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Updates from AX 08 - day 03

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One of the great resin kits fit and painted by Clement Eng.

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Updates from AX, day 0!

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The airport… 5AM… *yawn*

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Kanokon - 02

*** Warning, some mature content. Nothing to get your panties in a bundle about, but this is here mostly so I won’t get bitched at later for not warning you.

- Love, Ryo

Overview of episode 2 - “Are We Becoming One?”:

This episode starts out showing a mysterious pair of white-haired siblings riding into town on a bike. On the way home from school, Chizuru is busy making herself cozy with Kouta once again. Although Kouta’s face says that he obviously loves the feminine parts of Chizuru, her sexual advances end up sending him running at top speed into the middle of town from public embarrassment once again.

While running through town, Kouta comes across the young looking mysterious girl who was chowing down on some spare ribs from a street vendor without any sign that she was going to pay for them. When Kouta gets dragged into the conversation and offers to pay for her, she pays the man and thanks Kouta for his generosity, saying she “won’t forget his scent”. She says her name is Nozomu Ezomori, and although Kouta suspects that she may also be an animal spirit, before he has a chance to say anything, she runs off.

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Kanokon - 01

OP: “PHOSPHOR” by Ui Miyazaki

This OP fits the series pretty well, and it shows off the cuteness factor that first drew me into the show, Chizuru. The song is pretty upbeat, just like the series itself. The animation of the OP is pretty good, but nothing beyond the animation of the episode itself. Check out some pictures for yourself!

Introduction: Kanokon was first published in Japan as a manga by author Katsumi Nishino and artist Rin Yamaki. Both were very unknown at the time and Kanokon is their biggest work to date.
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Sola - First Impressions

OP: “Colorless Wind” by Aira Yūki

This anime opening sequence has a very calm tone to it. The scenery is absolutely beautiful as the male protagonist, Yorito Morimiya, rides his bike through town. The song was well chosen, it gives off a vibe similar to the main themes of the anime with a very soft feeling.

Introduction: “Sola”, the name originating from the Spanish word (female tense): “alone”, and also “sora”, which is sky in japanese.

The concepts for Sola were done by Naoko Hisaya (Kanon), and the manga was done by Chako Abeno, who finished the 2-volume short series in Feb, 08. Sola was produced by studio Nomad (Rozen Maiden) and directed by Tomoki Kobayashi (Ichigo 100%, Rozen Maiden). After watching both Sola and Rozen Maiden, I absolutely love the combination that these two bring to the table. Although Sola had entirely different themes and characters than Rozen Maiden, the artwork and flow in both animes was superb.

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Check Microphone

Check One.

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