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Shingeki no Kyojin 09 — The Metamorphosis

My speculation last week was totally off. I’d guessed that Eren had somehow “taken over” the Titan that ate him.

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But it turns out he actually did transform into a titan. And reached his arm out the other titan’s throat and ripped him apart from the inside. My god. This thing’s a monster but I really do have to feel bad for the poor thing. What a horrible way to die. Continue reading Shingeki no Kyojin 09 — The Metamorphosis →

Hataraku Maou-sama 09 — Mixing Things Up

Note: I’ll be out of town travelling until Tuesday. Posts will be delayed and / or nonexistent while I’m gone.

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Things were starting to get stale with everyone’s relationship stalling, so they brought in Emi’s coworker to spice things up. She acts as a viewer surrogate, in that she does exactly what the viewers want to do: attempt to start an epic showdown between Emi and kimono girl, hook up Maou and Emi, glomp Chiho, and marry Ashiya. Continue reading Hataraku Maou-sama 09 — Mixing Things Up →

Aku no Hana 08 — Walking Home

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I get that this episode was trying to build up the tension for when the vandalism is revealed. But to do so it spent an entire six minutes on Nakamura and Kasuga walking home from school. Not even saying a word to each other, just walking home. Later Kasuga spends an additional two minutes silently walking back to school. That’s eight minutes out of a twenty-something minute episode. I understand the idea here, but it’s not like I have all the time in the world. Continue reading Aku no Hana 08 — Walking Home →