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There's something a little out of place about seeing the name "William Shakespeare" in the opening credits of this one, but given the underlying inspiration of the story it's no real surprise. As with GONZO's previous adaptations, though, "inspiration" is definitely the right description...
There's the sound of screeching brakes and a neatly executed u-turn coming from Texas as the moment, as FUNimation have realised what a PR cock-up their planned editing of Dance in the Vampire Bund has turned out to be. Either that, or they've just pulled off a mass trolling of anime fandom. I suspect the former. Read on for the details...
When there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who're ya gonna call? No, not the Ghostbusters - they went bust years ago. Instead you want the Shibuya Psychic Research Centre, who will send the young and very good-looking Kazuya Shibuya to solve all your paranormal problems. High-school student Mai Taniyama finds herself getting drawn into Kazuya's work when she interrupts an investigation he's carrying out at her school...
Crunchyroll have signalled a few changes in recent days that may have you rushing to catch certain shows while you still have the chance. First, their Download-to-Own service (originally used for shows like Blassreiter and Linebarrels of Iron) will be closing to new purchases on 31st March 2010, while no further downloads of purchased episodes will be allowed from 1st May 2010 - so if you're looking to own any of the shows offered in this way, get a move on.
Uh-oh. Solty Rei has earned itself a tick in the negatives column by carrying on after the main storyline has finished - one of several aspect of this final volume that didn't impress me. That said, we also get a believable end to the main storyline with most loose ends properly tied up, so it's far from being all bad...
The Holy Grail War is turning out to be something more like the occasional Holy Grail Skirmish, as this volume of Fate/stay night focusses more on building alliances and trust than on open confrontation. Nothing wrong with a good bit of political manoeuvring, though...This work is licenced under a Creative Commons Licence.
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