[Update: No, I can’t figure it all out. The onomatopoeia is common in Japanese web pages, but not in anything I’ve got, and I basically gave up on the “mean-spirited trick” line. I got the gist of the “sinful whisper” verse, at least. Also, is there a word for a 1.5-entendre? Kurumu’s not exactly being subtle, here. No wonder they call it a “character song”: prehensile breasts, mesmerizing gaze, aggressive affection; yup, that’s our succubust!]

Feel free to sing along…

あなたが好きと　ときめくフルーツが
ビキニから　はちきれそう
ぷるん　ぷるん　ぽろん
 
あなたのハート　ひとり占めしたくて
気づかないフルで　チラリと きわどいポーズ
なのに…
 
こっちを見ないシャイネスボーイ
決めました　強引にいっちゃう!
 
やっふ　やふふーっ
SUN　SUN　SUN　パラソルの下で　髪の
星のリボンをほどいて　刺激的な　秘密あげる
NON　NON　NON　はずかしいけれど　いいの
あなたをトリコにしちゃう　ちゃんと　瞳を見て
恋してる　私　渚のデカメロン
 
とくべつ甘い　真夏のスイーツは
いかがでしょ　抱きついたの
ぷにん ぷにん むぎゅん
 
あわてた顔が　なんだか憎らしい
もうすこしワルイ　いじわる 仕掛けちゃうから
だって…
 
恋人ライン　越せずに
好きなのに　くちびるが遠いよ
 
やっふ　やふふーっ
SUN　SUN　SUN　わざとケンカして　逃げる
波打ち際で もつれて　濡れた素肌　つかまえてね
NON　NON　NON　ふるえているけど　平気
あなたの自由にしてと　そっと　吐息でいう
耳元で　罪な　おしゃべりデカメロン
 
やっふ　やふふーっ
SUN　SUN　SUN　パラソルの下で　髪の
星のリボンをほどいて　刺激的な　秘密あげる
NON　NON　NON　はずかしいけれど　いいの
あなたをトリコにしちゃう　ちゃんと　瞳を見て
恋してる　私　渚のデカメロン

Many fans of the Rosario+Vampire manga really hate the anime series. Gonzo is adapting it rather freely, emphasizing the series’ light, fluffy side at the expense of the manga’s occasional plot. Episode 7 did the most serious continuity damage so far, bringing one of the girls into the story long before she should appear, in a way that would make it difficult to get back on track.

If, that is, they have any interest in using the slow-developing, dark and bloody manga plot. I don’t think they do. Here’s my evidence:

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…utter crap.

I’m not sure which is worse: having their system recommend a z-grade porn cartoon, or recommending it because I liked the Mahoromatic Summer Special.

[Update: More oddities: the “better together” section says that if I buy a really nice men’s watch, I can get a great deal on another really nice men’s watch. Of course, the price is exactly the same as if I bought them separately. Sadly for them, I bought a really nice men’s watch about ten years ago, and it’s still going strong. (and, yes, it’s a Citizen Eco-Drive in titanium; definitely worth buying, but one should be enough)]

[Update: Oh, my, this one really says something about… something:]

If ANN’s episode titles are correct, it looks like…

(no fancy spoiler tags here, so below the fold it all goes)

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Please skip directly to chapter 35. No one will object. Continuity be damned.

[Update: I was going to add a comment to Ubu's discussion, but it's fallen off the front page. He poked fun at the R+V manga fanboy who whined that the anime was ruining a "serious romantic story". Now that I've read up through chapter 40 (volumes 1-10, with ~80% comprehension), I think I'm qualified to answer that. Or, rather, I'll let Tsukune's poor, bewildered cousin Kyouko answer for me:

この学園の正体ッ
それは...
風俗ね!!?
えっちなお仕事の専門学校なんでしょ
ここーーーッ

For the kana-impaired: “Kono gakuen no shoutai, sore wa… fuuzoku ne!!!? Ecchi-na o-shigoto no senmon-gakkou nan deshou, koko!”.

Translated: “This school’s true character, it’s the… sex trade, isn’t it? This place is a dirty-job vocational school!”.

Admittedly, by showing up unannounced during the school festival, she’s gotten a slightly skewed view of things. Fortunately, she wasn’t there when Kurumu’s mom met Tsukune and offered him private lessons…

On a related note, following the usual shorten-to-four-mora pattern, Jump Comics refers to the series as RozaBan. Respectfully, I submit that it should be RozaPan. There’s not a panty-shot in every frame, but there are plenty to be found, and alt-Moka’s pantsu-fu fighting style guarantees that they show up even in the middle of the most serious battle.]

[Update: Note to people following the scanlations: chapters 39 & 40 will feel like an abrupt end to the series. 39 was in fact the end of its original serialization, and 40 was a one-shot. It started up again recently in a different magazine, Jump Square, as “season 2”. My guess is that the next collection will show up around May.

Meanwhile, the DS game will be out in March, based on the anime character designs. The screenshots make it look like a dating sim (surprise!). The title (「七夕のミス陽海学園」 = Tanabata no Miss Youkai Gakuen) suggests a beauty contest, with Tsukune picking the winner. And it’s set during the “star-crossed lovers” festival…]

This is the entrance to the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka.

The false entrance, that is. The real one's over here:

Sadly, not only can’t you buy a ticket from Totoro, you can’t get one at the real entrance, either. Domestically, they’re only available at Lawsons convenience stores, and they sell out weeks or even months in advance. There’s a block reserved for foreign tourists, fortunately, but you have to order them through specific travel agencies.

…of Minimoni. Sort of. If they start turning into mini-skirted mini-hamsters, though, they’re going too far. Meanwhile, here’s Athena & Robikerottsu:

Their new video replaces the first one as the opening theme of the kid’s anime series Robby & Kerobby. Fear for the future.

Based on the complete lack of results on Yahoo, Google, and MSN search engines, I hereby claim credit for coining the term “glompire” to describe the aggressively affectionate blood-sucking fiend who is the heroine of Rosario+Vampire.

Not that I expect there to be very many of them, but you never know. It could catch on.

[Update: screenshot]

[Q: does Moon Phase’s Hazuki ever glomp Kouhei? I don’t remember.]