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
