Sidonia no Kishi Ep. 8: Undying
This episode’s title is “Undead,” and it’s a fitting title too. The funny thing is, Shizuka’s “return” isn’t even what’s undead about this week’s episode. As much as Nagate would like to believe...
View ArticleMahouka Koukou no Rettousei Ep. 9: Persecution complex
Guess what these girls have been talking about. If you guessed Tatsuya, ding ding ding! You win this vitriolic post about the anime’s latest episode! Congrats! – Yep, Tatsuya is also Taurus Silver....
View ArticleCaptain Earth Ep. 9: Lonely children
Famous last words. But although this episode is titled “Magical Girl Akari-chan,” it’s not exactly a character study like “Starry Sky’s Picture Book” was for Teppei. Hell, Akari goes missing for a...
View ArticleBrynhildr in the Darkness Ep. 9: Life-changing cheesecake
At one point in the episode, Nanami shows off her breasts for a whopping 1,000 yen. I had to sit there and listen as the guy compliments the witch on her beautiful gradation. Gradation of what, you...
View ArticleIsshuukan Friends Ep. 9: The revenge of the childhood friend
Ah, it’s the ol’ triparoo and fall on top of the girl trick. And to top it all off, Kaori makes the first move… if you can even consider that a move. Oh sure, she’s just getting lint out of his hair,...
View ArticleS14 Harem Hill, Seikoku no Dragonar Ep. 9: More tentacles than all the...
Yeah, yeah, don’t start freaking out over the lack of Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara. I’ll cover it tomorrow… maybe. But before we get to the latest episode of Seikoku no Dragonar, I’m been thinking. What...
View ArticleBlack Bullet Ep. 9: Still just pitching tents
I’d believe it. Rentaro will naturally try to deny it, but don’t believe his lies. Anyway, I’m too lazy to write a normal post, so I’ll just write down a bunch of scattered observations. – As you can...
View Articleselector infected WIXOSS Ep. 9: The plot twist…
…is that there is no plot twist. Read further if you want to know why. And yeah, this would’ve been one of my regular ol’ “Everything Else” posts, but uh, plans fell through. I don’t actually think...
View ArticleNo Game, No Life Ep. 9: Geniuses at work
Oh boy, it’s my favorite day of the week: the day I get to blog about No Game, No Life! I’m just going to do quick observations this time, however, because I don’t feel like composing paragraphs for...
View ArticleM3 – Sono Kuroki Hagane Ep. 7: Domo arigatou, Ms. Terror Roboto
Natsuiri tells the kids that they are indeed constructing a second mecha, and as a result, one of them will get to pilot it. For some damn reason, Akashi is like, “It’s fine! I’ll pilot it too!” Dude,...
View ArticleHitsugi no Chaika Ep. 9: Vague doubts about justice
During a stroll through a city’s market ward, Alveric and Vivi encounter a robbery in action. Our would-be thief is actually a former soldier, and he’s trying to steal money from a rather contemptuous...
View ArticlePing Pong Ep. 9: “Who do you play table tennis for?”
Demon speaks to Dragon for the first time in six months, and poses this particular question to his former teammate. Dragon tries to say that he plays for himself, but Demon sees right through it:...
View ArticleSidonia no Kishi Ep. 9: Obsessed
All the controversy surround Nagate a couple episodes ago has quickly gone away. With Norio taking an official leave, Nagate has now come into his own as a squad leader. With his skills and Yuhata’s...
View ArticleDeath Billiards: Desperate to survive
Many people after watching this anime seem to take for granted that one of the two men will go to heaven, and the other will go to hell. But how can that be? Old Man: “What happens if I lose?”...
View ArticleMahouka Koukou no Rettousei Ep. 10: A bunch of people lounging around
Practically nothing happens in this week’s episode, guys. But if you really must read what I have to say about nothing, then go on right ahead. – As I’m watching these students attempt to deal with...
View ArticleCaptain Earth Ep. 10: Waking life
This week’s designer children of the week says, “I’m sure [the fish] can only be happy because they don’t know they’re going to die.” It’s obvious she’s referring to humanity, or rather, the “false...
View ArticleBrynhildr in the Darkness Ep. 10: Kill one witch, introduce another witch
That Kuroha is such a kneeslapper. – I didn’t realize the show had gotten a new OP. Let’s have a list–… welp, there goes my eardrums. – Shots of cute shoujos accompanied by ridiculous guttural roaring...
View ArticleIsshuukan Friends Ep. 10: Yuki’s failure
This is one of those frustrating episodes in which the first move is obvious, but our beloved protagonist will nevertheless wait until the very last minute before he takes any sort of meaningful...
View ArticleMushishi Zoku Shou Ep. 8: Learning to let go
Ibuki’s mother heard that his ship had sunk, yet when she sees her own son, these are the first words to come out of her mouth: “You made it back alive.” Yes, she ended that sentence with a period. If...
View ArticleSpring 2014 Harem Hill, Week 10: Can we move onto the next season of harem...
Yes? No? Maybe so? Anyway, Harem Hill will now just focus on the more stupid things about these shows. Oh, I’ll cover the salacious stuff too, I suppose. Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara Ep. 9 & 10 –...
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