Maria the Virgin Witch finishes nicely, with me scratching my head. The witches face off against Michael, in spite of Maria's protests, and are easily beaten. Then Michael gets to the important matter, what to do with Maria, who, by the way, hasn't backed down an inch. Neither has Joseph or Ezekiel. Michael is confused … Continue reading Finales: Maria, Yuri Kuma, Koufuku Graffiti
Kantai Collection ends pretty much the way we expected. Akagi is about to get sunk by some aerial monsters but Fubuki shows up just in time. She and her team kick some butt briefly, until another bad guy shows up, so more good guys show up, and more bad guys show up, and while we're … Continue reading KanColle finale, Yuri Kuma 11, Koufuku 10-11
Maria the Virgin Witch 9 works on the expected path, and then gets absolutely batty. Good thing too. The first half of the episode was full of the bad stuff that I was hoping the show would avoid. Galfa drugs Maria with that smoke, then apparently rapes her, though the show is awfully vague on … Continue reading Nines: Maria, Yuri Kuma, Koufuku
Durarara!! x2 6 has its usual lot of scenes, as usual, but very few plot points get covered, and nothing has reached a head yet. The episode mainly sets up the fact that everyone's looking for that little girl, Akane, for various reasons. But we don't know the important thing--why she got attached to … Continue reading Durararax2 6, Aldnoah 18, Yuri Kuma 7, Koufuku 6
Maria the Virgin Witch 4-5 continues to stir morality around, not to mention the plot, though it looks like Maria hasn't changed her mind one bit. Okay, not quite true, she now accepts that reasonable people might think she's wrong. However, I still think she's in the right. Everyone has tried to come up with … Continue reading Maria 4-5, Yurikuma 5, Koufuku 5
Yuri Kuma Arashi 4 is basically Lulu's tale told as a fairy story. Naturally, the symbolism gets a little heavy. But some things are explained. Basically Lulu was a young and popular princess in her bear kingdom before her younger brother the prince and heir is born. We watch for a while as she tries … Continue reading Yuri Kuma 4-5, Durarara2 and Saekano 4
Three episodes in, and as expected, Yuri Kuma Arashi moves on from its glorious WTF opener and settles down to routine and something of a plot line. Not that it's any more understandable. We learn that that Ginko and Lulu aren't (Kuma Shock!) the only bears lurking at that delicious girls academy. First, there's Mitsuko … Continue reading Yuri Kuma and Absolute Duo 2-3 (yes, I’m behind)
Welcome to my quick look at the new shows as they come out, part one. As usual, I start with a screenshot of the first second or two of episode one, for no good reason. I don't cover every show, just the ones I might watch myself. And I usually go with RC order, meaning … Continue reading 2015 new winter shows #1: Yuri Kuma Arashi
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