Mirai Nikki 08 — Issues of Trust

Mirai Nikki,

I remember feeling that this arc with the dogs was one of the weakest parts of the manga. It is fairly silly. There are less ridiculous ways to kill people than with a pack of dogs. How can the police be so utterly incompetent as to not detect a pack of killer dogs that are still loitering near the scene of the crime? Not to mention, how can they let a group of kids sneak in? And the whole scene with Yukiteru commanding his classmates to hold the windows is silly and contrived. Why don’t they just go upstairs to a more defensible position and / or call the cops?

But with all that said, I still enjoyed this episode. I think it was able to capture much of the basic appeal of the manga: the question of trust. Continue reading Mirai Nikki 08 — Issues of Trust →

Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing 07 — It’s a Trap! It’s a Trap!

Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing,

Fam, Fam, Fam… Seriously? We know that this isn’t going to turn out well. You should listen to Giselle.

That’s right. That’s what tends to happen when you attempt to capture a fleet of eight warships with a single vanship. You get blown to smithereens. Continue reading Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing 07 — It’s a Trap! It’s a Trap! →

Fate / Zero 09 — Amputations and Alchemy

Fate / Zero

Best episode yet, and for one simple reason: Saber and Irisviel barely had any screentime. It’s about time. I enjoyed how when they told Kiritsugu to go save the kids from Caster he just told them to shove it. He needs to worry more about Maiya though.

Ain’t no Cure for Love

Now this is the kind of development I can get behind! A demented wife tragically magicked into falling in love with Lancer, and threatening to amputate her husband! Continue reading Fate / Zero 09 — Amputations and Alchemy →

Mawaru Penguindrum 20 — The Ties that Bind

Mawaru Penguindrum,

Nunca está uno libre, el que no está atado a algo no vive… Las verdaderas ataduras son las que uno escoge, las que se busca y se pone uno solo, pudiendo no tenerla.

—Last Ataduras, Carmen Martín Gaite

Apparently no one in the Takaura family is biologically related. But the strongest ties are those we choose for ourselves. Shouma chose Himari, and Himari chose Shouma. Now how did Kanba come into this? Continue reading Mawaru Penguindrum 20 — The Ties that Bind →