| 9:26pm | Bakemonogatari - Episode 3 | | | | With Senjougahara's crab-based weight problem done and dusted thanks to the work of Oshino last episode, it's time for the beginning of a new story arc as Bakemonogatari hits its third episode.If you were worried that the apparent change in personality exhibited by Senjougahara after regaining her weight... | | |
| 5:44pm | Saki - Episode 16 | | | | If you thought that Koromo was far too quiet in the opening few hands of her round of the prefectural qualifier, then you can rest assured that this latest instalment of Saki gives us plenty of evidence of her actual capabilities and talents.After a couple of initial victories for Saki, and a third attempt... |
| 9:54pm | Spice and Wolf II - Episode 2 | | | | After delivering a sparkling example of the kind of beautifully witty dialogue between two characters that has become Spice and Wolf's trademark from virtually the very beginning last episode, this second episode of Spice and Wolf II actially deprives us of that fascinating Lawrence and Horo dynamic... | | |
| 6:59pm | Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 - Episode 2 | | | | The climax to the opening episode of Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 took us to the brink of the massive earthquake that underpins this series, leaving this second instalment free to really let loose as the quake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale does its damage.Now, I'll be the first to confess that I've never... | | |
| 5:54pm | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Season 2 - Episode 6 (aka Episode 16) | | | | In the latest episode of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya's Endless Eight arc, Kyon finally breaks the time loop in which the SOS Brigade have become trapped by bludgeoning Haruhi to death with a pickaxe.At least, that's what I'd like to be writing here. Sadly, I can't be the bearer of such fortunate... | | |
| 9:51pm | Valkyria Chronicles - Episode 15 | | | | Following on from the harrowing ending to the last episode of Valkyria Chronicles, it's unsurprising to see that the Gallian militia's troops are downbeat and fatigued; let's face it, in the face of such terrible loss and human suffering nothing is going to cheer everybody up. But what, what's this,... |
| 9:01pm | Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei - Episode 2 | | | | After celebrating the return of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei to our screens last week, I've already well and truly settled into this series becoming one of the highlights of my week, and thankfully this second episode of Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei truly didn't disappoint.The first topic under discussion... | | |
| 10:07pm | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Episode 15 | | | | As promised, and after beginning down this particular path last episode, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is now well and truly placed to venture off towards pastures new, leaving behind the memories of the original anime series with it.This deviation from that version of the show (and therefore also... |
| 9:46pm | Hetalia Axis Powers - Episode 25 | | | | Episode twenty-five of Hetalia: Axis Powers brings us a moment to focus upon poor old friendless England, who is left alone to allow his dislike for the rest of Europe to boil. It's almost as if people think that England doesn't like being part of the EUHowever, England gets a little respite from his... | | |
| 9:26pm | Shangri-la - Episode 15 | | | | After seeing something that both shocked and confused her in the cliff-hanger to last week's episode, come the beginning of this fifteenth instalment said item has disappeared - Was it really nothing more than a hologram? In fact, how many times is Kuniko going to fall for the god-damn holograms?!It... |
| 8:39pm | GA - Geijutsuka Art Design Class - Episode 1 | | | | Given the fact that anime is well, animated it's hardly surprising that there are plenty of series out there that base themselves around the world of art students in some shape or form, and it's even less surprising that many of these series take the slice of life comedy route to boot - Hidamari Sketch... | | |
| 6:14pm | CANAAN - Episode 2 | | | | Well, if nothing else CANAAN certainly knows how to kick off an episode - Helicopters, rocket launchers, gunfire, big explosions and a girl kicking seven shades out of her captors. So begins episode two of this seriesWith the leader of the Snakes (and therefore an enemy of Canaan) free again, our focus... | | |
| 4:51pm | Bakemonogatari - Episode 2 | | | | Don't you just hate it when a crab comes along and steals all of your weight? If I had a penny for every time it happened Actually, come to think about it, I do have a bit of spare weight hanging about these days, so if there are any crabs reading.Anyhow, I digress - Having your weight stolen by a crab... | | |
| 10:22pm | Valkyria Chronicles - Episode 14 | | | | With episode thirteen setting everything up for a major assault in the Gallian militia's plan to liberate Fouzen, we knew that this next instalment was going to be an almost entirely action-oriented one, and if that's what you were looking for this time around then you certainly shouldn't have been left... |
| 9:10pm | Taishou Yakyuu Musume - Episode 2 | | | | After the opening episode of Taishou Yakyuu Musume left us with half a baseball team, Akiko is still left five players short for the first step of her goal to assemble a girl's team, although on the positive side the existing members do manage to rope in their English teacher (who I'm assuming is American... | | |
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