Sword Art Online 10 starts well but falls into a hole, or cave, halfway through. It's not that they shouldn't have put that cave scene in the story; it was necessary to clear the air between them, and to allow Sinon to tell her story and make a decision or two about herself. In fact, … Continue reading SAO 10, Dandy and Nozaki-kun 9-10
Tokyo ESP 8 is a mixed back of little events to set things up for what looks to be a big battle arc. The Professor and Minami go to work recruiting other people who have taken the goldfish, so to speak, one of them completely indifferent, another a sympathetic victim. Since they must murder someone … Continue reading Tokyo ESP 8, Glasslip 9, Free! 9, Space Dandy 8
I'm falling behind. Sorry ... Sometimes when I watch Space Dandy I think I'm missing out on the joke. I felt that way through much of episode 6 as I wondered why they had a laugh track going--was this a commentary on modern media, or a reference to another ironic use of that most hated … Continue reading Space Dandy 6, SAO and Hanayamata 7
With episode four Zankyou no Terror was stagnating a little, but episode five lets in some fresh air. We got this woman whom Nine calls Five, and suddenly the work on both sides of this conflict are thrown into disarray. An order from highers-up tells Shibazaki and the rest of the force not to search … Continue reading Fours and fives: Zankyou, Dandy
First off, I didn't write about Aldnoah Zero 3 but it was a fun episode. It's always fun when the good guys start bashing on the bad guys after two episodes of abuse. Anyway ... Hanayamata 3 has the show falling into the usual routine. They can't do club activities when they're not a club. … Continue reading Quick ones on Dandy and Hanayamata
A good start to Aldnoah Zero. We meet Princess Asseylum, a young, innocent thing representing the Vers Empire, who has a lot of ancient technology that could easily take over the earth, but she's on a goodwill mission to keep that sort of thing from happening. Then we switch to a more normal domestic scene … Continue reading 2014 Summer shows #3
The final episode of Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda made absolutely no sense, and I couldn't care less. The good guys who weren't there while Kate was beginning her obviously suicidal confrontation with Kyoshiro showed up one by one, and just in the nick of time to rescue someone. And while they did we had … Continue reading Finales: Zvezda, Nobunagun, Dandy
(I'm dumping what I got here because I'm off sightseeing for a couple days. Kyoto!) Nagi no Asukara 23 has the all the usual characters limping around emotionally, in love with people who don't appear to be in love with them, but who knows? Nobody seems to know what's going on. Manaka has an excuse; … Continue reading Asukara 23, Zvezda 11, Dandy 12, Fool 12, Nisekoi 11
Nisekoi 10 has the aftermath of the bath scene, with Chitoge possibly pissed off because Raku didn't see her "perfect body," though he actually did and is doing the decent thing by lying about it. Meanwhile, Raku had gotten a glimpse of Onodera's pretty damn good body as well, and now can't look her in … Continue reading Nisekoi 10, Dandy 11, Zvezda and Fool 10
If there's one thing in Bouryaku no Zvezda that I laugh at more than anything else, it's the way they play with coincidences. Earlier we found that a legend made up in a few seconds for convenience was actually real. This week, both Zvezda and White Light decide to take business retreats at the same … Continue reading Zvezda 9, Dandy 10, Nisekoi 9
