| 1:36pm | EVE no Jikan - Episode 5 | | | | After offering what was perhaps the best single episode of anime I've ever seen in its fourth instalment (high praise indeed I know, but I genuinely mean it), episode five of EVE no Jikan (or Time of Eve if you'd rather) was always going to struggle to reach those dizzy heights. While it may not have... | | |
| 6:23pm | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Season 2 - Episode 4 (aka Episode 14) | | | | Well, I guess if KyoAni are allowed to create the exact same episode as last time with some subtle variations, then I should probably be allowed to simply link to my entry for the last episode and go grab a beer.Quite simply, this third instalment in the "Endless Eight" story arc of the series has nothing... | | |
| 10:39pm | Gunslinger Girl - Il Teatrino OVA - Episodes 1-2 (Completed) | | | | While Gunslinger Girl - Il Teatrino never managed to scale the heights of its predecessor, or indeed the manga which came before that, it wasn't a complete disaster from beginning to end, making the prospect of a two-episode OVA by the same production team a potentially interesting affair. With around... |
| 10:23pm | Basquash! - Episode 13 | | | | With Team Basquash through to the semi-finals, it's probably no surprise to see them drawn against Eclipse in the next round of the OCB qualifiers - Although you have to wonder if Turbine City is going to hold up long enough to actually host all of the remaining games before being reduced to rubbleHowever,... |
| 9:24pm | Valkyria Chronicles - Episode 13 | | | | Things may be going much better for Gallia in the war these days, yet still their military machines wants more; in particular, their higher-ups are looking to boost morale, but they are yet to consider stopping to the level of employing anyone from the Militia to aid with that particular task. Thus,... |
| 8:33pm | Clannad: Another World, Kyou Chapter OVA | | | | I suppose before I embark on any discussion of this new Clannad OVA, I should mention two things: Firstly, the previous Tomoyo After OVA was perhaps the pinnacle of the Clannad franchise for me (yes, I am a sucker for Tomoyo) and secondly, after Nagisa's death in After Story I was really rooting for... | | |
| 10:49pm | Hetalia Axis Powers - Episode 23 | | | | Episode twenty-three of Hetalia: Axis Powers introduces us to yet another new country/character - This time around it's Liechtenstein, a tiny country sandwiched between Austria and Switzerland, and in the context of this particular anime's parlance we see a cute female Liechtenstein both relying on and... |
| 10:24pm | Shangri-la - Episode 13 | | | | After a brief reminder of Kuniko's rise to the head of Metal Age over the series so far, we're granted a rousing speech by the new girl in charge as she prepares to lead an all-out assault on Atlas - So begins episode thirteen of Shangri-la. Unlucky for some perhaps?The subtitle of this particular episode... |
| 9:15pm | Minami-ke Betsubara OAD | | | | Complementing the release of the final volume of Minami-ke Okaeri on DVD came this single episode OVA (or OAD as they like to call them these days) as something of a bonus episode to the series. Seeing as I've religiously watched the Minami-ke franchise through good times and bad, it would be remiss... | | |
| 9:58pm | Hatsukoi Limited - Episode 12 (Completed) | | | | By the end of episode eleven, Hatsukoi Limited couldn't really be any better placed to wrap up and resolve most of its various relationship issues. Who will end up with who? This being anime, will anybody end up with anyone?One thing we do discover very quickly is that while the girls are having a... |
| 9:08pm | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Episode 13 | | | | After receiving a "unique" welcome from their teacher last episode, it looks as though the Elric brothers confession that they attempted human transmutation is likely to put an end to the aforementioned reunioin, as Izumi expels her pupils and sends them home. However, with a little prompting, they... |
| 9:56pm | Natsu no Arashi - Episode 13 (Completed) | | | | I suppose given that Natsu no Arashi (rather bizarrely) began with a filler episode, it's only right and proper that it should end with a filler episode too - What do you know, that's exactly what we get, complete with plot aspects that you won't be entirely unfamiliar with if you've seen that opening... |
| 6:48pm | Saki - Episode 13 | | | | With Hisa's game over, episode thirteen means that it's finally time for Nodoka to step up to the plate in the fourth round of Kiyosumi's qualifying game, where she finds herself pitted against an arch-rival (despite being decidedly unaware of that fact herself).However, despite the high-profile billing... |
| 10:20pm | Valkyria Chronicles - Episode 12 | | | | After putting together arguably one its less coherent plots last episode, it's time for Valkyria Chronciles to explain its reasoning, which I suppose it does in this twelfth episode in fairness somewhat at least.The last episode saw both Princess Cornelia and Alicia (of course, when does she not get... |
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