With Halloween just around the corner, anime enthusiasts might wish to add a little spook to their viewing schedule with FUNimation Entertainment’s R1 DVD release of the 2006/2007 series Ghost Hunt.

This review covers Part 1 of the FUNimation DVD set, which includes episodes 1 through 13 of the 25-episode series. (Part 2 is scheduled for release next month.)

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Welcome to Part II of our fall anime impressions. In this edition we cover Chaos;Head, ef - a tale of melodies, Hyakko and Kurozuka. So pull up your easy chair and let’s get down to business.

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Ryuji and Taiga enact their plan to get Taiga and Yusaku closer and make it easier for her to confess to him, with the hope that Taiga will later help Ryuji get closer to Minori. After many setbacks during the day, Ryuji comforts Taiga and tells her to not get discouraged.

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This week we feature Sola’s delightfully creepy nee-san, Aono Morimiya. She was my favorite character in the show, and I just love the overall character design. Those aloof red eyes and that cold, distant gaze… So creepy but oh so dreamy! Her power to manipulate paper (which is totally not taken from Read or Die) also wins a lot of points from me. Yes, the world could always use more Aono fans. Become an Aono fan today for the super low price of your soul free!

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Sunohara decides to get a fake girlfriend to ease Mei’s worries about him and prove that he’s fine on his own. With help from Okazaki he solicits Ryou, Tomoyo, Kotomi and even Yukine to no avail. Help comes from the most unlikely place when Sanae agrees to help Sunohara in his facade, believing that she is guiding him down a better path in life by doing so.

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There are a lot of new shows this season, so we’re here to help make things easier for you. Our first batch of fall season impressions includes Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka, Casshern Sins, Kemeko Deluxe, Shikabane Hime Aka, Toradora and To Aru Majutsu no Index. Take it easy! Kick back with a beer (or strawberry milk if you’re not old enough to drink) and read on.

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I’ve just realized that I’ve been watching quite a large number of shows recently. Since there’s not a lot of space to review each one before looking like a massive wall of text, I’ll just summarize my thoughts.

Briefly.

Pics and stuff ahoy.

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Another season, another light novel gets adapted into an anime. This time around, school love comedy Toradora gets the anime treatment. Though I don’t sound too enthusiastic, the first episode of Toradora was pretty enjoyable if somewhat formulaic, as is the standard for this kind of show.

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Note:  Yamcha wrote about the same episode a few days back - I’m just here to offer a second opinion.  (That, and a different gallery of screencaps.)

This one has “required viewing” written all over it, so let’s embrace the inevitable and jump right into KyoAni’s entry for the 2008 fall anime season. Whether we actually want to matters not a whit.

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I heard someone at this blog likes Yin from Darker than Black. I won’t say who but you know who you are, Meultima. I know quiet, stoic girls are nothing new to anime, but Yin is so cute that I thought she deserves some recognition. Still need to finish the series someday… Oh well… As always hope you guys enjoy this week’s gallery.

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