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Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun's story revolves around Shungo Ninomiya, a male high school student trained in difficult hand-to-hand combat who is living in a huge house with his older sister Ryōko, who is almost always gone on some dangerous mission. One day, his sister sends Mayu and Mikihiro Tsukimura, two siblings, to live with him to help Mayu overcome her fear of men. Unfortunately this is acomplished by making Mayu and Shungo share the same room, bed, and even baths together. Making things even worse, Reika Hōjō, the student-council chair, is blackmailed into becoming their maid due to a video that Ryoko recorded, in which she tries to seduce Shungo.

(Taken from the Wikipedia Article)


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Ahh, this is my little thought/review-type thing on the CD Single to this anime.  I thought it would be interesting to just put up the Wiki summary of the show rather than just make one up of my own (since I'm lazy, and it would be bound to have mistakes somewhere in there).

I'll just divide up my thoughts for each song in each's own respective section.

Opening Theme - "Yubikiri" (HQ Youtube Video)
It's an interesting opening theme.  Full of whimsy, happiness, and definitely some slow, but cheerful, bits.  It's obviously changed slightly from the TV-size version, but I think that's for the better.  It seems to be the general consensus that it's not as good as the TV version, but I'm going to have to disagree with that.  I actually enjoy it more now that the good parts are not condensed into a 1.5 minute bit, and since it's about 4.5 minutes long, I don't have to loop it and hear the same parts over and over again.  I've listened to both songs about 14 times each, and the full-length versions seem to grab me far more than just the short TV versions.  I also find the parts where they shout out random words in mangled English amusing.

Ending Theme - "Furefurepponpon!" (HQ Youtube Video)
Haha, this song is just so entertaining!  It's bouncy, happy-go-lucky, and, dare I say, just as good as any Hare Hare Yukai or Motekke! Sailor Fuku!  Or, should I say, it's another song of that particular genre, and it wouldn't suprise me if Youtube videos were made of it just like the previously mentioned songs.  And the full-size version only makes it better, in my opinion.  It's really hard to describe it in words, but just watch the video or go search another one out by yourself in order to understand what I mean.  Really, it's got everything you want in an ending theme (anime cheerleaders that should be in the next Ouendan game! :D), and the fact that it's not a slow counterpart to the opening theme is refreshing, considering how many shows produce a fast-and-happy opening and a slow-and-somber ending these days.

There is a single complaint I have with the songs as a whole, but even still, it's not enough to drive me crazy or anything.  The sheer fact is that both songs sound quite similiar, to the point where I've even gotten confused as to which one I was actually listening to.  I think the fact that both are sung by the main female characters contributes to that, as well as the fact that both songs have a very thumping Techno-sound to it.  If you get a chance to listen to them, take note of the background music, and even you'll be surprised by how similiar they sound.  It's a bit irritating that they sound so alike, at least to me, but that doesn't mean that the songs are bad or anything.  It's just my personal preference, and it doesn't really null my enjoyment of it at all.

My personal thoughts?  This is a quality album, and I think anybody can enjoy it.  Can't really say I enjoy the cover art, but eh, what're you going to do with items related to an anime about girls and fanservice? xD

And no, I'm not posting up the "alternative cover", thanks.

I had to work for some good amount of hours today, all by myself.  I can't even describe what kind of work it is, besides that I had to move a lot of heavy stuff to a different location, and I also had to clean up a huge part of the garage.  And... since I'm such a strong boy, I'm not necessarily tired, but I just really dislike manual labor anymore.  I have so much respect for people who actually do that sort of thing for a living. x_x

Wario's Final Smash is pretty cool-looking.  I expected a nuclear fart, but this is far, FAR more preferable. xD

The Opening and Ending themes were released for Goshushou-sama Ninomiya-kun today!  Only, Gendou only has the MP3s up for those who donate to the site (and only the OP at the moment), and obviously I do not do that, so I'm going to have to wait a day or two for it to be released to the general public.  Fun, fun.  These are two great themes, some of the best I've heard in awhile.  

Why couldn't Kyoto Animation make a better opening theme for Clannad as well (I'm not mentioning the terrible ending theme... >_>;)?  I mean, Lucky Star, Haruhi, Kanon, and even Air had better theme than that... not that I think it's bad or anything, I just don't particularly enjoy it.

I have a new icon, in case you didn't notice.  It's Tomoya, from the previously mentioned series Clannad!  He's definitely one of the better protagonists in this new wave of anime series that are essentially adapted from hentai visual novels for the PC.  Yes, you heard me correctly.  I actually have two icons of him, and you'll see the other one soon enough.  I don't know what to do with my last three icons I'm allowed, though.  I was thinking of taking that picture of me from the wedding, since it was a good picture... I'll think about it.

I think this is my 49th entry, so that means that the next one will be #50.  I think I'll post that one up tonight, just so I can get it in before tomorrow, since it's a pretty decent landmark, right?