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MM! – 09
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MFC (MFC no Karei naru Inb)
"MFC's Elegant Conspiracy"
And it finally arrives! Mio's first true love development episode has come, and did I ever love the fuck out of it.
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To Aru Majutsu no Index II – 08
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(Daihaseisai)
"Grand Champion Star Festival"
And we finally arrive at Daihaseisai, the great festival where espers from all over congregate to test their skills against one another.
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STAR DRIVER: Kagayaki no Takuto – 09
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(Sonna Mizuno no Hatsukoi)
"Mizuno's First Love"
Suffice to say, this episode pleased me on many levels, both in terms of story and my own personal gloating rights.
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MM! – 08
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BL (B de L na Hen Ai Moy)
"A 'B and L' Patterned Love"
Considering that I thought this episode would be another Noa centric one judging from the preview we got last week, I was prepared for more craziness, but sufficed to say, nothing like this.
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STAR DRIVER: Kagayaki no Takuto – 08
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(Itsudatte Nagareboshi no y ni)
"Always Like a Shooting Star"
I certainly didn't expect Takuto and Sugata's confrontation to turn out like this, and truthfully, I have mixed feelings about it.
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To Aru Majutsu no Index II – 07
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(Zahy Id (Mbu Pointo))
"Coordinate Movement (Move Point)"
Well, that was certainly a quick finish. As I mentioned last week, this arc (volume 8) was set to be covered in two episodes, and thus this felt a bit rushed, but at least the pacing wasn't as bad as last week's episode.
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MM! – 06, 07
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(Sran darake no Mai Hmu)
"My Mayhem-Filled Home"
Now this is my kind of episode, a simple love comedy involving Yuno and Tarou; well, maybe sans the simple.
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STAR DRIVER: Kagayaki no Takuto – 07
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(Ti Sekai)
"A Faraway World"
So, who didn't see this plot twist coming?
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To Aru Majutsu no Index II – 06
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() (Zangai (Remunanto))
"Wreckage (Remnant)"
So we're back this week for the sixth installment of Toaru Majutsu no Railgun II.
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Kawada Mami – No buts! PV (To Aru Majutsu no Index II OP)
yubi de hajiku koin mitsumetaYou watched the coin you flicked from your fingers
GOSTAYomote nara GO, ura wa STAY, mazu kotae wo kikaseteHeads you'll go, tales you'll stay, but first let me hear your answer
"douka oshiete kuremasen ka?""Would you please tell me?"
tenshi wa misadameru egao no mamaThe angels secure us with their divine smile
!mayoe! sono te wo hiku mono nado inaiYou'll lose your way! For no one will be there to guide you
kami ga kudasu sono kotae wa fuk dattaThat answer from God was unfortunate
sou sore koso kami kara no okurimonoBut yes, that is certainly God's gift as well
norikoetara miete kuru sa dakara ima suguOnce you overcome it, you'll see, so go forth
Look for it by oneself, no buts about it.
No buts!
narabererata kdo mekuttaThat jeering Joker you picked up from the aligned cards
hohoenderu sono jk ketsumatsu wo kataranaiWon't speak of the end to you
"kore wa tengoku yuki no chiketto?""This is the ticket to Heaven?"
dkeshi wa kikanu furi de odoketaThe Trickster acted as if he couldn't hear you
sakebe! ima yuku kono michi shikanai toCry out! For this is the only path left
tayorinai mune sono kokoro wo naguritsuketeAnd pierce the heart that lies within your feeble chest
Aa fuk ni kizukasareta shiawaseAh! Your misfortune will lead you to happiness
norikoenakya miete konai dakara ima suguYou can't see it without first overcoming it, so go forth
No buts!
Get it over oneself, no buts about it.Look for it by oneself, no buts about it.When getting it over, you understand it.Look for it by oneself, no buts about it.
!mayoe! sono te wo hiku mono nado inaiYou'll lose your way! For no one will be there to guide you
kami ga kudasu sono kotae wa fuk dattaThat answer from God was unfortunate
sou itsudatte kami wa hai de utauBut yes, God is forever singing behind your back
"norikoetara miete kurusa" dakara ima sugu"Once you overcome it, you'll see", so go forth
Look for it by oneself, no buts about it.
No buts!
Kawada Mami, member of I've Sound, is an artist who probably needs no introduction among anime fan circles, having produced singles for several highly popular and prolific series such as Shakugan no Shana, Hayate no Gotoku!, and of course, Toaru Majutsu no Index. Looking at that list, it seems like in the roughly five years since the release of her first single, SEED, she's become J.C.Staff's go-to-girl for songs for their higher budgeted and advertised, multi-seasonal shows. Being a rather big Mami fan myself, enjoying every song she's put out for Shana and Index, I immediately went to listen to the single of No buts!, released last week (11/3) the first chance I got.
... More after the jump.