It's almost not worth writing about Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - Stardust Crusaders. In it, Jotaro is in jail and won't leave until he gets to the bottom of the evil spirit that's inhabiting him, no matter that the cops and fellow prisoners are begging him to. So they call his mom, who calls her father, … Continue reading New Spring 2014 #2
In spite of the amazing visuals and sounds, Shin Sekai Yori 10 is pretty much an information episode. I just wish all such episodes were this pretty. Saki survives the cliffhanger thanks to that neck charm that Shun had given her. I wonder if he gave it to her just for this purpose, so that … Continue reading Shin Sekai Yori 10, Jojo 9
Hidamari Sketch - Honeycomb 8 brings us to the preparation and the actual school festival. Last year each got its own episode but that was because Yuno had a small crisis. This year her class's program illustrations are their exhibit, so their actual project, a haunted house, doesn't need much buildup. Besides, we've seen all … Continue reading Polar opposite eights: Honeycomb and Jojo
It's been a while since we've had two Hidamari Sketch - Honeycomb parts both devoted to Yuno. I don't know if there's been an episode like that all season. Well, episode 7 makes up for it. It's a full episode of good things happening to Yuno! The episode feels like it wants to have fun … Continue reading Honeycomb and Jojo 7, Robotics 6
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 6, at least the first half, went about the way I expected. Bruford turns out to have a noble soul underneath that zombie bloodlust, and it was just a matter of getting Jojo to realize it and appeal to the monster's unmonsterous side. Getting him out of that underwater predicament was the … Continue reading Jojo 6, SAO 19, Shinki 6
With Shin Sekai Yori 5 we get another example of how to expand on a world while telling a compelling story. Well, there was that one weird bit that had me scratching my head ... Saki and Satoru are trapped underground. No way out. All they have is each other. I thought they might actually … Continue reading Shin Seiai Yori 6, Jojo and Sukitte 5
Like many episodes there's not much plot progression in Space Brothers 30, and with one of the most important events of the series happening, and the show taking its sweet time over everything anyway, you'd be disappointed if they rushed the actual launch. Not to worry, we get plenty of it. We see the astronauts … Continue reading Space Bros 30, Jojo 4, Shinki 3
Sword Art Online 15 brings us what feels to be new season and apparently a new world to fight in, but first we get a depressing episode in the real world where we don't see the sun shine once. Kirito (can we still use that name?) is rehabilitating but not yet up to normal strength. … Continue reading SAO 15, and a few episode twos
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, based on a manga older than that mask, treats us to some old school fisticuffs and shouting. The theme of episode one, at least, is that naive good is always in danger from insidious evil pretending to be good, or maybe it's a critique of 19th century nobility. It starts with George … Continue reading New: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Little Busters, Busou Shinki
