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 One of the biggest and most underrated manga has recently gotten an anime adaptation. Yes, I am talking about DanDaDan, a supernatural romance comedy from Yukinobu Tatsu, it follows  Momo Ayase, a high school girl who believes in ghosts and spirits, and Ken  Takakura, whom Momo nicknames "Okarun", who believes in aliens but not ghosts. In a bet to determine who is correct, the two decide to separately visit locations associated with both the occult and the supernatural—Momo visiting the former, and Okarun visiting the latter. Momo is abducted by a group of aliens who accidentally unblock her chakras, enabling latent psychic abilities. Meanwhile, Okarun is possessed by a spirit who takes over his body. The story follows the evolving relationship between the two as they team up with each other and various school mates and family members to fight against the spirits and aliens. And for those of you who've watched and wonder, 'why does the opening sound familiar?' th...

 Greetings Welcome to a new blog post and the next instalment of my Anime Rec/Rev series. Today's anime is called Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utao, or Wisper me a love song. This is a school romance story written and illustrated by Eku Takeshima, the author of Citrus, with an anime adaptation produced by Cloud Hearts and Yokohama Animation Laboratory which premiered this April. Yori Asanagi (Voiced by: Asami Seto) is a mature girl in many ways but is still pure when it comes to romance. That sentiment is proven when an underclassman, Himari Kino(Voiced by: Hana Shimano), suddenly confesses love to her after her band performance at the freshman opening ceremony. Confused and surprised, Yori asks her friends for consultation, but they tease her by saying that she is experiencing love. Yori soon makes up her mind and tries to return Himari's feelings, but in a twist of events, she realizes that what Himari loved was not her, but her music! As Yori continues to pursue her love for Himar...