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It’s been about eight months since Kimura Kaela’s last single. The singer-songwriter faerie took some time off after giving birth to her first child, but now she’s ready to tear apart musical conventions once again with her unique brand of pop-rock-dance-tronica awesomeness. With her new single Kidoairaku plus Ai, Kimura Kaela storms back onto the music scene. How did Kaela’s time off server her? Find out after the jump! (more…)

It’s time for my weekly recurring article here on nandake..? Mosey on past the jump to read up on tenkei’s Short Thoughts for this week! (more…)

A midst the moeblob, the shounen, and the mahou shoujo, there are still anime out there that strive to be something better. Nothing against these other genres, I watch them all, but still it’s comforting to know that there are creative people out there still trying to make something…worth watching. For something off the ordinary, read my review of Usagi Drop after the jump. (more…)

Japanese rock band STRAIGHTENER just released their new self-titled album and I just couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. STRAIGHTENER is one my all time favorite bands, so let’s check out their latest effort and see just how awesome they are.

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This drama season has not one, but two live action takes on anime that originally starred Sakamoto Maaya in the lead role. Yeah, that’s a weird way to open an article, but I couldn’t think of anything else. Take the jump and read tenkei’s thoughts about the first episode of the live action Arakawa Under the Bridge. (more…)

Today we introduce one of our recurring articles here on nandake..? with tenkei’s first entry in our Miss Right Now series. She may not be Miss Right, but she’s Miss Right Now. Check out tenkei’s tastes after the jump!

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