Thursday, March 25, 2010

Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Episode 12 Thoughts

Hideyoshi as his sister, Yuuko

The rematch we have all been waiting for! Class F against Class A! Who will win? More importantly how? I thought they skipped several important elements from the manga which are vital to winning against Class A but it turns out I was wrong, after all. I also thought this episode 12 is going to be the last but there was a preview for episode 13 so I was also wrong there. ^^; Here are my thoughts for episode 12:

Omamori Himari Episode 12 Impressions

LAST EPISODE

First let me clarify that I am not intentionally talking trash about this series because I want to. I decided to finish this series because it was entertaining to say the least. With that out of the way, here is my honest overall impressions of the series. But first...

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Kimi Ni Todoke Episode 24 Thoughts

Sawako Kuronuma
Kimi Ni Todoke
Episode Title: "Birthday"
They really did a great job of capturing the nervousness of being on a date with someone that you secretly admire - I'm talking about Sawako and Kazehaya by the way. This episode's timeline is December 31 and the forecast is heavy snow...

Monday, March 22, 2010

So-Ra-No-Wo-To Episode 12 Impressions

Kanata soranowoto
LAST EPISODE

We are here! The final episode of So-ra-no-wo-to. Will a war break out and end with some sort of apocalypse? What will Takemizukachi be used for? Will the Fire Maidens unleash their mahou shoujo power and somehow bring peace to the world? Will people be able to tolerate Kanata's trumpet skill? What is going to happen? Read more to find out:

Hidamari Sketch Season 1 DVD R1 Episode 8~12 + OVA 1 & 2

Hidamari Sketch DVD
DVD Menu Disc 2

Disc 2 contains episode 8 through 12 of season 1 + the 2 OVA specials. Special Features just has endless opening and ending. A reviewer at Rightstuf has informed people about the inconsistency of the visual track for this release: they used TV source instead of the retouched DVD version for some episodes. I was wondering why..

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Hanamaru Kindergarten Episode 11 Thoughts

Hanamaru Kindergarten

Hanamaru Kindergarten
Episode Title: "Hanamaru Uninvited Lady"

Part A: There was no OP for this episode, maybe because they didn't want the uplifting song to conflict with Tsuchida's current depressing atmosphere. A good decision I must say.. now only if So-ra-no-wo-to would get realize this with their conflicting ED for certain episodes. Getting back on track to Hanamaru Kindergarten....

Friday, March 19, 2010

Durarara!! (デュラララ!!) Episode 11 Thoughts

Celty Selty
SNAPSHOT OF THE EPISODE

Mikado Ryugamine
Episode Title: "Storm and Stress"
As we are nearing the end of this cour, things are getting quite exciting, I'll have to congratulate those who have been following this series up to this point. ^^ I'm confident that we will be rewarded with each new episode and hopefully the ending will blow us away! Episode 11 did just that with...