September 03, 2011

Ducks In Anime: Don't Call It A Comeback

The bad thing about hunting for rubber ducks in anime is that you can go for months without ever seeing one.  Even shows where a rubber duckie would make the most sense, like one taking place in an onsen, will inexplicably skip the duckie... and yes Hanasaku Iroha, I'm very disappointed in you. 

And then from out of nowhere, in a show you'd never expect to include anything as light-hearted as a duckie, you get rewarded.

-Blood-C, ep08
I mildly enjoyed the first few episodes of Blood-C, but not really enough to keep up with it.  I wasn't a fan of the first two installments (Blood: The Last Vampire, Blood+) and the addition of CLAMP to the team for C did nothing to keep me enthralled.  I found myself wondering just exactly why Saya would do her hair like that, which is probably not what the creators intended.  Then came the censoring of the fight scenes in later episodes, and I just gave up.  But something told me to download this episode today... maybe it was a mystical link I have with duckies, maybe it was fate, maybe it was Doki's preview picture, I don't know.  But there, in the middle of an dark, dark anime about a schoolgirl with a sword killing the bad things that go chomp in the night (and in the day, for that matter)... is a duck.

A nice duckie, too.  Good sized, big eyes, floats well, an all-around attractive duckie.

Posted by: Wonderduck at 09:04 PM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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1 Do you float-test every duck in your collection?  Are there any that don't float at all?

Posted by: Siergen at September 05, 2011 10:28 AM (HfzDP)

2 No, and yes, many.  In fact, I'd say the majority of the flock don't float well, led by Rusty II, the cast-iron duck that weighs about two pounds.

Posted by: Wonderduck at September 05, 2011 11:12 AM (o45Mg)

3 Well, if ever get stumped for a blog topic (after you fully recover from your recent travails), perhaps you could do a full float test of your entire flock (with photos, of course).  does Duck U have an engineering department?  If so, they could help design tests for buoyancy, stability, etc...  

Posted by: Siergen at September 05, 2011 08:59 PM (HfzDP)

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