Hina has no interest in Aoba when he’s trying to chase after her and get her out of her robot. She only wants to kill him But as soon as he stops chasing her she’s all over that. But poor Hina, she has no chance, Aoba already has Dio in his life. Continue reading Buddy Complex 05 — Playing Hard to Get
If there’s one pet peeve I have about anime, it’s the identity crisis. Now I have nothing against identity crises in principle. It’s the anime take on identity crises that I hate. It’s almost always the exact same drivel.
“You are who you are!” Continue reading Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta 05 — You are Who You Are
Only four episodes until we got some underage action! Continue reading Sekai Seifuku 04 — Kate and Asuta ****!
SHIP SHIP SHIP SHIP. Continue reading Kill la Kill 15 + 16 — I for One Welcome our New Alien Overlords
It’s a very different experience watching three episodes in one sitting than watching from week to week. I went through an enormous swath of feelings regarding Samurai Flamenco in the past three episodes.
In episode 13, I was pretty bored. It’s filled with discussions of contingency plans and angsting over whether to reveal the truth and who to bring to the emergency shelter. I spent the entire episode just waiting for it to end.
The first half of episode 14 also pissed me off, but for different reasons. Masayoshi reveals the impending invasion at the end of the previous episode, and the prime minister is pissed at him. The citizens are in a panic. So Masayoshi issues a video instructing them what to do.
Normally this would be fine. But half the video is an apology, and the other half is telling everyone not to panic. “Hey, everyone, aliens are about to invade and kill all of you, but don’t panic!” Yeah that’s gonna help. And then the rest of the cast is acting like Masayoshi is a genius for coming up with this video. Ugh. It’s just so unbelievably stupid. Maybe it’s a parody of something? But I’m not sure what. Continue reading Samurai Flamenco 13 – 15 — Twists and Turns