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Kannagi.

By the way Japanese blogs have been hot with discussions about spoiler[all of the inside jokes in this episode, such as the strange weather report and the extra characters running out of the bathrooms.]

I'm planning to download the 8th episode but meanwhile, my head keep's on remembering when Akiba said, 'It's a Sony'.

Yeah, just who were those people anyway? I noticed what looked like a ghost and some green haired girl?

Emerje wrote:

Yeah, just who were those people anyway? I noticed what looked like a ghost and some green haired girl?

The ghost-like figure is a caricature that the author, Takenashi Eri, draws of herself. It's a bit odd, since it's a male-like figure and is depicted nude (!), but this is the only public image we have of Ms Takenashi. Tomatsu Haruka and the director wondered in the first "Kannagi Radio" episode why she chooses to depict herself this way: "She's rather cute, I don't know why!" said Ms Tomatsu.

The other figure is Kaiketsu Yôsei Punyata (roughly translated, "Super Fairy Punyata"), the heroine of a short that appeared at the end of volume 2 of the manga.

--But gee, opinion sure seems to be divided on this anime, eh? "Not worth it" and "filler"? Hmm. . . --I have to admit, I guess I just don't understand what some people are looking for.

One thing that helps in appreciating Kannagi's charm is to understand something about Shintô, which in its story arcs is distinct from other ancient polytheistic traditions, but which nonetheless shares much of the earthiness and plain violence of, say, Greek or Hindu mythology.

Nagi herself suggests to Jin that he should study up ("Haven't you read the Nihon Shoki*?!"), and as obscure and convoluted as it may seem, having a bit of a grasp of this material will shed quite a bit of light on a number of things --not only in this series but in others as well.

Homework for watching anime? Well, consider that the payoff is reaching a deeper level of understanding about Japan in general and anime in particular. Isn't it worth the effort?

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon_Shoki

One thing I didn't like about the latest episode is that spoiler[Nagi didn't get jealous at all. I somewhat expected her to have a kind of quiet jealousy about the other two jumping all over Jin and not even considering her (Jin included) and that a different side of her would be revealed (since I still think Nagi is meant to be the one he actually gets with, if anyone) - but it just didn't happen.]

I was perfectly fine with that. spoiler[Nagi's expressed no romantic interest in Jin yet, nor has she demonstrated any truly tsundere tendencies that would be hiding romantic intent, so it would have been painfully cliche and unjustified for her to get jealous. A good parody doesn't follow every genre trope, just the ones it is capable of mocking.]

One thing I found interesting was Zange's comment about the voice inside her. We knew her host gave-in willingly, but this is the first indication that she was still actively/consciously observing her surroundings from the inside. Her approval of the plan has me wondering if she hasn't developed feelings for Jin as well.

One thing I found interesting was Zange's comment about the voice inside her. We knew her host gave-in willingly, but this is the first indication that she was still actively/consciously observing her surroundings from the inside. Her approval of the plan has me wondering if she hasn't developed feelings for Jin as well.

Emerje

Hakua's liked Jin all along and Zhange has been 'helping'.

It's the second time. Remember whem Tsugumi, Nagi, and Zange had the cooking competition over Jin? Zange was mumbling to herself about not cooperating. I think there were also comments about how she didn't feel that was the appropriate way to get closer to Jin, even though the that was the result she wanted.