| 6:50pm | 11eyes #03 — Isn’t It Sad, Sat-kun? | | | | Well, you’re certainly sad at any rate. Impressions: A very dull episode without much meaningful plot movement. Kakeru angsts out for awhile, everybody else stalks him, then Yukipon helps Misuzu kill the first black knight. The sad part is that almost all of that was in the sponsor message... |
| 9:25pm | Shakugan no Shanatan: Revenge — Recursive JCStaffism | | | | Stop that, you jerks! Impressions: With the limited edition full release of the second season of Shana comes another edition of Shanatan. As usual, JCStaff really knows their comedy, which just makes it perplexing as to why they don’t do more of it. The self-referencing to ToraDora (the shower... |
| 7:39am | The Venture Bros S4 — Endless Eight | | | | So I thought to myself, "Self, there’s no anime you want to watch between Saturday and Monday, so maybe you should hook up your TV-tuner card and cover Venture Bros." I dutifully set it up, and sat down to enjoy the new season. And then Cartoon Network completely putzed up the broadcast... |
| 7:38pm | Hidamari Sketch x365 OVA #01 — Like Riding A Bicycle | | | | Hiro, you chubster. Impressions: You know we’re going places when one of the first jokes is about Hiro being fat. This was a little more undirected than most Hidamari episodes (aside from the presence of bikes in most scenes), but was still pretty good all around. The end got a little clumsy... |
| 6:52pm | Mahoromatic: Welcome Back #01 — Maidservice | | | | Yes, yes we all want to be maids apparently. Let the Saturday OVAs begin. Today we have Mahoromatic and Hidamari Sketch. Next week, Shana. Impressions: I honestly expected this to be a bit better than it was. I was especially tired of clutzy Minawa jokes waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back when, and then having... |
| 8:33pm | Hekiyoh’s Student Council #03 — Your Cheating Heart | | | | Fate? Is that you? Impressions: This episode confirmed one thing beyond the shadow of a doubt; the show can barely function without Ken. Chizuru and Mafuyu can breath at least a little bit of life and humor into things, but without his bizarre antics, most of the rest just drags. I’m just glad... |
| 7:01pm | A Certain Scientific Railgun #03 — Those… Eyebrows… | | | | Yes, creative joke. Never seen that before. Impressions: I liked how as soon as they left Academy City, the CG stopped looking like it came out of a ruminant’s lower intestine. At least they toned down the fanservice and raging lesbian molestation this week. However, when we hit the debriefing... |
| 12:11am | Trapeze #01 – Psychotropics Not Required | | | | But probably recommended. Season Premier Disclaimer: I like to check almost every new show out. The value of a show is in its execution, not its premise. That said, my tastes are mine and mine alone. Some things bother me, some things don’t. I will attempt to be as cogent as possible as to... |
| 7:47pm | Kämpfer #03 — When Lesbiäns Ättäck | | | | Oh, the terror. Impressions: This episode went in a strange direction. No wonder male Natsuru has some issues apparently there’s nothing in his school except sex-crazed lesbians. The whole episode was pretty much just him being mobbed, tied up, exploited, investigated, and groped. And then... |
| 6:32pm | KIDDY GiRL-AND #01 — Panty Panty Reovlution | | | | Lowercase ‘i’ means that it’s hardcore. Season Premier Disclaimer: I like to check almost every new show out. The value of a show is in its execution, not its premise. That said, my tastes are mine and mine alone. Some things bother me, some things don’t. I will attempt to... |
| 3:28am | Asura Cryin’ #16 — Drills and Dandies | | | | Bismuth better have more powers than "Carries a drill spear." Impressions: An okay episode with plenty of moments for the Takatsuki shippers in the crowd I suppose. Tomo really needs to slip out of this funk and go back to summoning Kurogane again. Yeah, so now he knows that it eats away... |
| 7:28pm | When the Seagulls Cry #16 — Love Love Attack | | | | And now I fear Werk making a Naku Koro Ni Wars. Impressions: Mostly a very fun episode. Of course, Deen’s action leaves quite a bit to be desired, but they did do a good job getting across the point that Kyrie and Rudolf are not to be screwed with, and while it’s not really clear what... |
| 7:42pm | Thriller Restaurant #01 — Goosebumps | | | | I blame Harry Potter. Season Premier Disclaimer: I like to check almost every new show out. The value of a show is in its execution, not its premise. That said, my tastes are mine and mine alone. Some things bother me, some things don’t. I will attempt to be as cogent as possible as to my complaints... |
| 7:04pm | 11eyes #02 — Memento Mori | | | | What the hell? Impressions: Why the hell was the recap in Latin? Was it Latin? Something coming from East Europe at any rate. Annnnnnyway, quite a much more enjoyable episode, although it was a tad dense at times with jargon thrown at you towards the start. They thankfully seem to have lost all the... |
| 4:21pm | Kobato. #02 — Healing Lap | | | | Yeah, I don’t feel like a crotch joke this morning. Impressions: This is going to be brief since I said pretty much everything I had to say about this show last week and this episode solidified my opinion. Kobato bumbles around being a generic clueless cheery altruistic person until she solves... |
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