My Top 10: Anime of 2011

It has become sort of a tradition for us fans to list out our top ten anime of the year and since I've been doing it for the past couple of years, I might as well continue with the tradition. I think you can tell a lot from the list as to what the person's preferences are when it comes to anime, and how (or if) it changed over the years.

When I look at my 2010 and 2009 lists, I spotted a difference. Comedy anime pretty much dominated my list in 2010. However, I rather enjoyed anime with heavier plot and solid story in 2009. I am excited to see which anime will make it to the list for 2011.

My top 5 choices were easy but I was having quite a hard time with the bottom 5. Some I like because of the characters but found the story to be weak and the end anti-climatic while some I like for the story but didn't have anything that stood out. I need my criteria sorted out lol. Besides, shits were crazy at the start of the year and I hardly watched anything which mean I missed watching some few good anime like Madoka, Steins;Gate, Hourou Musuko, etc. I am pretty sure that at least my bottom 5 anime would be slightly different if I did completed those shows. Thus, after looking around the aniblogsphere I can see how my list is different from most of them. Oh well...

So for the time being, lets just get on with the list. After a long and very careful deliberation, here are my personal top 10 anime of 2011 in mixed orders:

9. Ao no Exorcist
Aired: Spring 2011
Episodes: 25
Producers: A-1 Pictures, Aniplex
Genres: Action, Shounen, Supernatural
My rating: 9/10

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If it wasn't for the anti-climatic ending and the fact that half of the episodes were fillers, Ao no Exorcist could have ended up higher up on my list because despite everything I just freaking love the Okumura twins. They also managed to keep me interested even through those fillers episodes that included the obligatory beach episode for the summer. At the end of the day, the casts and strong characters became it's backbone and carried this show through for me. Ao no Exorcist is a pretty darn typical shounen anime and A-1 Pictures knew this so when the series can't be original, they sure as hell live up to expectation by making sure that it was entertaining with a decent story for me to enjoy.

6. Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san!
Aired: Spring 2011
Episodes: 13
Producers: Production I.G.
Genres: Comedy, Supernatural
My Rating: 9/10

Each episode is only 12 minutes long but it manages to offend pretty much everyone and everything which in my opinion what makes this show so brilliantly funny. The comedy was unconventional and the characters even more so. Azazel-san pretty much reminds me of Gintama with it's random jokes and anything that reminded me of Gintama's humour deserved to be in my top 10 list. Beware though, enter at your own risk.

2. Ano hi Mita Hana no Namae O Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
Aired: Spring 2011
Episodes: 11
Producers: A-1 Pictures, Aniplex, Fuji TV
Genres: Slice of life, Drama
My Rating: 10/10

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This show is as real as it gets when it comes to dealing with friendship, death and feelings and learning to deal with all that while day after day you grow farther apart from each other yet the attachment, or that bond, is still as strong as ever. Ano Hana for short (We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day - for the long English translation), hits so close to home that even to this day, I can't bring myself to watch the last episode of the show. I am not ready for either a disappointment, or a heartbreak. With Ano Hana, I was forced to see, consider and analyze far more than what would be considered healthy. Thanks to this show, it gave me the courage to seek those friends that I thought would have been best forgotten. Meeting them again was liberating and it made me see how much each of us have grown up as a person, either for better or for worse. For an anime show to have that kind of effect on a human being in real life, Ano Hana is definitely quite special in it's own right.

5. Kimi to Boku
Aired: Fall 2011
Episodes: 13
Producers: J.C. Staff, Aniplex
Genres: Slice of life, Comedy, Drama
My Rating: 9/10

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There is no practicing of trash music, or tea time after school. If you think this is the male version of K-ON than you are incredibly wrong so for the haters, clearly you are missing out on this one. Granted that it is full of bishies, but what is wrong with that? If us females can watch Lucky Star or K-ON, then it is definitely manly of you guys if you could watch this without feeling disgusted. People have the pre-notion that this show has no plot and is just a BL fantasies for us fans/gays. It is anything but that. Kimi to Boku tackles real issues growing up as boys (I grew up surrounded by boys so I have an idea or two). It was an honest show and because of that I found it alluring and it left me wanting more.

4. Fate/Zero
Aired: Fall 2011
Episodes: 13
Producers: ufotable, Aniplex, Nitroplus
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Supernatural
My Rating: 10/10

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I know shit about Typemoon and thus why I have some doubts going into the Fall season, as I've said in my preview. However after watching the first episode, and the fact that ufotable didn't disappoint me at all with their delivery, I quickly become a fan. Part of it was thanks to Reiki, a reader of my Fate/Zero episodic posts who never got tired in teaching me the ropes about the Fate-verse and gradually made me interested in it as well. It's true what the saying goes then... tak kenal maka tak cinta (you can't fall in love if you didn't know them). Fate/Zero far surpasses Fate/Stay Night, it's predecessor, in every way imaginable. I love Kara no Kyoukai for the dark themes and I basically got what I was asking for in Fate/Zero due to the awesomeness of ufotable, from the directing, visuals, character expositions and everything/anything else you can think of. It all adds up into a much more complex and intriguing tale, a journey that is certainly unforgettable and definitely fulfilling.

1. Working'!!
Aired: Fall 2011
Episodes: 13
Producers: A-1 Pictures
Genres: Comedy
My Rating: 10/10***

(c) Atsu Takashi

Wow, really klux? Two years in a row? YES REALLY. Working'!! is a fine piece of work. The changed of director and crew for the the second season really did pay off as can be seen from the story. Everything from the animation to sound, characterization to story are all quality materials and together form both a visually and emotionally satisfying experience. The anime is far past the point of debate whether watching it would be enjoyable and worth one's while, because it most certainly is. The comedy is casual and yet hit with such force that all you can do is laughed your ass off. Unlike in first season where the focus was only on Inami and Takanashi, we have different plots that keep us on our toes because the way Working'!! is written you don't know what to expect. Most of the comedies I watched were average if not mediocre so when something like Working'!! comes along, something new, something exciting, something that you can watch and be merry about, I just ended up enjoying it. The fact that it had pique my interest from season 1 meant that it had established itself as something special, something good enough that A-1 Pictures able to be improved on after every episodes. Just how did they do it, really? For everything that Working'!! does just beautifully right, there is usually little it gets horribly wrong. I absolutely endorse this anime to anyone even if they didn't ask for my opinion.

7. Persona 4 the Animation
Aired: Fall 2011
Episodes: tbc
Producers: Aniplex, AIC A.S.T.A, Sentai Filmworks
Genres: Mystery, Supernatural, Adventure
My Rating: 9/10

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I didn't play the games but from what I've heard from those who did play and watch the anime, the anime is pretty faithful to the games and though it has it shares of pros and cons, I want to pay my respect for the producers. I thought it would be straight as an arrow and just action from end to finish. Persona 4 surprised me at the humors which I didn't expect from such show and it is mostly the reason why it ended up on my list. Since the show is on going, it wouldn't be fair to exaggerate so I ended my thoughts here.

10. Ikoku Meiro no Croisée
Aired: Summer 2011
Episodes: 12
Producers: Satelight, Sentai Filmworks
Genres: Slice of life, Historical
My Rating: 9/10

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This show was the biggest surprised for me for the summer. It wasn't even on my radar until I watched the first couple of episodes. Croisee was mostly overlooked and quickly disregarded by many because just like me, the initial reaction to the preview was that this anime is nothing more than another "moe-trash" and simple pandering. Well, true that Yune was moe but damn she's adorable. This comes from someone who has a personal vendetta against moe (that of K-ON's standard). I love the interaction between the characters especially the two main protagonists. I found myself leaning a bit closer to the computer screen whenever the scene involved Yune and Claude. In fact, I didn't feel the slightest of guilt trying to make Claude a lolicon. Croisée of the Foreign Labyrinth is a piece of resistant to much of the failings that we often found in both historical and slice-of-life anime.

3. Mirai Nikki
Aired: Fall 2011
Episodes: 26
Producers: FUNimaton, Asread
Genres: Thriller, Action, Mystery
My Rating: 10/10

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I love blood in my anime but sadly we didn't get enough of that lately. Deadman Wonderland was promising but damn it all those censorship, as well as the weak ass story, made me quickly lost my interest. Mirai Nikki on the other hand has a compelling story and a company of pretty wacky characters, especially Yuno Gasai, who quite possibly the only character that made this show so much win. Mirai Nikki has everything I am looking for in anime that isn't a comedy or a slice-of-life. It is a psychology thriller, with murders, gore, sins and some demented killers. They are the mechanics that makes this show so addictive. Nutcase is the right choice of word that really sums up Mirai Nikki as a show. Haters be damned.

8. Chihayafuru
Aired: Fall 2011
Episodes: 25
Producers: Madhouse Studios
Genres: Drama, Sports
My Rating: 9/10

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The general idea that this show is about a Karuta card game should put us all to sleep but after one episode, most of us has nothing but praise for this show. It wasn't just about the card game, which they successfully made it looks like it was an exciting game, but it also has that element of friendship and romance that surrounded the three main protagonist. I quickly found myself rooting for Taichi, knowing very well how hurt and lonely it could be when your love is unrequited. The fact that I can identified with Taichi should be enough reason why this show ended up in my list but that is not all. The premise is simple and yet the story is so well written/thought of that it will just pull you deeper with every passing episodes. This is an anime that is best experienced one episode at a time as it thrives from the long exposure.


And so ladies and gentlewomen... that concludes my list. I'm pretty balance with my choice of anime of 2011 from heavy stuff that involved friendship, murders, horrors, and even Master/Servants relationship to the more light hearted comedy with a dash of slice of life (and perhaps a little BL) in it.

I wished for the anime industries to have better anime produced in 2011 and my wish was granted. Compared to previous couple of years, 2011 can be said as a come back year for some anime. They have everything that taste just right for my palate from thought-provoking anime to slice of life anime about boys instead of girls. Hopefully 2012 would be even grander than 2011.

Having said that, from 2011/12 Winter season preview... it looks rather disappointing... T_T

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My Favorite Character List: A

Here I am, going to list my favorite character from every anime that I have completed in alphabetical order. It probably take a while till we get to Z but I sure am happy for at least I have something to post

Glo has written his list as I am sure many other anime bloggers have. Now it is my turn and pretend that someone actually care. I am going to pick only one character from every anime. Though it sounds simple, it wasn't. Writing this favorite character list is going to be stressful indeed and emotional too. Lets dive into it then.

anime: 5cm per second
character: Tohno Takaki
seiyuu: Kenji Mizuhashi

I am all for distant relationship. I know many think that it won't work and perhaps they are right but the thrill just ain't the same. I should know. I was in a distant relationship for 4 years. It would have work too if one of us didn't chicken out. Hence why I picked Takaki as my favorite character from this greatly written movie. Despite their ages and the temptation, he manages to hold on to the promise he and Akari made. I wished my ex would have came by the train to meet me too. That would have been awfully romantic. Oh well... things weren't meant to be *shrugs*

anime: AIKa: Zero
character: Aika Sumeragi
seiyuu: Ami Koshimizu

Oh god, I contemplated whether or not I should include stupid OVAs like this one but I don't want to cheat so it doesn't matter that I dislike this three episodes OVA, I am still going to find a character to pick as my favorite or in this case, a character that I can tolerate. After much deliberation, I have to go with Aika just because she's good with planes. I still am not sure why the fuck did I watch this ecchi OVAs. I should have dropped it when I saw too many panties shot. Orz

anime: Ai no Kusabi (1992)
character: Riki
seiyuu: Toshihiko Seki

I have a thing for dark hair men (you will read contradictory statement later on) so naturally I fell for Riki. It's fun to see him all bonded and what not for Mink (who reminds me of Baka Prince by the way). He's such a turn on. Who cares if he looks like a girl sometimes? Oh god, did I mention that he's so gay?!

anime: Air Gear
character: Kazuma "Kazu" Mikura
seiyuu: Kenn

He is the underdog who was always got bullied by Ikki. I like him the instant I laid my eyes on him. Maybe that snowhat or the way he dresses or simply the fact that he's blonde but he has that certain qualities about him that made him different. He has high regards for girls and unlike Ikki, he has morals. I like the fact that even though he doesn't has natural talent, he pushed himself to become better and eventually the best, one that can rival Ikki.

anime: Aki Sora
character: Nami Aoi
seiyuu: Kana Ueda

Tell me honestly now, who doesn't want to be her? She gets to fuck Kana and then have a threesome with Aki and Sora. Isn't that what every teenage girl dream of? XD

anime: Aku no Hana

character: Nakamura Sawa

seiyuu: Mariya Ise

when she took off  her megane, you best get ready for something evil

I wasn't expecting much from this series and when I first saw the first episode, it was okay until Nakamura Sawa character was introduced. She is not your typical female anime character. Then in episode 2, I was totally hooked. I love her character, every little bit of it; the evil, weird and I-don't-give-a-fuck parts. She somewhat reminds me of myself in a way; planting an evil seed to the mind of innocent shouta. She's awesome and one of the most original character I've seen in anime.

anime: Allison & Lillia
character: Willhelm Schultz
seiyuu: Toshiyuki Morikawa

This is a tough one because all the male protagonists were awesome one way or the other and even Allison is so damn likeable with her personalities. In the end however, I have to choose Will because it takes a real man to handle Allison and he handled her just fine. I also like the fact that he can be so clueless sometimes when it comes to the matter of the heart. That makes him so adorably cute.

anime: Amatsuki
character: Kon Shinonome
seiyuu: Kouji Yusa

FUCK THIS IS HARD! I don't want to choose between Tsuyukusa, Bonten and Kon. All three of them managed to make me wet my pantsu one way or the other but I did promise to pick only one so I go for Kon. He is cool-headed and logical. He lost the used of his arm but it doesn't seem to bother him at all. He took the news and move on, and he actually does better at what he's doing. Goes to show that determination can go a long way. Also, he's a freakingly good cook. Simply put, Kon is my waifu candidate.

anime: Angel Beats!
character: Hinata Hideki
seiyuu: Ryohei Kimura

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This one is easy. I fell for Hinata the first time I laid my eyes on him. Not only he's hot and accessible pairing to almost any of the Brigade members, he is also very funny and gentlemanly. He often gets bullied by Yuri when they are on their missions but he knows where his loyalty lies. I also like the fact that he is such a caring person when he wants to be. Angel Beats 2 should have him as the protagonist. It's the only right route to go. After all, he is the protagonist in the novel prequel "Angel Beats - Track Zero".

anime: Angel's Feather
character: Kyouhei Mitsugi
seiyuu: Tetsuya Kakihara

First of all, let me made clear that this shounen-ai OVA is full of shit so the only way for me to pick my favorite character from this shitfest is by picking the character that I want to fuck the most and that lucky character happens to be Kyouhei, who was Kai fuck buddy. Too bad Kai dumped him in the end to have an incest with his long lost twin brother. Fear not, Kyouhei, Klux is here!

anime: Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
character: Naruko "Anaru" Anjou
seiyuu: Haruka Tomatsu

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It was a toss between Anaru and Yukiatsu. I love them both and actually do want them to happen. I'll be honest though. I have one more episode to go but I can't just seem to get myself to watch it. Ano Hana hits too close to home and I don't think I'm ready to know how it ends yet. Anyhoo, why I like Anaru? Simply because I can see myself in her. I went through the same shit of loving someone who is in love with someone else. She's the most relatable character in Ano Hana for me personally.

anime: Antique Bakery
character: Yusuke Ono
seiyuu: Shinichiro Miki

goddamnit, he's so fuckalicious

He's a patisserie and I love baking. Do the math. Besides, he's gay as fuck and boy he's so damn charming when he wants his man. I want to see Chikage x Ono happens! But above all else, I want to see the live action drama!
edit: I've seen the movie and I don't want Chikage x Ono to happen. I want Tachibana x Ono damn it!

anime: Ao no Exorcist
character: Yukio Okumura
seiyuu: Jun Fukuyama

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I am a sucker for a thick-rimmed megane so my heart is set on Yukio ever since I first saw him. But I am not that shallow of a person. Yukio as a character is full of awesomeness. He's responsible and fucking smart but at the same time vulnerable too when it comes to his twin older brother. That sense of vulnerability is what I think completes him and why my heart reaches out to him every single time. Not to mention that he looks fucking hot with them guns in his hands.

anime: Appleseed (2004)

character: Deunan Knute
seiyuu: Romi Paku

I only watched this movie once and I can't say it left me with an impact however I have to admit that Deunan is pretty badass as the protagonist so my vote goes to her. I wish she would stop trying to fuck his now half robot ex though

anime: Arakawa Under the Bridgecharacter: Hoshi
seiyuu: Tomokazu Sugita

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a) he wears a fucking star on his head!
b) he walks around wearing that fucking star on his head!
c) his seiyuu is Tomokazu Sugita for fuck's sake!
d) he actually a smashing good looking guy!
e) he made Ko's life miserable!
f) all the other great and awesome things you can think of!

anime: Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror
character: Kusuriuri
seiyuu: Takahiro Sakurai

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Another easy pick for me. Between the three horror stories that were featured in this show, the one with the cat is definitely the most memorable story simply because Kusuriuri upstaged everyone else. There is something about Kusuriuri that I can't figure out. His mysteriousness really is one of his best traits after all. He even got his own show 'Mononoke' after that. Goes to show that my taste is impeccable lol

p/s: the list will be updated frequently whenever I completed an anime.

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Ao no Exorcist: Episode 25

The final episode of Ao no Exorcist. It started with Mephisto striking a deal with some old unknown man. He will give that man immortality but in exchanged, if that man wishes to die, his soul will be Mephisto's. This is kinda the same deal with the Okumura's twin, isn't it? I assumed this happened some times ago since the time does not tally with what's happening at the top of the Academy.
edit: and I was right. Mephisto was reminiscing.

I'm gonna miss this cunning guy

Rin and Yuki, plus Auguste and Shura as well, are fighting off the demons. Satan wants to open the Gehenna Gate wide enough so that it can swallow Assiah. Things are definitely not looking up at the moment for the citizen of Assiah. Even the shelter place is assaulted with demons now as they just get stronger for some reason. Koneko becomes useful for once when he figures out the time difference between the Japanese Branch and the Vatican since they are connected. Suguro then comes up with the idea of making their own sun to ward off the demons. Thank goodness he and the others are there.

Above the shelter, the Gehenna Gate is moving. They are like an alien spaceship and destroying everything on it's path with laser beam. To be honest, it is kind of off-putting because I expect something more cruel coming from Satan. Oh well, it's up to Rin, Yukio and Blackie to stop Satan now. Thanks to Suguro's ideas, the demons are confused and Rin gets the opportunity that he needs to strike the gate down.

Unfortunately it's easier said then done. Both of them are knocked off from Blackie's back. Yukio accidentally unsheathes the demon sword and when he and Rin connected, their combined powers are overwhelming the demons thus they managed to destroy the gate with ease... well, a little too easy in my opinion...

you're not watching a football match, Mephisto! lol

Anyhoo, things are back to normal except that the Academy is ruined. But meh nothing that Mephisto can't handle. Yukio lost his Paladin rank and is demoted back to middle first class Exorcist. He brings Rin to Yuri's place in the mountain. He tells Rin what he had learned from Satan's memories and they visit the place where Yuri died after giving birth to them both.

Can't say that I am not disappointed with the ending. The build up was great but they poorly executed the end. There was no sense of climax for me *sigh*

I look forward to the second season now. In the mean time, lets read the manga!

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Ao no Exorcist: Episode 24

As expected, Rin isn't happy with what is happening to Yukio at the moment. Well then again, no one is except the other Satan's offspring, Mephisto.

Everyone tries to stop Satan (when I said everyone, I mean Rin's classmates) but obviously they are no match for him. Even Shura tries her luck and since she's the student of Fujimoto, she lasts for about 2 seconds longer but enough to take everyone into hiding.

Satan/Yukio wants to merge Assiah with Gehenna. No ones except Yukio knows that was what Yuri wish (well kinda, if you think about it), so everyone was skeptical. Satan might have a noble intent but his method is wrong. He is destroying the Academy and endangered so many lives. Also, killing your offsprings? Yuri wouldn't like that, Satan.

Everyone wants to take the easy way out: destroy the Gehenna and abandon Yukio to whatever fate lies for him. I am disappointed at these people. You don't leave your fucking comrade behind, you assholes! Satan should burn you to crisp! Thankfully Rin is against the idea. He trusts Yukio's soul is still inside of him.

this fanart serves no purpose except that Yukio looks so fucking hawt in it ♥

He and Shura going to face Satan/Yukio alone while the others help out the citizens of the Academy and bring them to the shelter located at the Japan branch. Everyone except the ever so stubborn Shiemi. I swear to go God if she become a damsel in distress and get in the way of the fight, I am so gonna slaughter her.

that's practically a confession, Shiemi =3

And as expected of her, she appears just as Satan/Yukio defeat Shura. She fucking tries to talk senses to Satan, can you believe it? She's dead in no time at all and in doing so forces Rin to step forward from his hiding. Rin refuses to fight Satan/Yukio though so his dad is having a blast beating the crap out of him. This would have been awesome if the quality of the action is maintain. Unfortunately A1-Pictures' animation crew got lazy. It's still great though just not awesome.

even the fans can do a better artwork of the fight -_-

Rin manages to get through Yukio though (who is held captive VERY NAKED indeed in his own mind). He needs to fight his own inner demon but meh that's nothing to him. We all know that he would triumph anyway. This bromance that these two have, it transcend Assiah and Gehenna after all lol.

can you feel the bromance people?

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Unfortunately only half of him in under his control. The other half of his body still under Satan's control and it is the perfect opportunity to fucking shot Rin. But fuck I didn't expect Yukio to fucking point the gun to his own head!

Don't do it Yukio!

Fuh, I almost had a heart attack. Jeebus don't you scare me like that, Yukio. I'll quit this show if you are dead! Hooray for Rin for stopping Yukio from making that stupid decision. And just like that Satan left Yukio's body but he's not done yet. He still has so many tricks up his sleeves. He summons some humongous shit from Gehenna.

I wish Mephisto will just stop sitting around and do something, damn it!

p/s: I think [gg] fansub should win an award for the subs they did for this episode XD

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Ao no Exorcist: Episode 23

I am actually pretty excited to catch up to this episode. Yukio as Satan? This ought to be good =3

Ernst, that old fucker... if he failed to open the Gehenna Gate, he would destroy the Academy with the Messiah war head. Yukio would have shoot him otherwise but thinking of all the lives at the Academy, he just can't do it though to be honest, I would have shot the old fucker no matter what and will think of ways to stop the Messiah next. But hey, I like that he's righteous. And I like the fact that he offered himself instead in exchange of letting Rin go. Oh fuck how noble ♥

heh so bad ass XD

Yukio is perhaps the best Satan could have asked for. He begin to absorb the souls from the Exorcists and kill them one by one with the blue flame. With the mix of the twin's blood, the demonic power just got stronger and thus they are able to open the Gehenna Gate as planned.

And just as planned, Messian was released. It worked for about a second though before the plan started to back fire. The old fucker was underestimating the power of the demon/Satan. Now that the Gehenna Gate is opened, there's no stopping the demons from assaulting the Assiah.

Mean while, Mephisto and Amamon (yes Amamon! He's alive... as a guinea pig? O_o) were looking from above at the proceedings. Seemingly like everything is according to his plan?

cute and adorable Amaimon ^__^

In the chaos, Fujimoto is back. Well, more appropriately, Satan is back imitating Fujimoto's voice to show Yukio the truth about how his mom died. I was not surprised to learn that the old fucker had his hand dirtied with his daughter's blood as well. Fuck he deserved to die.

Yuri was an Exorcist too. She is loved by all demons because she treated them equally and with respects like they are human. She even allowed Satan to possess her. She truly was some woman. I think even Satan fell for her and thus he didn't bring any harm during his time in Assian after he and her became one. That's how Rin and Yukio are come to be. Fujimoto was sent to get her back to the Vatican but people assumed he had her pregnant instead and was sent to jail. They did eventually listen when he told them the truth about Satan so after trial, Yuri was sentence to death. The tragedy of the Blue Flame happened because Satan was trying to find a vessel strong enough so that he can save Yuri. Unfortunately no one survived because his power was too great but he managed to use Ernst body though. So he and Yuri escaped. The old fucker sent Mephisto and Fujimoto to track them down and kill them.

Yuri gave birth to Rin and Yukio and died because of child labor. The ever so cunning Mephisto had the Kurikawa readied. He knew how soft-hearted Fujimoto was. He knew Fujimoto will want to raise those kids. They made a deal though. If Fujimoto succeed at raising them as humans, Mephisto will let them be but if they awakens their demonic powers, their lives would be his.

I'm glad that Yukio got to learn the truth instead of Rin. He deserved it I think Yukio engulf in blue flame is pretty hot too . And I'm glad he let the Gehenna took the old fucker. What I don't like is the fact that Satan thinks he has found the perfect vessel, just like he did with Yuri. Oh fuck.


And Rin woke just in time to see Yukio being possessed by their father.

p/s: In the middle of the episode, when the Gehenna Gate was opened, that dude, the ventriloquist with the puppet was narrating the whole thing! This is the first time any of us heard his voice right? He's still useless though.

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Ao no Exorcist: Episode 22

Knowing that Yukio has taken the dark path, I am not looking forward to watch the rest of this small arc of Ao no Exorcist. I don't have much of a choice though. Despite my worries, I still have to see what will happen to these twin who have captured my heart.

The school is temporarily closed because Mephisto was taken into custody. The students have also learned about the new pope that was elected at the Vatican. The Vatican decides to take direct control of the cram school and the Orders. Yukio is assigned as the Head of the Japanese Branch. Not only that, he also received the title of Paladin. WTF? This only means trouble in my opinion because Aegis is just a fucked up in the head old man who only has revenge in that puny brain of his and he's using Yukio. I am not happy about this. Not at all.

shoot me Yukio, I will die happy ^__^

As expected, Ernst wants to fight the demons head on using the anti-demon weaponry that he has developed in secrecy over the years. I wonder if this old man is a filthy rich mother fucker. I'm sure he can't afford all these shits otherwise. He called that plan as "Jacob's Ladder" and Yukio is responsible for carrying it out.

The exorcists all get to choose a weapon of their fancy, even the students. The weapons are special in that it can absorb the demon blood. SHITS ARE DEFINITELY GOING DOWN as they vanquish the demons without mercy. The battles are one-sided. Not all demons are bad. I've learned this through reading Amatsuki. Some of the demons help protected certain places and play other roles for the sake of the humans. The Exorcists have turned into just plain cold-blooded murderers now.

Ernst is using the faith of the Exorcists to the Order and the Vatican to make them do what he wants. All for the sake of the religion. I fucking hate people like him, using religion as an excuse to create havoc and hatred. I mean, even in Malaysia we have people from a political party called PAS who is using Islam as it's cloak when they are just as greedy and corrupted as the rest of the dirty politicians. It grosses me out when people, seemingly with high intellects, fall for such lies. FUCKING WAKE UP YOU FUCKING MORONS!

Thankfully, the show finally reveals why Yukio took his grandfather's side. Knowing that he's doing all these for the sake of Rin makes me forgive him. I thought he didn't know any better and was easily fool, but I can understand why he made the choice. He cares for Rin too much to pass up on the opportunity to make Rin normal/turn back to human again. I can feel your brotherly love Yukio! Ernst also threatens Yukio about his demonic problem. Now that I know of his reasons, I want to give him a hug and make me hate that old fuck even more for using his own grandchildren.

Yukio is way over his head. It frustrates me to see him flaunting around his Paladin title to his students and to Rin. Problem with Yukio at the moment is just not about his resolve to help Rin but he is affected by the demon that resides inside of him as well.

that face *faps*

The promise of turning Rin into an ordinary human can only be achieved through Messiah, the ultimate weapon he has developed. In order to use it, the Gehenna Gate must be opened first. This is where Rin comes in. He and the weapons that the Exorcists have been using as well.

Rin is captured and placed in a cell besides Mephisto. Once Mephisto has learned what is going on, he escaped and leave Rin alone who apparently is sentence to death. There he meet Ernst for the first time.

Surprisingly Rin is so calm with the execution thingy. I like to believe that he has faith in Yukio and trust his younger brother will do something to save his ass. The others try to rescue him but Sir Auguste is to kill anyone who interferes with the execution ceremony. The weapons start to draw demon blood an thus the ceremony has started.

before

after

Ah damn, where the fuck is Yukio!

And just like that Yukio realized he has been lied to and what the fucking fuck happen after the old fuck opens the Gehenna Gate? Yukio is possessed by Satan himself. FUCK WHAT?!

I was shocked too, Yukio

I'm loving this XD

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Ao no Exorcist: Episode 21

After wreck havoc at the academy, Neuhaus wife ran to Shiemi's place and lost consciousness there. Shiemi who doesn't have a clue of who she is, helps her out. Neuhaus on the other hand was brought in for questioning. Since they all knew his family is dead, they suspect that he quickened her but he denies it. He claims that his wife was revived from the dead and a demon has possessed her thus the spider web.

After listening to his story, there is no way Rin could sit still and do nothing so he goes after her. He would have kill her too if Shiemi doesn't stop him but unfortunately the Vatican decides to interfere. Rin is quickly taken care of by Auguste (how weak but experience > Satan's power I guess) but not for long. Being the hero that he is, Rin stops Auguste from landed the killing blow on Michelle (the name of Neuhaus' wife by the way).


This is the main problem with men who is so extreme with his believes. They can't see clearly through reasons. It is either black or white, no in between. But this is a good chance for Rin to redeem himself with Michelle. Now she's more confused than ever as to why a Satan's son would helped her. She figures it out eventually that Rin isn't the bad guy and even takes a fatal bullet for him.

Good job Vatican. You have just declared war with the son of Satan.

In the mean time, Yukio is having a reunion dinner with his grandfather on the train where he learns for the first time in his life, his mother's name: Yuri. The reason why his grandfather suddenly decided to reveal himself is because Mephisto has been taken into custody thus leaving the twins without a guardian. He feels like he needs to step up to the plate and be a responsible grandfather.


Apparently Yukio's grandfather was confined after the tragedy of the Blue Fire by the Vatican. He lost everything that night including his daughter Yuri who the Vatican thinks need to be disposed of since she was carrying Satan's spawn. Ah shit. This is just great. This old dude is poisoning Yukio's mind with thoughts of revenge. I dislike him already.

Well, at least Yukio still questions why he is the only one who is brought in. It eases my worry a little when he still so concerns of Rin. But of course since Rin has awakened, bringing him along to the Dragoon Laboratory would be risky since it's an anti-demon weaponry factory. The Order of the True Cross knows nothing about this laboratory of course since he thinks that they have become naught but puppet to Mephisto. As expected this old fuck wants Yukio to join him.

Ah fuck damn it. I'm pissed knowing where this will lead.

I have no doubt that this old fuck was the one who revived Neuheus wife too. He also has taken over the Grigori put himself on the pedestal. He calls for an urgent summon to confirm his taking over the Vaticana and declares war on the demon. And as expected, Yukio is right there besides him.

Fuck.

You phailed me Yukio. I knew you are better than this T__T

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Ao no Exorcist: Episode 20

Rin and Yukio went back to the monastery where they grew up. The place was a mess and looks like the attacker left it's spidey web everywhere. According to one of the victim, it's the doing of 'the masked man'. The attacker also left a message of 'Satan's kin must die'. I like to believe that it's that eye-patched Professer Neuhaus since he has a grudge with Rin but after what I heard he said, I think he's looking for the masked man too.

Naturally Rin felt bad. Yukio tried to stop and talk some sense into him but Rin just wouldn't listen. He did met with the masked men but couldn't do a thing and was quickly cornered. If it wasn't for Yukio, he would have been dead. The masked man ran away and Yukio followed him only to met with the Professor I mentioned earlier at an old clock tower. As Yukio tried to apprehend him, the tower collapsed conveniently.

Yukio was all serious and shit in this episode. He didn't even think twice to shoot Rin with a tranquilizer when Rin tried to handle the problem all on his own. He took the promise to protect Rin very seriously.


So Yukio and three other exorcists went searching for Neuhaus. As Yukio ran after him, one of the exorcists was attack. This proved my theory right, right? There is no way Neuhaus can be at two place in the same time. But then again, he's an expert at artificial life. Shit, there I go second guessing myself.

At the same time, Rin woke up from his tranquilized sleep. He still wanted to burst the door down and searched for the masked man if Shura didn't stop him and gave him a little prep talk. I am sure before this episode ends, Rin will have complete control of his blue flame.

what did I say *inserts rolleyes*

The masked man proved to be quite elusive. While Yukio and the exorcists were busy looking for him under the city, he was already at the dorm of the True Academy. I wanna smashed Authur's face with a bat when he stopped and arrested Mephisto. The Vatican is accusing Mephisto has something to do with the artificial laboratory that Shura found several episodes back. I wonder if Authur or the Vatican care about the safety of those children at the True Academy. If they are, they would have arrested Mephisto after he rescued the children.

ditto

So this mean that Yukio has to take care of business. But meh, we all know that wouldn't happen. Despite his efforts, Rin will always the one who will be the hero in the end. Like I said, he managed to control his flame, rescue everyone and defeated the masked man. Or should I called it masked woman?

Apparently she's the wife of Neuhaus. What a twist, huh?

Whatever. I am greatly disappointed. I can totally understand how Yukio feel at the moment. If only Rin is more observant...

At the end of the episode, Yukio was being summoned by Ernest Frederick Aegin. Apparently that old fag is Yukio's grandfather and looks like he too has connection with the Exorcists. Damn, I really don't like where this is going. I can see what I feared happened :(

Next time he will use real bullet :(

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