arakawa under the bridge – 05

Gah, I’m late! Need to catch up and see what’s going on in episode five.

arakawa under the bridge – 04

I liked the last episode a lot. Let’s see if episode four keeps the ball rolling.

arakawa under the bridge – 03

Time for our weekly serving of Arakawa. Let’s see if it stepped up to the plate this time around, too.

arakawa under the bridge – 02

The first episode was nice, so let’s see how they keep the fun going in the next episode.

Senkou No Night Raid 01

Night Raid

Episode 01 of Senkou no Night Raid was slick, fast-paced and seeks refuge under the audacity of Rule of Cool entertaining. It actually reminded me of Baccano, with Kagura and Aoi having a slight resemblance to Luck Gandor and Firo.

Aoi and Kagura

Angel Beats! 02

Hmm… I must say I like the OP of Angel Beats!. It’s piano-driven, with a heavy bassline, very catchy.

The Appearance of Beretta 92

Ep. 02 starts with the Battlefront needing to replenish supplies and get new weapons from the Guild, where they make their weapons. It is latter revealed that they create things by ‘replicating’ it with their memories. Which is an awesome concept, especially if we can do that in the real world. ;_;

B Gata H Kei 02

Women

Episode 02 is an obligatory pool episode, with the idea being put forward by Yamada’s long-suffering, F-cup equipped, best friend Takeshita, who insists on making it a double-date to give Yamada the chance to repair their… not sure  what to call it but I guess ‘relationship’ works. e_e

Mayoi Neko Overrun 01

I must say, episode 01 of Mayoi Neko Overrun was quite a disappointment.

I didn’t really have high hopes for it, on the contrary I didn’t expect it to be anything more than a  fanservice-fluff series.

The character designs are cute, and some of the characters look interesting BUT the story-telling sucks.

Bad pacing and disjointed narrative were a huge turn-off for me, and this episode is full of it.

Other than the story-telling, it seemed like a good series.

The animation is smooth, and the characters are very well-drawn, but… you can find the same in the manga but with a far more coherent narrative.

I’m not giving up on this series yet, just downgrading it into the “Consideration’ pile. If the next two episodes doesn’t show improvement in regards to story-telling, I’ll have to drop it.

Signing off,
NK.

Darker than Black Gaiden 02

Yin will Find You.

Yin will Protect You.

Episode 02 is one of the most unsettling Darker than Black episodes yet, with extended shots of Hell’s Gate, a suffocating sense of abandonment and…

Darker Than Black Gaiden 01

So Badass it scrambles your Brains

Darker than Black: Gaiden

If you are watching this, I’d assume you have watched the previous two seasons of Darker than Black, if you haven’t do take the time to check it out, it may be to your liking.