Milky Holmes was my most anticipated series of the season (ok, fine, it was my only anticipated series of the season), and the first episode didn’t disappoint.

Kill Me Baby spent twenty minutes telling joke after joke and I barely cracked a grin. For Milky Holmes, in the first ten seconds they fall in the pond, say “We fell in the pond!” and I’m already dying of laughter. Continue reading Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2 — First Impression →

Araragi looks up his sister’s yukata and an elementary schoolgirl’s skirt.

If you’ve seen Bakemonogatari, you probably already know how you’ll feel about Nisemonogatari. This series seems to have a lot of raving fans, and if you’re one of them you’ll probably love this episode too. Continue reading Nisemonogatari — First Impression →

Our lead character inherits the captaincy of a crew of space pirates, equipped with a letter of marquee.

In English this show’s title is “Bodacious Space Pirates.” So how could this possibly go wrong? Well, the first episode had no piracy, no space, and no bodacity. Continue reading Mouretsu Pirates — First Impression →

Hyoudou, pervert in chief, finally gets a girlfriend. Unfortunately she is a succubus(?) and instead of kissing him after their first date, murders him instead. Hyoudo is resurrected by a red-haired woman. He gains heightened powers at night, but is nearly murdered again before the red-haired woman saves him a second time.

On the bright side, this show doesn’t pretend to be anything it’s not. Here’s the first line, right at the start of the show:

That about sums everything up. Continue reading High School DxD — First Impression →

Eh? This was actually pretty good.

It had an interesting storytelling structure: the episode began with a visit to the main character’s grave. It’s not clear if or when we’ve reached this point yet. Continue reading Senki Zesshou Symphogear — First Impression →