Garo: The Carved Seal of Flames Ep. 7: Self-doubt
Why doesn’t Leon and his father just storm the castle? What are they waiting for exactly? Well, as we can clearly see from the start of this week’s episode, Leon’s not strong enough. Not only is he...
View ArticleSword Art Online II Ep. 19: Ritual suicide
It’s interesting that you have to lie down to play these VRMMOs, but not only do you have to lie down, you also have no awareness of the real world. You give yourself completely to the other you....
View ArticleFate/stay night – Unlimited Blade Works Ep. 6: Heed Shirou’s advice
It’s not that I don’t agree with you, Shirou, but you have to admit… actions speak louder than words. So color me surprised when this episode showed me so many wonderful truths about the story. First...
View ArticleCross Ange Ep. 7: Team bonding
For some reason, Salia’s narrating this week’s episode, so that should be fun… – So apparently, Ange does so well in these missions that she’s depriving her allies of food money. I find this kind of...
View ArticleAkame ga Kill! Ep. 20: Which lucky fool gets to die this week?
According to some of you guys, this show’s going to get an anime-original ending. Let’s see how original it can get. Someone still gets to die, though. Psst, it’s the dork you see above. – A bunch of...
View ArticleLog Horizon 2 Ep. 7: The calm before the raid
It’s time to get ready for a raid in Akihabara. I hope everyone brought their consumables. – So the Byakumaru is a raid drop, but it was just sitting in some shop, waiting to be sold? Uh, I suppose...
View ArticleOokami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji Ep. 7: I wish I knew how to quit you!
What’s a better way to cap off my weekend than with another episode of this wonderful anime? The good… – Uh, the screenshot above was unintentionally kind of funny. …the bad… – Hearing what Kyouya had...
View ArticleMushishi Zoku Shou Ep. 17: Mommy issues
Since Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis feels the need to recap six episodes, I’ll do a post on Mushishi instead. Ginko: “Can you still see the light?” Yui: “Oh, not anymore.”B Ginko: “I see. That’s better...
View ArticleFall 2014 Harem Hill, Week 7: Does milady require assistance?
It would appear that she does. Our current standings: Grisaia no Kajitsu: 26+5 = 31 points Ushinawareta Mirai no Motomete: 21+4 = 25 points Trinity Seven: 14+3+1 = 18 points Madan no Ou to Vanadis:...
View ArticleAkatsuki no Yona Ep. 7: Gotta collect all the bishies
That sounds about right. – Yun seems offended that Yona doesn’t know anything. In particular, she doesn’t know why Ik-su was driven away from the castle. But then again, she was, up until the events...
View ArticleEverything Else, Fall ’14, Week 7: Back to normal
Well, I haven’t done one of these in a while. So I have a lot of boring anime to catch up on. Yep, the struggle is real. Anyway, since I didn’t do one of these posts last week, it’s really a ranking...
View ArticleParasyte Ep. 7: Symbolic love
I didn’t really find anything in particular that I wanted to expand on in great detail in this week’s episode, so no essay for mat.Instead, I just have some loose observations: – Instead of finding...
View ArticleHitsugi no Chaika – Avenging Battle Ep. 7: War for its own sake
Chaika, Chaika, Chaika. – Damn, gates are so easy to infiltrate! And of course, every underwater system is gigantic, blah blah blah. – I also don’t understand why Toru gets to wear pants but Akari...
View ArticlePsycho-Pass 2 Ep. 7: Kamui is everywhere!
Dun dun dun! – People are still playing that game, apparently. Of course, there are sick individuals in the world who just want to hurt others, but these perpetrators are newly-minted, if you will....
View ArticleShigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Ep. 7: Cat-related trauma, bitter rivals, and more!
What an ominous start to an episode. – Oh god, the cat can talk. We’ll learn later why Kousei sees a black cat in his dreams. – After the OP, we see Ryota miss a game-tying goal, but this doesn’t...
View ArticleGundam: Reconguista in G Ep. 9: The evil space pope strikes again
I mean, I think we all saw this coming. What person in their right mind would trust any religious figure in an anime? – Oh wow, someone finally told these kids to mind their manners. What a shocker. –...
View ArticleGaro: The Carved Seal of Flames Ep. 8: Exposed
“Makai Knights are ones who protect, not fight,” says Ema. The first half of this week’s episode is pretty silly and light-hearted. We essentially learn how German came to lose all his clothes. Not...
View ArticleGetting ready to wrap things up
So I’ve been sitting here, waiting for the latest Amagi Brilliant Park episode to get subbed. It doesn’t look like this is happening any time soon, but that’s alright. People have lives and whatnot....
View ArticleSword Art Online II Ep. 20: Running away from it all
After meeting Yuuki’s guild, Asuna tries to have a leisurely stroll through a generic MMO town. On the surface, she seems rather happy and pleased with herself. After all, not only did she just make...
View ArticleFate/stay night – Unlimited Blade Works Ep. 7: Oh look, some action!
Fight, fight, fight! – I mean, finally, right? Watching this anime is like being a kid all over again. You eat all your vegetables (sit through all those boring conversations) first so you can save...
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