Bwahahaha! The thread is alive, Igor!
Just the other day, I discovered (although I'd seen a few previous references to it) Yurucamp △, a.k.a. Laid-Back Camp. High-school girls going on camping trips, solo or together. (The little triangle in the title has been stated somewhere to represent a tent.)
Slice of Life, Cute Girls Doing Cute Things, with a hearty helping of Shown Their Work Scenery Porn. Mount Fuji on a mostly-clear night ... and the moon is full, with a trail of silver shining on the lake....
Also a bit of Food Porn, as Nadeshiko's enthusiasm for the curry ramen Rin shared makes it seem tastier even to Rin herself.
Apparently, a lot of people find "comfy" the catchphrase to describe this series.
Don't miss the pine cones squeaking, "Cone-nichi wa!" when people pick them up. And don't be fooled by the rocket tent in the opening credits.
In/Spectre — the Japanese title, Kyokou Suiri, translates directly as Invented Inference, which apparently didn't convey the supernatural aspect enough for the American market. Youkai kidnapped a rich child and begged her to be their "Goddess of Wisdom": arbitrator of disputes, investigator of things that bewilder the spirit world. (Why her? If that's explained anywhere, I haven't seen it.) She agreed, and doesn't seem to consider the amputation of her left leg and removal of her right eye too high a price for the benefits, such as they are.
Now, in her late teens, she's joined forces with a young man who can have prophetic visions ... but only when he's on the brink of death. Since he's got a more potent healing factor than Wolverine's, that's really not all that much of a problem. Oh, and pretty much all youkai, ghosts, devils, etc., find him nightmare fuel.
Though she's aggressively trying to make their relationship more intimate, he treats her more like an annoying little sister. Mostly because at nineteen, she still looks like a middle-school girl. He says people already give him "You pervert" glares for associating with her.
WARNING: Some viewers find this one far too "talky." They gripe that the "Goddess," Kotoko, will spend most of an episode explaining a concept or plan of action, then re-explaining it in slightly different words, then lather-rinse-repeat ... five times in all, according to one such complaint. I didn't have any problem with it, so maybe I'm just dense.
Just the other day, I discovered (although I'd seen a few previous references to it) Yurucamp △, a.k.a. Laid-Back Camp. High-school girls going on camping trips, solo or together. (The little triangle in the title has been stated somewhere to represent a tent.)
Slice of Life, Cute Girls Doing Cute Things, with a hearty helping of Shown Their Work Scenery Porn. Mount Fuji on a mostly-clear night ... and the moon is full, with a trail of silver shining on the lake....
Also a bit of Food Porn, as Nadeshiko's enthusiasm for the curry ramen Rin shared makes it seem tastier even to Rin herself.
Apparently, a lot of people find "comfy" the catchphrase to describe this series.
Don't miss the pine cones squeaking, "Cone-nichi wa!" when people pick them up. And don't be fooled by the rocket tent in the opening credits.
In/Spectre — the Japanese title, Kyokou Suiri, translates directly as Invented Inference, which apparently didn't convey the supernatural aspect enough for the American market. Youkai kidnapped a rich child and begged her to be their "Goddess of Wisdom": arbitrator of disputes, investigator of things that bewilder the spirit world. (Why her? If that's explained anywhere, I haven't seen it.) She agreed, and doesn't seem to consider the amputation of her left leg and removal of her right eye too high a price for the benefits, such as they are.
Now, in her late teens, she's joined forces with a young man who can have prophetic visions ... but only when he's on the brink of death. Since he's got a more potent healing factor than Wolverine's, that's really not all that much of a problem. Oh, and pretty much all youkai, ghosts, devils, etc., find him nightmare fuel.
Though she's aggressively trying to make their relationship more intimate, he treats her more like an annoying little sister. Mostly because at nineteen, she still looks like a middle-school girl. He says people already give him "You pervert" glares for associating with her.
WARNING: Some viewers find this one far too "talky." They gripe that the "Goddess," Kotoko, will spend most of an episode explaining a concept or plan of action, then re-explaining it in slightly different words, then lather-rinse-repeat ... five times in all, according to one such complaint. I didn't have any problem with it, so maybe I'm just dense.
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"The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that this was some killer weed."
"The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that this was some killer weed."