Kekkai Sensen Ep. 6: They’re just monsters, anyway
Man, I could really go for a burger right now. People here really love In-N-Out, but I actually think Five Guys is way better. I just think messier burgers are tastier burgers, and In-N-Out can be a...
View ArticleOre Monogatari!! Ep. 6: My eyes can only roll back so far
Are you prepared to discover Rinko’s deep, dark secret? Well, are you?! It’s going to knock your socks off! Basically, take what Takeo’s doing to the cat right now, and… Nah, of course I’m kidding. —...
View ArticleOwari no Seraph Ep. 1-6: Demons! Vampires! And…!
High school. Woo. Alright, let’s cover one more show before I call it a night. — I actually thought the first episode was… okay. It didn’t give the audience too much information about the setting, but...
View ArticleIs It Wrong to Pick Up Girls In a Dungeon? Ep. 7: Eyes on me
Yeah, this was my face when I woke up today and realized which shows I would have to blog… — HAY GUISE DA BAD GUYS ARE UP TO SOMETHING! — And now, we’re back to our regularly scheduled schmaltz....
View ArticleShokugeki no Soma Ep. 7: Beef curtains
These are the first things to greet me at the start of this week’s episode. JC Stuff clearly knows not to bite the hand that feeds them. — But Meat Master decides against repping AMURICA, and opts for...
View ArticleFate Something or Other Ep. 19: The truth is revealed… again?
I just spent 12 hours at the office and another hour commuting, but I’m still going to update tonight! See how much I care about you guys? And see how much I care about Fate Something… or Other?...
View ArticleOwari no Seraph Ep. 7: I want to kill vampires
So Yuichiro still has survivor’s guilt, yadda yadda yadda. It all comes back to the writing, though: Good lord, this is truly amazing stuff. Look here, look. This little kid that’s haunting you. Yeah,...
View ArticleKekkai Sensen Ep. 7: A pinch of seasoning
Ah, what can’t Klaus do? Judging by the third episode, our great leader is obviously incredibly smart and mentally resilient. And I’m sure always knew that he was a great fighter, but this week’s...
View ArticleKnights of Sidonia S2 Ep. 6: We’re taking the piss, aren’t we?
We really have to be taking the piss. But the screenshot above takes place towards the end of the episode, so we have to start from the beginning. — I love how these episodes always have ominous...
View ArticlePlastic Memories Ep. 7: Robotic love
What an auspicious start to the episode. — I like how Knights of Sidonia was supposed to be about humanity being hunted to the brink of extinction by a mysterious alien threat, but lately, it’s been...
View ArticleArslan Senki Ep. 7: Watch it for the plot
This show tries really hard to evoke the idea that things are not always what they seem. Maybe a little too hard. But the biggest problem at the moment is that the show has so much material to cover...
View ArticleYamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo Ep. 6: Cheaters
You know what? I don’t hate this show. Of course, it has a slew of things that bother me. After all, at its core, Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo is just a harem anime. Plus, fanservice is pretty rampant...
View ArticlePersona 3: Midsummer Knight’s Dream: Subtraction
This was what I said about the first movie: The film covers neither the dungeon-grinding nor the social bonding with very much depth. Instead, it focuses on the main storyline and rightfully so....
View ArticleOre Monogatari!! Ep. 7: I’ll just take some onigiri, please
Whoa… are you sure you want to be doing that? Hugging in public? SHAMEFUL! — It should be noted that — in case you’re not watching this series and you’re only following it through my posts — the two...
View ArticleGunslinger Stratos Ep. 1-7: Time cube
Man, what kind of show takes nearly two months to get goo–… well, it doesn’t even get good. It just goes from terribad to “Well, this is not so bad.” But that is indeed the situation with Gunslinger...
View ArticleShokugeki no Soma Ep. 8: Camptown races
Soma doesn’t realize just how right he is. The anime is getting kind of predictable. — Anyway, we kick things off with the adults hiding in a darkened room. Why? ‘Cause it’s what you’ve come to expect...
View ArticleIs It Wrong to Pick Up Girls In a Dungeon? Ep. 8: An adventure to nowhere
I know they want to make the minotaur seem all dangerous and everything, but the bad guy couldn’t sound any lamer here. Only adventurers will get the job done. Adventurers. Anyway, welcome to another...
View ArticleFate Something or Other Ep. 20: Quit hitting yourself
Hmmm… Anyway, let’s get Rin’s story out of the way real quick, since it’s not as interesting. Kirei intends to take her heart, but like a lot of anime villains, he also announces the fact to the...
View ArticleOwari no Seraph Ep. 8: *blush*
Yes, let’s announce it to the whole world. That sounds like a fabulous idea. — Yuichiro is a hotheaded boor, remember? So he charges ahead by himself. To be fair, MItsuba did pretty much give them...
View ArticleKnights of Sidonia S2 Ep. 7: Destroying your own story
What’s wrong is that this anime sucks. But I actually liked the first half of the episode. It felt like the old Knights of Sidonia… kind of nostalgic, even. If you’ll recall, Kobayashi and company...
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