he deals damage to the opponent according to the level of the monster x 200. If it's not a monster card, he takes 500 damage himself.
Yusei says that it’s not Kiryu’s style to leave it to chances. Personally, it’s like a Russian roulette. The people start murmuring, they feel like Kiryu isn’t trying to win.
Continuing Kiryu's turn:
- Kiryu draws Infernity Destroyer. Its level is 6 so Yusei takes 1200 damage (1800 LP).
Yusei thinks that at this rate, he won’t be able to save Kiryu. We then get a flashback back to noon when Barbara came with flowers. It was revealed that Barbara had fitted the flowers with explosives. In order to save Kiryu, Yusei has to win the Duel first. They’ll get their chance to escape when Kiryu is taken away by the wagon.
Perfect for those you('d) LOVE to go out (with a bang)!
Turn 4 - Yusei's turn: 1800 LP
- Summons Max Warrior.
- Max Warrior attacks Infernity Reloader and gains 400 ATK (2200 ATK). Infernity Reloader is destroyed (Kiryu: 1500 LP).
- Kiryu activates a Trap Card, Damage Gate. He summons a monster from his Graveyard that has the same or lesser ATK than the damage he took. He Special Summons his Infernity Beetle.
- Yusei attacks Infernity Beetle using Speed Warrior. Infernity Beetle is destroyed.
- Yusei destroys Fighting Spirit for Speed Warrior to remain on the field (900 ATK).
Infernity Beetle: LV 2, 1200 ATK / 0 DEF.
Kiryu comments on Yusei’s way of fighting; he’s not just trying to win, he’s also reaching for his opponent’s heart. He tells Yusei to give up. He has already abandoned all care whether he lives or dies. Yusei says the Kiryu he knows is the one who continues fighting… with dreams and his companions accompanied by a flashback of Team Satisfaction.
Kiryu then tells him that he remembered the time during the Dark Signer arc, where he almost killed Yusei just because of a misunderstanding. He abandoned his friends back then… and after overcoming death. Yusei makes him remember the last Duel they had before, where Kiryu said that he couldn’t bring himself to completely hate them.
Kiryu continues, saying that the crimes he did had deeply wounded him. Dueling was important to him, but above all else, there was something more important than Dueling, it was his friends: Jack, Crow and Yusei. But he ended up hurting them. He couldn’t give up on Dueling, so he decided that he wants to die along with the Duel. Yusei mentions saving him again but Kiryu just talks again, saying that Yusei has come to end his life… it’s ironic.
Yusei insists that Kiryu still has the spark inside of him, his passion for Dueling. Kiryu simply says that the thing Yusei is looking for is not there anymore. Kiryu is simply a puppet holding cards. Marko just tells them to stop the babbling and get on with the card game.
Turn 5 - Kiryu's turn: 1500 LP
- Activates Zero - Max, which can only be activated when it's the only card in his hand. It Special Summons an Infernity monster from his Graveyard and destroys all monsters on the field with lower ATK than the Special Summoned monster. He chooses Infernity Destroyer (2300 ATK) and so Max Warrior (1800 ATK) and Speed Warrior (900 ATK) are both destroyed. But during the turn Zero - Max is activated, he cannot conduct his Battle Phase.
Yusei says that Kiryu still has hope for the Duel. Kiryu responds by saying it’s the Duel that’s binding him. Yusei then says he’ll create hope for Kiryu.
Turn 6 - Yusei's turn: 1800 LP
- Summons Junk Synchron.
- Uses its effect to Special Summon his Speed Warrior from the Graveyard.
- Special Summons Booster Warrior from his hand because a Tuner monster is present on the field.
- Tunes LV 3 Junk Synchron with LV 2 Speed Warrior to Synchro Summon his Junk Warrior.
- Junk Warrior's effect activates and gains ATK equal to Booster Warrior's (Junk Warrior: 2600 ATK).
- Activates Booster Warrior's effect and a Warrior-type monster on Yusei's field gains 300 ATK (Junk Warrior: 2900 ATK).
- Junk Warrior attacks and destroys Infernity Destroyer (Kiryu: 900 LP).
- Kiryu activates a monster effect from his Graveyard. When a monster is destroyed by battle and he has no hand cards, he Special Summons his Infernity Revenger from the Graveyard.
- Infernity Revenger's second effect activates: when Special Summoned that way, it copies the destroyed monster's level, which is six (Infernity Revenger: LV 6).
The Key Card of the Week, making its apperance.
Infernity Revenger: LV 1, 0 ATK / 0 DEF.
900 LP left for Kiryu. His life points are slowly withering away. But if it’s Yusei who’ll end his life, he feels satisfied.
Closing song: -OZONE- by -vistlip-
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Comments:
Emo Kiryu? No thanks.
Oh yes, the closing song’s video is promoting the Yu-Gi-Oh! 10th Anniversary movie that’s going to come out on January 23, 2010. It shows the seiyuu of the lead characters and the villain.
Dun dun dun...! Paradox!
The Three Musketeers... of card games!
I just wonder why they thrown this arc right in the middle of the Yliaster arc. Again, we don’t hear anything from the other major characters. Yusei isn’t even a bit worried about Yliaster.
What have I gotta say about this episode… nothing much. It’s just Kiryu ranting over and over about how deep his crimes are and whatnot, several flashbacks and Yusei going on all day about saving Kiryu. If they do get Kiryu back, I do hope he doesn’t remain emo like that or else he can just stay in the mountain.
Next episode:
Kiryu is really determined to die along with this Duel. Yusei won’t allow this to happen. The plan seems to be going into motion. Yusei has busted out Stardust Dragon, but will it be enough? The next Key Card of the Week seems like a new Synchro Monster for Kiryu. Watch out next time!
Yes, I am an 18 year old male. Yes, I realize that I am writing a blog about the phenomona that 12 year old girls and cougars both wet their pants over. The series known as Twilight.
Now, some may ask if the “Twilight” saga counts as a cult film. and by definition, my answer is yes. There are legions of undying fans willing to do just about anything (and yes i do mean anything) to let everyone know that they are fans. Just because its a financial success and very, very mainstrean doesn’t mean its not a cult film.
The newest addition to the series is of course “New Moon.” I went to the midnight premiere of this film expecting and hoping for a trainwreck comparable to the first film, which I would describe on the uncomfortable scale as a “being touched inappropriately.”
However, “New Moon” was actually pretty good. The hipster in me loved the soundtrack (Thom Yorke and Bon Iver for the win!) and it was actually very aesthetically pleasing with interesting uses of conventional ideas and symbolism (i.e. the “Romeo and Juliet” cover when Bella falls asleep.
The movie isn’t all white make up and hot topic gift cards though, because let’s face it, the reason behind the movie actually happening is stupid. Edward leaves Bella after absolutely NOTHING happens at a birthday party and then Bella spends half a year whining about instead of doing what women ages 12-46 wanted her to do, which is get with werewolf Jacob Black. Also, there is one awkward part that just makes you feel nostalgic of the first film.
One last note, if you’re a guy DO NOT go see this movie with your significant other. The group of werewolves spend a majority of their time without shirts on and you WILL feel emasculated. I promise.
Finally got to put up my review of Polyphonica. =D
Title: Polyphonica
By all means this anime is average. There’s nothing groundbreaking about it. Ask 10 people and 7 will say they won’t go past the 3rd episode.
But for some odd reason, I enjoyed it immensely.
One reason may have been my hidden shallowness enjoying the male eye-candy (Photon, Renbart, and Yardio). Another may be due to intriguing idea of using music for battle (and the music didn’t sound too bad either). However, I know the main reason I liked this anime – it was because I liked making fun it XD. Stupid I know but it makes the show all the more fun.
It’s easy to tease when you hear the music the characters are playing on their instruments but their fingers don’t match the notes. Or how a serious discussion involves a close up of a swimsuit clad female-character’s butt crack. And said butt crack being on the screen for over 30 seconds. When you have only subtitles to understand what’s going on (and said subtitles positioned exactly where said butt crack is), you are inevitable forced to look at it and go WTF why? XD
The best thing though was hearing Photon sing. No guy is allowed to sound like that. Seriously. It was just…wrong. On so many levels.
It brightened my day.
Teasing aside, I liked the premise of spirits and humans working together. I’m still a little curious how this relationship works though. Photon and Corti obviously have a relationship that screams more than friends but I’m not sure where it’ll go. Corti being a spirit will live on forever while Photon being human will get old and crusty. The same can be said for Eufinley and Yardio. No other characters are mentioned or they themselves mention an actually relationship (like kissy kissy and babies kind) between a human and spirit outside of work / friendship reasons.
I’m also curious about those characters shown at the end of the final episode. I noticed several from the covers of the Polyphonica Light Novels (I was lamenting about how I still have a ways before I can read these). I wonder if there’s going to be more Polyphonica in the future? (If so, I’m game)
In the end, Polyphonica is an anime to watch if you have time on your hands and aren’t too picky about what you’re seeing. If you don’t take it seriously and just go with it, you might enjoy it. I did. But I have eccentric tastes. I liked Glass Fleet for goodness sake and everyone said that sucked!
Here’s the summary on the back:
Phoron Tatara’s no ordinary musician. As one of the rare Dantists who can summon elder spirits using music called Commandia, his gift is so strong that his spirit partner is none other than the infamous Corticarte Apa Lagranges. Sure, she may look like a young girl in her human form, but you don’t get nicknames like “The Crimson Annihilator” and “The Bloody Duchess” for sitting back and watching the daisies grow.
Now, at the behest of the Tsuge Divine Music Player Office, this dynamic duet travels the continent of Polyphonica on Phoron’s combination motorcycle/organ, following the song of the open road, orchestrating rescues and generally fixing whatever’s baroque! Some musicians wait for a muse to hit them, but Phoron makes his work for scale!
Yes, I am an 18 year old male. Yes, I realize that I am writing a blog about the phenomona that 12 year old girls and cougars both wet their pants over. The series known as Twilight.
Title: Polyphonica