Galilei Donna — Japan has central heating now. Thanks be to Galileo!
Gingitsune — This is more like it. What an adorable episode. This show reminds me a lot of Kamichu. Which come to think of it I really ought to rewatch. Seeing the foxes and children goof around is much more enjoyable than anything mildly dramatic like last week’s episode. Continue reading The Week in Anime, Fall 2013 #8 — Hozukii Invents Central Heating
Last week’s episode took a turn towards the supernatural, with Dr. Torture and his Army of Evil making an appearance. It seemed to fly in the complete opposite direction of all the show had done up until this point.
But now, with multiple supernatural monsters appearing in a single week, it still feels like Samurai Flamenco is holding fast to its roots as an absurd comedy about a superhero in a world that doesn’t need one. If anything, its sense of absurdity has only been heightened:
Attraction to rhinos? Yeah… Continue reading Samurai Flamenco 08 — Rhino Attraction
Man, this show has some weird superpowers. It looks like we’re probably in for fights for the next three episodes as well. But with fights like this, I don’t mind. Continue reading Kill la Kill 09 — Gamagoori’s Gambit
Either an entire school is composed of immortal space vampires, or the Dorssians learned how to use photoshop. Of course the leaders of the world immediately come to believe the most likely scenario, that the students are all immortal space vampires. Regardless, it takes some chutzpah for the immortal space aliens to accuse the students they helped create of being immortal space aliens. Continue reading Valvrave the Liberator 20 — Dorssian Photoshopping
Arpeggio — Ships in swimsuits barbecue party, yay! I still could care less about the ships developing emotions and whatnot, and would prefer just the shipping *ahem* and the explosions. But this is infinitely better than loli mad scientist, so there is that.
Tokyo Ravens — As I’ve stated before, I’m only watching this for Natsume’s cross-dressing and the shipping. I don’t really see what the point is of focusing on the main guy’s friend, unless they put him in a love triangle. That hasn’t happened… yet. Continue reading The Week in Anime, Fall 2013 #7 — Ships in Swimsuits