Two typical vignettes in Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge 9. In the first, Shimazaki has fallen either for Whitey, or his line-making discipline. Much to Ric's shock. As usual. Oh, they throw in an imagined (by Ric) domestic drama angle to make it more interesting. In the second, Last Samurai, disgusted by the girls' … Continue reading Arakawa BxB 9, Yumeiro Pro 10
Bakuman 9 deals with the aftermath of the Akito/Ishizawa fight. This means we have a dull first half and entertaining second. Akito's been suspended from school for a week, leaving Saiko drifting about. But word has gotten out about their manga work; it seems their classmates aren't as shocked as you might think. In fact, … Continue reading Nines: Bakuman, Yumeiro Pro
Argh, went home for Thanksgiving and discovered my old laptop is too underpowered to play .mkv's … Well, happy Thanksgiving! Now that I'm back it's too late to cover more than one show, and since I'm not crazy about pumpkin or mince pie, Yumeiro Patissiere Professional and it's lovely desserts is the perfect choice. Now … Continue reading Yumeiro Pro 8
In Yumeiro Patissiere Professional 7 the gang finish their tour of the sweets kingdom and witness the exam the Jerks have worked so hard for. Naturally it will be touching; naturally it will be downright weird. Their last stop before returning is Egg Home, where all the eggs are made and sent through pipes to … Continue reading Yumeiro Pro 7, Soredemo 6
Star Driver 6 starts happily enough. Takuto has a pocket watch he wants repaired, and Wako offers to take him to a watchmaker. All this time on the island and he's seen so little of it, so … There's a bit of odd tension when Sugata turns down their offer to join them, but after … Continue reading Sixes: Star Driver, Yumeiro Pro
A good episode of Yumeiro Patissiere Professional. It's hijinks in sweets fairyland, and the humans get to go, too! The reason they're going is to help out the jerks in fairyland, about to fail their last-chance exam if they don't come up with an good idea. The humans show up because Chocolat or Vanilla screwed … Continue reading Yumeiro Patissiere Professional 5
Yumeiro Patissiere Professional 4 is a low-key episode. This is usually the case when there's a crisis. Also, overall this new series is less silly. Maybe it's because the characters are older. Or maybe it's that the series turns to the most quiet and dullest of the team: Andou. He doesn't have the personality to … Continue reading Yumeiro Pro 4, Soredemo 3
Star Driver 3 is the most straightforward so far. The Glittering Star's organization has begun to make sense, and for the time being their aims are not so confusing. Also, we've seen much of it before. The enemy leader of the week is Kanako, she of the green hair and kissing through glass. We learn … Continue reading Threes: Star Driver, Panty&Stocking, Yumeiro Pro
Otome Youkai Zakuro has a good overall theme, that of westernization conflicting with ancient tradition, which in shows like this can bite back, but the second episode doesn't convince me that it will lead to an interesting story. After viewing a scary and prophetic Zakuro dream about persimmons we move on to more culture-clash. Agemaki, … Continue reading More twos: Zakuro, Yumeiro Pro, Yosuga
All right, time for the most important new show of the fall season, and the return of our favorite anime girl! I was delighted when I learned that Yumeiro Patissiere would have an instant (for us) sequel, Yumeiro Patissiere Professional. Sure, it takes place two years later, but that would only give the characters time … Continue reading Yumeiro Patissiere Professional 1
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