One contributing reason to the weird animation style is that Kuuchuu Buranko is a one-half 2D anime and one-half live-action hybrid show. Doctor Ichirou’s hot assistant nurse Yumi-chan is one hot babe i wouln’t mind getting my jabs from – a change from the usual (irl) oba-san nurses with a creepy glare or smile. A friend of mine’s a nurse-in-training and she’s quite the looker, so i guess all hope is not lost.

The plot itself is rather straightforward and isn’t hard to digest at all rather the bizzare visual style. Ichirou seems to take on 3 different forms which is just plain weird. But upon getting past all that the series makes for an entertaining watch with snippets of helpful explanations of psychological jargons and methods throughout.

Not your typical psychological series submersed in sombre or solemn content, Kuuchuu Buranko sets itself aside from the rest with its vibrant and whacked style of storytelling and absurdities.

Personal rating: 10

Well, Yui or Taiga is fine i say. Saimoe 2009 is now complete. Was a really interesting this year’s Saimoe like any other with quite the surprise outcomes & underdogs. A thought popped out, i’ll bet if Bakemonogatari’s self-conscious tsundere that is Senjougahara Hitagi-chan were in Saimoe ’09 she’d almost certainly reach the finals and maybe come up on top! Oh well, till next year i guess. I’ll be voting for you Hitagi-sama!

Also congrats to the final four of Saimoe 2009.

Senjougahara Hitagi for Saimoe 2010!

Referral sites:
- Official site
- http://www.animesaimoe.org/
- http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=82596
- http://saimoe.wordpress.com/

I have read the handful of scanlated manga chapters (back then) and later was quite delighted and intrigued to learn of an anime adaptation. And it would seem the animation is vibrant and of good quality. With that rosey cheeks, bubbly persona, ditzy-ness and naivety, Hanato Kobato is simply brimming with moe! Partnered with a cranky and devious fire-spitting blue dog plushie that is Ioryogi-san creates a manzai comedy environment somewhat.

Questions like the origins of Kobato & Ioryogi as well as that “someplace” she’s wishing to be also gives the series a suspenseful & intriguing plot. All in all, Kobato｡ is a light hearted, warm & fuzzily cute comedy with an air of mystery around it. Being Clamp work, there’s sure to be cameos and crossovers of its various other works namely Chobits which is slated to appear.

Don’t forget to try the Nabe Kobato-style

Personal rating: 10

Quarter Final 1:
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• Aisaka Taiga (Toradora!) 825 votes
Taiga beat K-On!’s Nakano Azusa (711 votes) who had higher votes than Taiga previously in Group F finals.

• Saginomiya Isumi (Hayate no Gotoku) 759 votes
Isumi bests mahjong neko girl Ikeda Kana (737 votes) by a shear majority

Quarter Final 2:
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• Haramura Nodoka (Saki) 890 votes
Nodoka wins by a mere 16 votes to Hayate no Gotoku female lead Sanzenin Nagi’s 874 votes

• Louise De La Valliere (Zero no Tsukaima) 846 votes
Louise wins the Group C finals by an extremely slim majority of 9 votes

Quarter Final 3:
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• Fukuji Mihoko (Saki) 770 votes
Group G winner

• Kataoka Yuuki (Saki) 734 votes
Group A winner

Quarter Final 4:
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• Hirasawa Yui (K-On!) 838 votes
Group E winner

• Amae Koromo (Saki) 700 votes
Group D winner

So it would seem that Hayate no Gotoku has been essentially chopped down to one representative. Half of the quarter finalist being Saki girls.

Notes:
- 3 of the quarter finalists girls are voiced by seiyuu Kugimiya Rie
- 4 out of 8 of the quarter finalists are from anime Saki

The Os-tan, Madobe Nana is a wordplay on the operating system with nana meaning 7 and madobe (“by the window”). It is no wonder Nana Mizuki was hired to voice the OS.

via Sankaku via Akiba-PC