2013-06-02, 06:39 AM
Yuyushiki 08: All that yuri-tsundere hnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggggggggggg. I'm loving everything about this show. Okaa-san-sensei is astoundingly charming. The atmosphere portrayed around her fits so perfectly. I love every gag. スマブロ大会！マリカー大会！
Aiura 06~08: THIS NEEDS A FULL SERIES SO I CAN HNNNNGGGGGGGG ALL OVER THESE CHARACTERS! I WANT SAKI TO LAZE AROUND IN MY BED. Character designs are too cute. The OP actually makes me feels, as I watch them pet the lonely crab ._.
Hataraku Maoi-sama! 09: I could sure go for some SFC right now. The way Rika fell for Ashiya there after that AMAZING story was perfect. I hope they play that part out some more. I'm quite anxious to see how he'll play off using his magic to attract a crowd like that.
DATE A LIVE 09: KURUMIIII NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I think this show does an fairly good job building up each target, but they also do a great job of making Tohka and Origami completely unlikeable. Yoshino was so quickly forgotten too. Was not expecting that twist at the end, I'm surprised I was surprised though. Other than the scenario's from which the girls need saving from, this show is pretty abysmal.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S 08: dat tension. Looking forward to the fight vs Mugino. They really showed a lot of strong feels this episode. I think Railgun does a really good job pulling empathy from the viewer, at least from me.
Photokano 07~09: After the Haruka arc, I was worried where we would go, as there was no time to rebuild a foundation like Amagami SS had. I'm a bit annoyed the way they did this, especially saying pomegranate like "endless possible paths taken etc" or whatever. Having brought the series to such a high point with Haruka's story, showing a very VERY dramatic story with a strong emotion-based connection, they downplay the rest of the series by saying BUT WHAT IF THAT NEVER HAPPENED. That being said, Mizuhashi Kaori as Sanehara Hikari was fantastic. If they had the time to build three or four episodes for her like Amagami, I think this one could have rivaled Haruka's with the drama, though the lack of the childhood friends tie hurts the overall scoring. Sadly, they had to brush past it using short explanations from her to describe her issues. I think the comedic approach from him to make her smile was an interesting touch, but at the same time, the overall dilemma she faced felt like it was overshadowed by him being a goof. Lovely ending on the rowboat taking pictures of each other though. Fantastic.
I wasn't a big fan of the Muroto Aki episode. That's all I'll say.
Saito Chiwa as Masaki Nonoka was amazing. I always love her voice, and every role I've seen her in she's done with such amazing effect. She voices in such wide ranges as well. I felt the directing? in this episode made it feel weaker. The overall scenario was great; it fit the spunky sporty Nonoka perfectly with the Love Challenge!, but there were a few scenes where the direction or writing felt out of place. I'm confused why he put his shaved ice on the bench before tossing it too. Didn't seem to do anything? dat handbraunderbrabra. The final confession scene... She could have been happier, don't know why they went for such a sad tone in her voice. NO KISS?!?!?!? Her character was splendidly well done though, and she always felt "on" in her scenes. The animation was quite great in this episode too, and the focus on expressions brings out the camera theme well, in particular the photo of her throwing in her uniform. As for the ED, I think she stayed too in-character for it? It's an okay song to begin with I guess. Feels like really watered down instrumentals or something.
Shingeki no Kyojin 09: Oh God. I think we're barely faster than 1ch per episode, but only because some content such as the training was from later chapters. It feels so slooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Does anyone else feel this? Every scene is drawn out for such a tense atmosphere, and I can't stand it knowing what happens next ._. Also, Petra <3
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru 08~09:
This latest episode, I enjoyed the strong denial that Hachiman shows about love, and his hate towards having expectations, especially how it comes full circle in the very end, with the episode title appearing. The atmosphere settled quite nicely there.
The OP and ED for this is very nice; however, Touyama Nao is either not the best singer, or too in-character for the song. The Yui Ballade version is quite nice though, and has a good instrumental track.
Aiura 06~08: THIS NEEDS A FULL SERIES SO I CAN HNNNNGGGGGGGG ALL OVER THESE CHARACTERS! I WANT SAKI TO LAZE AROUND IN MY BED. Character designs are too cute. The OP actually makes me feels, as I watch them pet the lonely crab ._.
Hataraku Maoi-sama! 09: I could sure go for some SFC right now. The way Rika fell for Ashiya there after that AMAZING story was perfect. I hope they play that part out some more. I'm quite anxious to see how he'll play off using his magic to attract a crowd like that.
DATE A LIVE 09: KURUMIIII NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I think this show does an fairly good job building up each target, but they also do a great job of making Tohka and Origami completely unlikeable. Yoshino was so quickly forgotten too. Was not expecting that twist at the end, I'm surprised I was surprised though. Other than the scenario's from which the girls need saving from, this show is pretty abysmal.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S 08: dat tension. Looking forward to the fight vs Mugino. They really showed a lot of strong feels this episode. I think Railgun does a really good job pulling empathy from the viewer, at least from me.
Photokano 07~09: After the Haruka arc, I was worried where we would go, as there was no time to rebuild a foundation like Amagami SS had. I'm a bit annoyed the way they did this, especially saying pomegranate like "endless possible paths taken etc" or whatever. Having brought the series to such a high point with Haruka's story, showing a very VERY dramatic story with a strong emotion-based connection, they downplay the rest of the series by saying BUT WHAT IF THAT NEVER HAPPENED. That being said, Mizuhashi Kaori as Sanehara Hikari was fantastic. If they had the time to build three or four episodes for her like Amagami, I think this one could have rivaled Haruka's with the drama, though the lack of the childhood friends tie hurts the overall scoring. Sadly, they had to brush past it using short explanations from her to describe her issues. I think the comedic approach from him to make her smile was an interesting touch, but at the same time, the overall dilemma she faced felt like it was overshadowed by him being a goof. Lovely ending on the rowboat taking pictures of each other though. Fantastic.
I wasn't a big fan of the Muroto Aki episode. That's all I'll say.
Saito Chiwa as Masaki Nonoka was amazing. I always love her voice, and every role I've seen her in she's done with such amazing effect. She voices in such wide ranges as well. I felt the directing? in this episode made it feel weaker. The overall scenario was great; it fit the spunky sporty Nonoka perfectly with the Love Challenge!, but there were a few scenes where the direction or writing felt out of place. I'm confused why he put his shaved ice on the bench before tossing it too. Didn't seem to do anything? dat handbraunderbrabra. The final confession scene... She could have been happier, don't know why they went for such a sad tone in her voice. NO KISS?!?!?!? Her character was splendidly well done though, and she always felt "on" in her scenes. The animation was quite great in this episode too, and the focus on expressions brings out the camera theme well, in particular the photo of her throwing in her uniform. As for the ED, I think she stayed too in-character for it? It's an okay song to begin with I guess. Feels like really watered down instrumentals or something.
Shingeki no Kyojin 09: Oh God. I think we're barely faster than 1ch per episode, but only because some content such as the training was from later chapters. It feels so slooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Does anyone else feel this? Every scene is drawn out for such a tense atmosphere, and I can't stand it knowing what happens next ._. Also, Petra <3
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru 08~09:
Flonne Wrote:romcom 8The overall plan was to scare those kids pomegranateless into abandoning each other, making them realise they're not really friends. As such, they wouldn't hang around each other, and they wouldn't gangbully Rumi. After scaring them, Hachiman was going to go "lolgotcha, mad?" and likely lecture them about how unfair the world is, gloomdoom, etc. I'd think they wouldn't be social outcasts, but just either not associate with each other, and at the least re-evaluate how they treat friends (i.e. not throw someone under the bus) so something like that wouldn't happen again. I doubt the teacher knew this particular plan, as she was fairly surprised and relieved at the result, which was Rumi choosing to save them from what seemed to be a dangerous situation. Now they'll likely leave her alone since she saved them, and possibly make up with her. I didn't particularly like the plan either though. They should have explained the scenario more.
I get the premise of their plan, but really, why the hell did a bunch of highschoolers and even a pineappleing teacher approve of scaring the pomegranate out of 5 little girls in order to make 4 more of them social outcasts for no reason? It marginally helped Rumi or whatever her name was, but now there are 4 other kids who AREN'T used to being social outcasts at all suddenly alone; seems like someone should put them on suicide watch, LOL. Surely there was a better plan; even her transferring to a different school would have been a better plan, damn.
This latest episode, I enjoyed the strong denial that Hachiman shows about love, and his hate towards having expectations, especially how it comes full circle in the very end, with the episode title appearing. The atmosphere settled quite nicely there.
The OP and ED for this is very nice; however, Touyama Nao is either not the best singer, or too in-character for the song. The Yui Ballade version is quite nice though, and has a good instrumental track.