Now that was a lot of fun!
At first, it seems like the Silvius is in trouble. It’s surrounded by a huge fleet, with nowhere to run. But then the vanship squad comes to the rescue! They take out half the fleet with their bombs, and mask the Silvius with a smokescreen. Apparently the people of the future have forgotten the lessons of WWII. Carriers make battleships obsolete.
That’s only the beginning though. Continue reading Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing 08 — Arrival of the Cosmonauts
It was a great episode. Very exciting, filled with twists, excellent pacing, great music, etc., etc. Blah blah blah blah. Everything is coming together in the end, and the secrets of the universe are being revealed.
But I’m the kind of person who prefers the workings of the universe to remain hidden. A mystery is divine; facts are inane. Continue reading Mawaru Penguindrum 21 — The Second Coming
Last week, jreding pointed out that the characters from UN-GO can actually be pretty cute. Now that I was looking out for it this week, I can say that they really are adorable. Check out this scene where Rie volunteers to be Izumi’s assistant:
Rie’s adorable! In the first screenshot, you can see a slight flush to her cheek. She’s determined to go, but subconsciously embarrassed at what she’s wearing. When it’s pointed out that the maid costume is completely unnecessary, she gives a full blush, but simultaneously knits her brow in anger. Continue reading UN-GO 08 — Jailhouse Moe
Whoo hoo! Just what I was waiting for! Continue reading Guilty Crown 08 — Umi da!
I almost forgot I was blogging this.
I really liked what they did with this guy. Banagher started out hating him, but eventually came to respect him during their trek through the desert.
They had an interesting conversation in the cave during their trip. The gist of it was that the spacenoids and earthlings have different systems born in different places, which will inevitably come into conflict. But this is rather silly. The spacenoids come from Earth, after all. And their system of government is the oldest form their is: an autocracy. One of its variants developed in the early 20th century, fascism, to be specific. Continue reading Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn 04 — Trampling