- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jul 30, 2009 15:28 JST
- Tags: Blu-ray, Comparison, DVD Extras, ED, K-ON!, Mio Akiyama, OP, Ritsu, Yui

Fans who have acquired the first volume of K-ON! in Blu-ray form have been quick to comment on just how ravishing the visuals are.
You can see some (lossless) comparison shots of HD vs BD below; as 2ch puts it “My new wallpaper!”:
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The cover to the latest Haruhi ED single, “Tomare!” (Stop!), is attracting unwelcome attention for its attempt to rewrite the laws of perspective, chiefly at the expense of Mikuru.
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Loli yuri anime Needless has attracted some attention for the lolipan packed nature of its ED. Needless to say, Needless is proving immodestly popular as a result, at least amongst the lolicon demographic.
Sadly, viewers are saying that the ED is the best thing about the show…
You can see the loli shimapan packed ED below:
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These two MADs only share K-ON! and especially impressive production qualities in common, but otherwise are very different in most other respects.
The first is a wonderfully edited MAD of the K-ON! cast set to a catchy J-Pop song, while the second is a hand-drawn version of “Don’t say ‘lazy'” featuring the youthful starlets of Idol Master.
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Many of the best anison (anime songs) of the Spring 2009 season have been collected and rearranged into this recent video, earning it considerable popularity on Nico in the few weeks since its release.
Those who may have missed much of the season’s shows will find it instructive, as around 30 different OP and ED songs are included:
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Observant Haruhi-ists have spotted the fact that in this brief scene from the new Haruhi ED Kyon’s gaze seems to alight upon a particularly intimate sight…
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With the rampant success of K-On!, demand for erotic imager has skyrocketed accordingly. 2ch obligingly provides a simple nude filter (if it can be called such), based on the brief “topless” ending shots of the four:
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Quality series A Certain Magical Index has just received its new 2nd ED in episode 20, shown below in high-def quality.
Toradora! also began using a new ED a couple of episodes ago, which is also presented below to keep continuity with our previous Index & Toradora! OPs post.

Haruhi fans may be starved of the second season still, but at least the flow of superb MADs is undiminished; in this latest reworking of the famous dance ensemble by Yamakan, Hare Hare Yukai, we are treated to a work of exceptional quality:
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In this video we have a rather interesting and tasteful compilation of the introductory anime to various eroge and similar, quite a comprehensive one at that.
Whether you’re interest is in finding a new visual novel to spend some time with, or simply to listen to some interesting music with an accompanying visuals, you are likely to find something of interest here.
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Strike Witches moe icon Sanya V. Litvyak, easily the most popular of the Witches, has obssessed fans to the extent that they now seek to replace all the covers of the otherwise unremarkable ending theme CD with Sanya variants, which you can see here, with Sanya and Yoshika, and Sanya and Gertrude.
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A 108 minute compilation of the finest anime and game music, whether OP, ED, BGM or otherwise, which should challenge the powers of recognition of even the most anime literate (though of course the details are provided).
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