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Season Two Reflection

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Ōdanna-sama & Aoi, animated by either Koeda Animation or Studio Paper Cranes (S2E6) Belated Merry Christmas, everyone! May you had a lovely Christmas and looking forward for the New Year.  I promised that I would make a summary post for S2, and here it is. I wrote the main post without re-watching all S2 (mainly because I couldn’t stomach New Animate Studio’s astronomical failure of an animation, specifically for Ōdanna-sama and to some extend Ginji and even Raijū), but once I have more time (and patience), I will re-watch it and put some edits whenever needed. To make the post more structured, I divide it into three things to praise, three general things to improve, three more things to improve in the animation department, and three major restructurings to do. I did add more notes afterwards, but for the sake of brevity, I think sticking to three things at one time is actually good.  In case any studios and parties involved in S2 production read this, you might find my co...
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Season Two Ep 12 (FINAL) review

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S2E12 (Final) for Season 2 (at least Cour 1) is now on air. Sorry to be blunt and dive straight to the point, but my first main message is: for Season 3, CHANGE ŌDANNA-SAMA’S VISUAL BACK TO S1. This middle-schooler visual does not cut a majestic vibe for the Master of Tenjin-ya. I get it that some readers prefer Ōdanna-sama looking younger, and I respect that, but what we get is not someone who looks like in their 20s. Instead, we get a young school boy, who does not exude the vibe of a Daiyokai Hachiyō, certainly not the way Ōdanna-sama should be depicted. Second, for Season 3, do NOT use New Animate Studio . This animation studio is so NEW that it only had ONE anime series in its portfolio before Kakuriyo, hence the poor performance. Get Studio Paper Cranes and Koeda Animation (their staffs were the Chief Animation Directors in charge of Ep 6) for Season 3. Get this: Studio Paper Cranes was in charge of Apothecary Diaries S2 Ep 4. Koeda Animation also did Apothecary Diaries S2, ...
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Season Two Ep 12 (FINAL) stills

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Ōgondōji-sama o-nariiiiiii!!!   The final episode (Ep 12) stills are out and.... we have Ōgondōji-samaaaaaa!!!! Which means that Ep 12 ends with Vol 8 Epilogue aaaand, we should have Ōdanna-sama as well!!! Oh, and I was wrong about the strawberry snack, and I should've seen it from Vol 8 cover, but doesn't matter!  The  Kakuriyo Anime has this info: 氷狼から逃れた葵と銀次だったが、猛吹雪の中で力尽きてしまう。 大旦那の温もりを感じながら葵が目を覚ますと、そこは雪の中で暮らすあやかしたちの住処だった。 そこで作った料理が導きとなり、窮地を切り抜けるひと匙の光が差し込む。 葵の胸には確かな決意が芽生え、その想いに導かれるように物語は次なる扉へと進む――。 Aoi and Ginji escape from the ice wolves, but are exhausted in the blizzard. Feeling the warmth of Ōdanna-sama, Aoi wakes up to find herself in the home of ayakashi spirits living amidst the snow. The food she makes there provides guidance, and a ray of hope shines through to help her out of this predicament. A firm resolve grows in Aoi's heart, and as if guided by that feeling, the story moves on to the next chapter. So, we will have Ōdanna-sama i...
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