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bukatsu
: 部活Bukatsu, or club activities, are a staple feature of anime and manga set in Japanese schools.
In the Japanese school system, extracurricular activities are strongly encouraged, if not outright mandatory. Every place of learning, from grade school to university level, has a slew of clubs catering to the students' interests - Physics Club, Track-and-Field Club, Book Club, Photography Club, etc. Participating in these clubs takes up a significant amount of "free" time.
If one is not interested in participating (an attitude viewed with suspicion and even marginal hostility, as being anti-social), one can be an inactive ("ghost") member of an existing club, or one can join the ranks of the clubless outcasts, sometimes referred to as the "Go-Home-Early Club".
Gia sat down with veteran anime producer Atsuhiro Iwakami to talk about his latest, the dark magical girl tale Puella Magi Madoka Magica. 2011-09-07
This week: Bleach: Soul Resurrección is reviewed, Dragon Quest returns, One Piece goes brawling, and the PSP has a Corpse Party. 2011-09-07
Brian says farewell to Brain Diving with a look at the archives of Valkyria Chronicles. 2011-09-06
Erin rides out the high seas of Hurricane Irene with the pirate adventures of Luffy and his crew, and giggles over tea club shenanigans.
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2011-09-05
David takes a break from Figmas to revisit the Figutto line, this time in the form of Ryuk from Death Note. 2011-09-04
Each new installment is declared "the most important one yet!" Volume 16, however, is one that actually lives up to the hype ... telling the villain's side of the story.
The final volume of the first of Higurashi: When They Cry's answer arcs is a heart-
You do not have to be a follower of Higurashi to understand the story. For regular readers, some of the people and events will make more sense, but if you're curious about the series and don't know if you want to commit to it, this is a good way to find out.
The focus shifts to the next generation (but the originals are still involved) as the daughter and son of the first half's two main couples team up for a new round of adventures, humor, and romance. If you enjoyed the first half then you should enjoy this half, too.
Deeply Gothic, nicely mysterious, and well – if not somewhat confusingly – drawn, this penultimate volume moves us rapidly towards an ending that may very well mimic those of many of the original fairy tales.
The Queen's Blade competition wraps up as the final battles are fought. Although the content may be inseparably rooted in fan service, the final six episodes still show that some satisfying storytelling is possible.
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