Bungou Stray Dogs Ep. 8: Time for the obligatory love interest
Is this Bungou Stray Dogs’ best episode yet? I am inclined to say yes, because it’s not as if the bar has been set very high. All I’m saying is that I guess I kinda enjoyed this week’s episode. First...
View ArticleKabaneri of the Iron Fortress Ep. 7: Green with envy
Mumei’s brother sure has a lot of names: onii-sama, Young Master, the Liberator, the Shogun’s son, and last but not least, Biba-sama. But regardless of what you call him, he’s got what Ikoma wants,...
View ArticleMayoiga Ep. 9: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Some Notes (I guess…) — Valkana tackles Hyotetsu, and the latter spews a bunch of cryptic nonsense for the sake of being cryptic I was rescued by that person. I did what they told me to do....
View ArticleConcrete Revolutio Ep. 21: Ideological clarity
What an odd assertion from Jiro. Didn’t he help Grosse Augen escape from the Bureau? Was that not a crime? Didn’t he aid and abet Aki, who was and still is wanted for murder? Was that not a crime?...
View ArticleKiznaiver Ep. 8: Love polygons in the rain
Leave it to Mari Okada to have shipping built into the story. — Woo, nothing like the demystification of our emotions. Nothing like turning our feelings into a set of numbers and a handful of graphs....
View ArticleRe:Zero Ep. 9: Bad touch
Alright, alright… who just gave me herpes? Was it you, young man? Been plunging that longsword of yours in places it doesn’t belong, huh? Or maybe it’s this old man… …or this old woman. Both of them...
View ArticleMonday Blues: Spring ’16, Week 9
But I’m not actually blue this week. After all, who can be sad after a nice, relaxing three-day weekend? Even though I have work tomorrow, it’s a shortened week, too. It’s the little things in life....
View ArticleBungou Stray Dogs Ep. 9: Another horrible first date
I apologize ahead of time if this post isn’t up to par. I haven’t exactly had the best day thus far, and I honestly don’t feel like doing anything. But I’ll update anyways, because duty calls. — Oh...
View ArticleKabaneri of the Iron Fortress Ep. 8: Fallen angel
In the midst of a massive Kabane attack, Enoku attempts to assassinate Biba. In theory, the ensuing chaos would force the latter to lower his guard, thereby allowing the former to strike. To nobody’s...
View ArticleMayoiga Ep. 10: My Nanaki is this anime
Alright, let’s do this. — Mitsumune wakes up to find himself embraced by his dad. That’s his real dad, by the way. No, this is not a drill. This is real life. His dad then starts filling him in on the...
View ArticleConcrete Revolutio Ep. 22: Masks
There seems to be this commonly held belief that we simply need to remove our masks in order to emancipate our true selves. I am not what you see on the surface. Rather, there’s an inner me beneath...
View ArticleKiznaiver Ep. 9: Gendered emotions
Chidori sees Katsuhira embrace Noriko, and she is heartbroken. Eventually, her emotions get the better of her and she runs away from her friends. An angered Tenga commands Katsuhira to chase after...
View ArticleKuromukuro Ep. 8-9: Just say please
Here are some notes and observations of the two most recent episodes. We’re cutting right to the chase, so I can fit in some jogging before I gotta subject myself to Re:Zero. Sorry if anyone was...
View ArticleRe:Zero Ep. 10: The need for animal control
Raise your hand if you thought this arc would be over by now? C’mon, tell the truth… — Well, look who’s still alive. Wait, how did he and Rem get back to safety? Well, about that… — Subaru looks to...
View ArticleMonday Blues: Spring ’16, Week 10
Sorry, still no Boku no Hero Academia coverage for now. It’s taking longer to watch those episodes than I thought. Alright, onto the rest of the rejects. Big Order Ep. 8 Did anything interesting...
View ArticleBungou Stray Dogs Ep. 10: Max “Tiger Stance” if you want to win
We start off with the duel between Dazai and Chuuya, his former Port Mafia partner. Atsushi and Akutagawa are the main attractions, the pièce de résistance, the big ticket, yadda yadda yadda. In other...
View ArticleKabaneri of the Iron Fortress Ep. 9: The Great Liberator
What happened to Biba? What made him this way? The shogunate’s betrayal? Their cowardice? It’s one thing to seek revenge. It’s another thing to allow thousands of people to die at the hands of the...
View ArticleMayoiga Ep. 11: Embracing my Nanaki with another post
Another Friday night, another Mayoiga post. Life is great. — Oh hey, it’s the bus driver and his dead daughter! I sure am not tired to see this over and over. — The characters are even getting...
View ArticleKiznaiver Ep. 10: Unethical experimentation
Alright, here’s the only post of the day. Get out your tissue boxes, people. It’s Kiznaiver time. — It’s the end of the summer, and Katsuhira’s face is healing up rather nicely. Unfortunately, the...
View ArticleRe:Zero Ep. 11: No animals were harmed in the making of this anime
Praise the sun, it is finally over! Okay, okay, time to temper my happiness. According to some poor, informed souls (why do you guys know so much about this terrible story?), the next arc is going to...
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