takashichea (Level 21)
Overview
Welcome to the 12th weekly article for Sket Dance! My team and I are happy to discuss last week's episode with you guys. For those who do not know my team, they are Annabanana, KuroNekoXIII, HalberdierV2, Hibaru, and Piface314. This week's episode is back to its two story formula that focuses on two silly and quirky characters, Remi Misora and Roman Saotome.
Plot
Roman's Craptastic Manga Laboratory
The first story focuses on Roman Saotome who has come to ask SKET Dan to review her craptastic manga handbook. She tells them that she is doing it for her club member, Fumi Segawa. Although Bossun and his crew are hesitant, they help the poor girl.
Will Roman's craptastic handbook make a difference in her manga club or will she fail?
Do Your Best, Onee-san !
The second story focuses on Remi Misora who is still plagued by her clumsiness. After Remi has fail with her history lesson, Bossun and the gang help her clean up the classroom. In the process, Remi talks about her farewell gift from her TV show, Specter (a blue ghoulish, looking doll). When a boy throws a baseball (It's probably Eiichi) into the classroom and asks for the ball, Remi throws Specter to him instead of the ball. Remi and the gang hunt for the ball where they meet a group of kindergarteners and Suemasu.
Will Remi get her confidence and be able teach students or will she quit and go home crying!
Tune in and watch Sket Dance episode 34!
Verdict
Beware of Mild Spoilers!
Good
- Remi Misora and Roman never change a bit which is good. They have their own unique personality that makes the comedy fresh.
- Roman's silly antics in her bizarre manga handbook will leave you scratching your head or laughing out loud.
- Remi's performance with the kindergarteners will reveal her strengths and a side to Remi that the audience has never seen before.
- One of the stories' quests had an epic fail. I won't tell you.
Bad
- Not much bad stuff to report. I can tell you Remi's story had conflict in it which made it more interesting and better than Roman's story.
Bizarre
- Roman seems to draw her boobs bigger. It seems she has breast envy.
- Another pairing?: Remi and Chuuma had a lot of moments alone. Plus, you'll see that Chuuma looks at Remi when she teaches class. What was he thinking at that moment?
- Roman's craptastic manga drawing had some side effects that are more terrible than her shoujo otome powers.
- Speaking of Roman's otome filter, she did not do it unless you count the manga.
- Roman has a drawing rival, Switch, who is a weirdo, too.
- On Crunchyroll, I remember a comment that suggests that Remi is more suited for teaching kindergarten. This is such a brilliant idea!
Overall, this episode is great and better than the Thief Dan, Plus episode. It's a nice comic relief episode to get away from episode 33's tense, mystery case.
Animated GIFs
I had made three GIFs for this report, though the Remi's one is a bit choppy. Looks like I need more practice. Plus, I made Bossun's drawing GIFs! Please tell me if they're a bit too slow.
Thanks
Thank you guys for reading our team's weekly report. I thank my team for doing their best to put in some time for their wiki projects and this one with college ending in a few weeks. We're almost there to freedom.
This Week's Work
Anna did a fantastic job on this episode's plot summary and uploaded a lot of images. I worked on Saori Yasuda's page and finished her story arcs, origin, and anime/manga differences. I will do Sakiko after this blog. Please see our team's wiki contribution list.
We hope you guys get active in this community and even make a weekly blogs on other shows like some obscure titles. We need the help of the community to keep this place running.
This Week's Weekly Blogs
- Beelzebub 43: Where Did My Brother Disappear To? by Taka
- Guilty Crown 7 by Kuro
- Fairy Tail 107 by Taka
- Beelzebub Chapter 134 by Arrussel
A special news report for Team Guilty Crown: New York Comic Con and Manga Adaptation
Last Week's Weekly Blogs
- Beelzebub 42: It's Time for Training by Taka
- Guilty Crown 6: Leukocyte by Kuro
- Fairy Tail 106 by Taka
- Sket Dance 33: The Glass Man by Taka
- Beelzebub chapter 133 by Arrussel
Takashichea
Team W.I.K.I. Nation
Overview
In this news article, Kuro and I will cover what the New York Comic Con Panel got from the staff of Guilty Crown: Koji Yamato of Fuji TV, George Wada of Production I.G, and Ryo Oyama of Aniplex. In the second half of the blog, we will cover updates of Guilty Crown's manga adaptation.
Plot
For those who do not know Guilty Crown, my partner Kuro wrote this on the franchise's page.
After the spread of the "Apocalypse Virus" in Japan in the year 2029, the country has been placed in an emergency state. Since the spread of the virus, the Japanese government lost all of its foundations, and the reign of the international organization known as GHQ began ruling the country. Now Japan is in a state of martial law, which is enforced by the GHQ, and is considered a "quasi-independent" nation.
10 years pass, and we see the story through the eyes of Shu Ouma, an average 17-year-old teenager who lives a normal life. However, his normal life style is soon shattered after his chance encounter with Inori Yuzuriha, who eventually involves him with the anti-government group she is a part of, known as Funeral Parlor, or Undertaker.
Guilty Crown Panel
Source: Guilty Crown ANN by Todd Ciolek October 16, 2011
**I will reorganize and summarize the information from Todd's article to make it easier to read. Be sure to read his original article.
Shu and Inori
First, the three producers talk about the original concept of Shu and Inori.
According to Wada, he states that the story is based on how Shu and Gai foiled each other. While Shu is a timid and average high school student, Gai is the charismatic, handsome, and respected rebel leader of the Funeral Parlor.
Yamatmoto stated that the inspiration for Inori is the hot trend in Japan where young teenagers revered online divas. Plus, Wada explain that her egotist outfit is inspired by a band called Egotist which is popular among teenagers.
For both Shu and Inori, the producers link them with the story of a boy who meets an unusal girl.
Minor Characters
Oyama stated that her outfit should be recognizable to Neon Evangelion fans because of her body-hugging tights. Oyama and the producers asked Redjuice Graphics to make Ayase sexy with this suit.
Wada informed the audience that Funnel might be the most important character and that his gender is male. Also, Funnel's design is similar to Gundam's Haro and the Ghost in the Shell's Tachikomas.
Influences
- Code Geass - Due to Ichiro Okochi's involvement in Code Geass, the mechs have some connection. Yamamoto stated that the settings are quite different because Guilty Crown had a more modern setting.
- Eden of the East - According to Wada, the creators saw Eden of the East, so they asked I.G Productions to make Guilty Crown like Eden of the East
- Ghost in the Shell - Same as Eden of the East
- Death Note - Wada stated that Tetsuro Araki's work in Death Note inspired the music in Guilty Crown.
- Fullmetal Alchemist -Oyama states that he wanted to make a conflict between those who have special powes and those who don't. This is reflected in Fullmetal Alchemist's homunculi. Furthermore, Oyama stated that he was also inspired by X-Men's conflicts between humans and mutants.
- Darker Than Black - Oyada worked in that show, but there is no info on its influences (in the article).
[KuroNekoXIII stated that Darker than Black has individuals who have special abilities, Contractors.]
Questions from the Audience
- Why is it shorter than a typical anime broadcast?
Yamamoto state that this is because of Fuji TV's broadcasting timeslot issues. He inform the audience that they would like to have a sequel series, a movie, or an OVA, and he kindly ask the audience to support the series for Guilty Crown's future.
- Why does Guilty Crown mean?
According Oyama, the "crown" comes from the central theme of this show, "Who will become the next generation's kings?" Furthermore, he explains that the growth of Genom makes guilty feelings and how Shu feels guilty using his friends as weapons due his power to take out Voids from his friends. This is where the "guilty" part comes in. When a fan asks about how Shu will feel if he pulls out a Void from a stranger, Oyama stated that they will find out in episode 3.
Unanswered Questions
How did Shu acquired the Void Genome?
Anime Vice's Questions for Guilty Crown's Staff
I did this for the New York Comic Con's interview with Hiro Mashima blog on Anime Vice. It's nice to hear from fans of Guilty Crown to voice comments or questions that they still have. I'll start it off.
Taka's Questions
- Since Ayase is inspired by Neon Genesis Evangelion, what character from that show is your favorites?
- What characteristics of Eden of the East and Ghost in the Shell does the creators and the producers aspired to replicate in Guilty Crown? How will they distinguish their work from those influences?
- What singer is the inspiration for Inori's character?
I looked up possible Japanese females who match the words Egotist and Idol: Yui Aragaki (a famous actress and seiyuu), Reiko Nakane (head of a fashion store called Egotist), and Eiguchi Aimi of AKB48 band (Eiguchi is computerized model, so she isn't a real woman).
- Will there be other countries outside of Japan have some involvement in the story?
Be sure to comment.
KuroNekoXIII's Questions
- Was the Leukocyte inspired by the actual Quasi-Zenith Satellite System that Japan is working on? If so, how is the Leukocyte similar and/or different than it?
- Why did you choose Redjuice to create the character designs of the anime?
Other Sources
None.
Guilty Crown Gets a Manga Adaptation
According to Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan's November Issue, they stated that Guilty Crown will get its first manga serialization.
Staff
- Shion Midzuki - illustrator
- Yousuke Miyagi - writer
Not much info is given in the ANN's article. According to Capsulecomputers, the series will have one chapter per month.
Sources
- AnimeNewsNetwork
- Square Enix (Japanese)
- Mantan (Japanese)
- Capsulecomputers
Takashichea
Member of Team Guilty Crown, and my partner is KuroNekoXIII.
Overview
Welcome to the 11th weekly Beelzebub! I'm Taka, a fellow wiki editor who bring you guys news about a couple of shows on Anime Vice: Sket Dance, Blue Exorcist, and Fairy Tail. My team (Annabanana, ShadowKnight508, Arrussel, and Sreenivas) and I are here to discuss last week's Beelzebub's episode 43, Where Did My Brother Go?, and our work.
Be sure to check out Beelzebub's image gallery. ShadowKnight508 and Anna added some cool images.
Plot
Where Did My Brother Disappear To? - "Ani wa doko e kieta no deshō?" (兄はどこへ消えたのでしょう？)
While Oga, Beel, and the Shadow Group are going with Aoi, Ittousai, and Kota to the training grounds, Lamia and Furuichi are searching for Lord En. In their quest, Furuichi finds his Ishiyama classmates at the arcade and rounds them up. He asks them to help him to search for Lord En by informing them the attack on Oga and Aoi and insults on their school's name.
Will Furuichi convince his fellow delinquents to search for Lord En and will Oga get to the serious training?
Verdict
Beware of mild spoilers!
Good
- Furuichi and Lamia had a crazy adventure. I guarantee you find their moments hilarious such as this caught in a lewd position moment.
- The court house trial was great because in a way, it pokes fun at Oga who is supposed to be the typical main shonen and the strongest character in the show.
- For Furuichi fans, you see Furuichi take over this episode with some pervy and narcissistic scenes.
Bad
- Some jokes get old. Toujou's misunderstanding of Zenjuro's explanation of demons is only funny the first time.
- For those who hate how Oga's training drags out, Oga did not do much training. It felt like a filler, but the whole episode is more focused on Lamia and Furuichi.
Bizarre
- Alaindelon's jealousy is pretty crazy when he complains how Lamia is getting close to Furuichi to Hilda.
- Furuichi has a sparkling nosebleed. I haven't seen other animes that have this. I seen nosebleeds that shoot out like geysers but not sparkling.
- Lamia is a strange little girl because of Tsundere and sadistic behavior. She would resort to violence whether Furuichi restrains her. Furuichi and Lamia's relationship is pretty bizarre, but they both complement each other.
Overall, this episode is fantastic if you don't mind the lack of violence and fighting. You'll have a riot with watching this episode.
Extras!
My team has trivia questions, an animated GIF, and stitched caps. Our teammate, Anna, added lovely stitched caps. For those who do not know what a stitched cap is, a stitched cap is an image that's been stretched to include more things. It could be stretched vertically or horizontally. Usually in wiki pages, stitched caps must be in its own gallery because episode caps or regular images are permitted in wiki pages.
Trivia
Anna's Stitched Caps
Thanks
I thank you guys for reading our team's weekly report. I thank my teammates for doing a great job on this wiki project. Anna and ShadowKnight508 did an excellent job on the anime part while Arrussel added the weekly chapter 43 review of Beelzebub's manga.
This Week's Blogs
- Fairy Tail 107 by Taka
- Sket Dance 34 by Taka
- Guilty Crown 7 by Kuro
- Beelzebub ch. 134 by Arrussel
Last Week's Weekly Blogs
- Sket Dance 33: The Glass Man by Taka
- Guilty Crown 6: Leukocyte by Kuro
- Beelzebub 42: It's Time for Training by Taka
- Beelzebub ch. 133 by Arrussel
Team's Blogs Last Week
- MohsinMan99's I'm At the Top of the Trivia Leadership Board!
- BigHeart711's Wiki Plans for December (2011), Plus an Rant about Main Images... (a friend)
- Guilty Crown News
Takashichea
Team Beelzebub
Overview
Welcome to Fairy Tail's 4th weekly report! I count Newten's weekly articles on Fairy Tail ep. 88 and 89 because he's my teammate who supported Anna and I. For the title of these weekly reports, I just chose to kept this name because of the last report's name, and I wanted to keep it consistent due to my OCD thing. For you Beelzebub and Sket Dance fans, I have to stick with the weekly title unless you guys want me to come up with a new name. Back to Fairy Tail, this episode is guarantee to show you guys more of the Seven Kin of Purgatory.
Plot
Episode 106: The World of Great Magic - "Dai Mahō Sekai" (大魔法世界)
In this episode, Mirajane and Lisanna's battle with Azuma comes to a conclusion. While Fairy Tail fight the Seven Kin of Purgatory, they learn about Grimoire Heart's true goals, a world for only mages. Elfman and Evergreen fight against the weird and yet powerful Rustyrose; Ultear and Zeref have a serious confrontation.
Who will win in their respective matches: Lisanna and Mirajane vs Azuma, Elfman and Evergreen against Rustyrose and Ultear against Zeref?
Tune in and watch Fairy Tail episode 106? Please see our image gallery for this episode. Also, please thank Annabanana for uploading these lovely images. Beware of mild spoilers!
Verdict
Good
- The three main battles are superb in their rights while the viewers get some more info about Azuma, Rustyrose, and Ultear.
- Mirajane has her second major battle in her Satan Soul which is really good for Mirajane fans. I don't count Elfman's fight with his sister as a major battle.
- Rustyrose has an interesting power, Arc of Embodiment, that uses his imagination while Ultear's powers, Time Ark, is being further revealed.
Bad
- I find the stigma of being a mage in the Fairy Tail universe, nonexistent. In the beginning of the series, Romeo mentions how people look down on Fairy Tail, and how his friends think that knights are cool, and you get that Fairy Tail hate feeling throughout the series. There's nothing bad being a mage or the xenophobic hatred towards the mages because people depend on mages in this world. If I compare to another Shonen series, Shaman King, the shamans are vilified as outcasts, witches, and a plague on society. For shamans, they hate humans for destroying mother nature and disturbing the spirits.
- Back to Fairy Tail: For those who are intolerant of fanservice, this episode might turn you off with the skin tight clothing that reveals the woman's private parts. Please look at Ultear's shots.
- Not to be picky, I find Ultear's lipstick to be goofy on her.
- Also, I feel Mirajane's death to be less sad than Lisanna's death in the series.
Bizarre
Azuma's words that described how thrill he is when fighting Mirajane is too weird. For example, he talks about how he never felt so high and he describes the battle as this "sensation." I don't know if it's the subbing problem, but it suggests drugs and sex to me.
Zeref's eyes are like Zancrow when he gets mad.
Natsu's shining triumph ends abruptly.
You got to love how Evergreen bashes on her allies and how weird Rustyrose is. Rustyrose is the Julius of the series.
Trivia
Azuma: 1,
Thanks
I thank you guys for reading my team's weekly article on Fairy Tail. I thank Anna for doing a spectacular job on the images and her work on Fairy Tail. This week, we had no trivia or animated GIFs. Please give my team a round of applause because they work on this series despite their busy lives with college and family.
Check out our team's vitae list! This episode's wiki page is done by me while the images are done by Anna.
This Week's Weekly Blogs
- Sket Dance 33: The Glass Man by Taka
- Guilty Crown 6: Leukocyte by Kuro
- Beelzebub 42: It's Time for Training by Taka
- Beelzebub ch. 133 by Arrussel
Team's Blogs This Week
MohsinMan99's I'm At the Top of the Trivia Leadership Board!
BigHeart711's Wiki Plans for December (2011), Plus an Rant about Main Images... (a friend)
Guilty Crown News
Last Week's Blogs
- Beelzebub 41 by Taka
- Guilty Crown 5 by Kuro
- Fairy Tail 100-105 by Taka
- Weekly Beelzebub chapter 132 by Arrussel
- Shaman King Manga Project Finished (Not 100%) by Taka
- Sket Dance 32 by Taka
- Slice of Animated Life: Kimi to Boku 1 and 2 by Superevil225
- Fairy Tail Movie Coming Out 9/18/2012 by Taka
Takashichea
Team W.I.K.I. Nation
Overview
Welcome to the 11th Weekly Sket Dance report! I'm Takashichea, a proud member of Team W.I.K.I. Nation. My team and I are proud to present you weekly coverage of this beloved series and our hard work on the wiki. For those who do know my teammates, they are Annabanana, KuroNekoXIII, MohsinMan99, HalberdierV2, Hibaru, and Piface314.
This week's episode has a thrilling crime and mystery story with a big plot twist that goes beyond breaking windows. No, it's breaking hearts.
Plot
For Episode 34, The Glass Man. Please see the image gallery for those love images.
Yagi and Saori Yasuda ask SKET Dan for permission to document their activities. When Bossun and Hime tell Yagi that they are boring, Yagi gives them a case to investigate. The case is about a culprit who breaks windows without stealing anything. As SKET Dan unravels the case, they discover that the culprit is not who they think it is and how the answer is right in front of them.
Tune in and watch Sket Dance episode 33!
Verdict
Beware of Spoilers! Don't worry, I won't give out the ending.
New Characters (Possible Suspects)
 Saori Yasuda |
 Sakiko Takashima |
 Ozaki Mamoru |
 Shimasaki Takao |
 Hiraizumi Eiichi |
Good
- This case is what makes this episode stand out in the SKET Dance's usual two story, humorous slapstick style. Plus, SKET Dan is solving more than crime but love.
- Switch looks awesome as Sherlock Homes, but Bossun makes a better detective with his concentration ability.
- Anime/Manga Comparisons: The anime did a better job in bring closure with the two individuals of the case by these scenes: They thank SKET Dance for solving their issues, and they continue working in their clubs happily. The manga did not have a scene like that.
Bad
It's tough to say what's bad in this episode. I can't think of any. Maybe, they overuse the afro gimmick joke too much.
Bizarre
- Baseball players are all weird and funny.
- Bossun's thought bubble seems to make it appear that he likes Yagi.
- Anime/Manga Comparisons: Reiko Yuki and Roman's short scenes are not in the manga, but they are great, little humorous scenes. I love how Reiko thinks the culprit is a ghost while Roman thinks the culprit is a monster.
Overall, the episode is excellent because it shows that Sket Dan is not all fun, random games. No, it has drama and mystery. Though, we haven't seen a tragedy story like Switch's origin story in the anime yet. We still need to see the origin stories for Bossun and Hime.
Thanks
I thank you guys for reading this. I thank my team for a spectacular job on the wiki project despite their busy lives with school and doing other wiki projects.
- KuroNekoXIII - Guilty Crown
- Annabanana - Beelzebub, Buster Keel, Fairy Tail
- MohsinMan99 - Gintama
- HalberdierV2 - Gosick
- Hibaru - Nurarihyon no Mago
Please see our Team's Vitae List. Remember, we're making this community great by contributing to it by wiki editing, commenting, creating blogs, and more. This way, people would get to love and try anime and manga by seeing different takes and views on it.
This Week's Blogs
- Beelzebub 42: It's Time for Training by Taka
- Guilty Crown 6: Leukocytes by Kuro
- Fairy Tail 106 by Taka
- Weekly Beelzebub chapter 133 by Taka
Last Week's Blogs
- Beelzebub 41 by Taka
- Guilty Crown 5 by Kuro
- Fairy Tail 100-105 by Taka
- Weekly Beelzebub chapter 132 by Arrussel
- Shaman King Manga Project Finished (Not 100%) by Taka
- Sket Dance 32 by Taka
- Slice of Animated Life: Kimi to Boku 1 and 2 by Superevil225
- Fairy Tail Movie Coming Out 9/18/2012 by Taka
Takashichea
Team W.I.K.I. Nation
