Hayate 24's main feature is a very cute very chibi Hinagiku. Not so much the tsundere character but more the altophobic Hinagiku. She gets dragged around a lot this episode so its not really appealing. I prefer her when she's a bit more assertive. Not that much blushing either, so there wasn't much appeal on that side.

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written by astrobunny \\ altophobia, ayumu, blush, chibi, fear, gotoku, hayate no gotoku, hinagiku, hng, katsura, nishizawa, no, o_o, tsundere

If there's one thing I like about JC Staff, its the recent trend of them chibifying and comickizing the anime characters from anime that they animate that all started when they started their amazing Shakugan no Shana-tan series. I can't wait for them to do a chibified version of Nagi-tan and Hayate-tan as well. Yeah. This is just a moe/kawaii explosion post.

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written by astrobunny \\ ami, bakachi, chibi, cute, index, kawaii, kawashima, mee goreng, melon pan, ryuuji, shakugan no shana, shana-tan, super deformed, taiga, tan, to aru majutsu index, toradora

It almost seems fateful that I was exposed to Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu just after I wrote my last post about Otakuism. After watching episodes 1 to 4 of it, it seems clear to me now why there has been an explosion of Nogizaka posts across the blogosphere. Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu depicts a world where otakus are made fun of and jeered at in general societies such as school. The main protagonists, Nogizaka Haruka and Ayase Yuuko, two highschool students live in such a world, and as a result of relationships and plain old clumsiness, fall victim to the anti-Otaku society that they live in. I'm not a resident of Japan so I'm not sure if the situation is that extreme there, I certainly hope not. Alright, time for the Nogizaka Haruka jump-in-and-join-the-fun-superpost. Warning: This post is long and filled with spoilers

written by astrobunny \\ chibi, comedy, cosplay, haruka, hazuki, himitsu, mika, moe, nanami, nanashiro, nogizaka, nogizaka haruka, nogizaka haruka no himitsu, ojousama, photoshop, sakurazaka, shakugan no shana, tsundere