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Guess the Geneon License Contest #2


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icepick314



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:33 pm Reply with quote
wow

they weren't even trying to hide the license in the last clue....
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HitokiriShadow



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:33 pm Reply with quote
The second season does indeed start next month, but the only OVA I've hear of was something that came as a bonus with the last volume of the first season and I believe was just a silly one that had no bearing on the plot.
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Son Biggie



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:33 pm Reply with quote
yeah they just sikp 9 and 8 and maybe 7 I think...
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:34 pm Reply with quote
how many clues are there? this is becoming a train wreck.
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icepick314



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:34 pm Reply with quote
there was 7 and 9....

7 was the pic of cicada used in the last clue and 9 was blank letters of the Japanese title...

they skipped 8...i THINK....
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:35 pm Reply with quote
Haha, I like this one. Although it should've been Clue #3.
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Daemonblue



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:35 pm Reply with quote
The skipping of number 8 was the clue Razz They mention it in one of the other threads.
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HitokiriShadow



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:36 pm Reply with quote
Clue #8 was, well, there not being a clue #8. I think. I saw #7 and #9, but no #8. #9 was the Japanese title in _'s
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grgspunk



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:42 pm Reply with quote
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You really haven't figured it out yet?

That makes me want to cry. I'm sure the cicadas are crying too.


lol. This confirms the fact that they put the second half of the clues just for fun.

On a second note, it would be a nice little bonus if they included the OVA in the last R1 DVD as well.
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Daemonblue



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:43 pm Reply with quote
Well, if you look at wikipedia, they state that most cicadas live from 3-5 years while others live 13-15 or so years. I couldn't find a reference to the Cicada in the title, but judging from the range of life spans, one can assume the guy in the other thread was right about this one's 7 year life cycle and on the 8th it "disappears." It also mentions something about their lifespans follow odd years as well. But that would explain the lack of an 8th clue :O

Found out the scientific name, Tanna japonensis, if anyone wants to give that a shot and finding the life span....all the places I find are in...well, Japanese...
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setsuna_



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:55 pm Reply with quote
This clue is just a slap in the face HAHA
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Daemonblue



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:00 am Reply with quote
Hahah, what's interesting is that the pic isn't of a Higurashi (Tanna japonensis), but of an Annual Cicada (Tibicen linnei). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada
Seems they just shot for the first cicada pic :O
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Chiyosuke



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:56 am Reply with quote
Soooo... who won?
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:58 am Reply with quote
As far as I know, no one got clue #8. I had nothing to do with the life-span of cicadas, and yes, it was accessible on the site. It just wasn't linked to.

I'll use a similar clue for a future contest. Maybe make it a bonus clue resulting in an extra prize for the first person who gets that particular clue.

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Chiyosuke



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:23 am Reply with quote
I'm saying, I had it right on the first clue so I wondered what happened with the winners or if anyone won at all.
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