Tokyo ESP ends in about as ridiculous fashion as you would expect. Episode 11 brings us right around to episode 1, with the parliament in the air, literally, and people rushing to get there and find a way to stop these unstoppable bad guys, who, as it turns out, could be stopped quite easily when … Continue reading Finales: Tokyo ESP, Free2, Hanayamata
Zankyou no Terror 9 is mainly two deceptively quiet scenes that are extremely powerful and just fly by, leaving me wanting more. In the first scene Shibazaki and Hamura visit Souta Aoki, one of the one's responsible for the Athena Project, and he spills the beans. Simple as that. And we the viewer probably didn't … Continue reading Zankyou 9, Glasslip 11, Tokyo ESP 10
Glasslip 10's quiet little moments felt especially enjoyable this week, so I was a little sad when they had to do some plot at the end. We start with a continuation of the confession in the tower, where Sachi says she's confessing her love to both of them. That's perfectly all right with them, and … Continue reading Glasslip 10, Tokyo ESP 9, Aldnoah 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
It was suggested to me that Zankyou no Terror 7 was going to have a lot of running around in airports. That proved to be the case, but the show did a terrific job of salvaging what could have been a dire bunch of scenes. The "chess match" business was ridiculous last week, and just … Continue reading Zankyou and Tokyo ESP 7, Glasslip and SAO2 8
Glasslip 7 has the same nonchalant tone as the others have had, but they throw in some extra weirdness right at the start. Something like this makes the viewer stand up and take notice, but we're not told the reason why there's extra Kakerus around. The other two of him are unwelcome, but not threatening. … Continue reading Glasslip 7, Tankyou and Tokyo ESP 6
Looks like Tokyo ESP is falling into a routine. In one episode the bad guys beat up the good guys. In the next, the good guys beat up the bad. Episode 5 falls into the former category, where we're introduced to another dull villain with a good super power. He calls himself "The Professor," and … Continue reading Tokyo ESP 5, SAO 5-6, Aldnoah 6
Tokyo ESP 4 winds up its first arc in solid fashion. First they have to rescue Murasaki, and it's pretty easy, considering. In spite of her injuries Rinka beats up several men twice her size and only uses her power to avoid bullets. It's ridiculous, but she looked so formidable swinging that sword around that … Continue reading Tokyo ESP 4, Nozaki-kun 4-5
Episode one of Tokyo ESP was dark, episode two was goofy. With #3 they try to mix the two moods with interesting results. After rescuing a girl named Murasaki while she was trying to rescue the flying penguin (from whom?), Rinka begins to think that there might be something to this superheroing business after all, … Continue reading Tokyo ESP 3, Aldnoah, Akame and SAO2 4
After Zankyou no Terror 2 I went and looked up the riddle of the sphinx because I had never heard of the second interpretation, that it referred to Oedipus himself. After one minute on Wikipedia hours of thorough searching I didn't find it, nor did I find any indication that it happened after Oedipus blinded … Continue reading Zankyou and Tokyo ESP 2, SAO2 2-3
Too Old for Anime 