Archive for the “Episode Summaries” Category

I’m finally starting to get back to watching NHK and the rest of my neglected backlog and I think I’m going to do more of my episode entries in batches. For example, this post covers the four episodes of the “off meeting” mini-arc and is a little long because of it and my temporary inability to paraphrase my notes. Individual episode posts are tiresome especially with screenshots and this series in particular seems appropriate to be broken down into collective segments.
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I hadn’t watched Sumomo in a couple weeks but the theme song somehow got stuck in my head so that drove me to watch the second episode. I’ll probably get to the third and fourth ones this week and hopefully by then most of the key characters will have been introduced. Read the rest of this entry »

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Life for our anti-hero seems to be going the same as before he gained the Death Note, except that now Ryuk is bugging him all the time. After Light’s sister comes into his room and Ryuk tells him anyone who touches the Note will be able to see him, Light decides to hide the Note under a false bottom and sets up an fiery trap. Meanwhile, the world’s police organizations take notice of all the prisoners coincidentally dying of “cardiac arrest” and call on L for help. Read the rest of this entry »

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Proud to bring you cheap-ass screenshots!

Over the past week I watched six episodes of Eureka Seven I had recorded off the television using that time-tested technique called “setting a tape”. I haven’t seen the series since school ended in mid-June so hopefully I can get back into it as I’ve enjoyed it thus far. Eureka 7, Robot Chicken, and newcomer Metalocalypse are the only things I watch on Adult Swim anymore, although I’d like to give Bleach and Trinity Blood a try when they start airing next month (Sept. 9). But for now let’s roll some tape!

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In “Welcome to the Classroom!”, Satou has a slight nervous breakdown but manages to make some progress in his hikikomori recovery program. Misaki gives him some bad advice but everything works out in the end. Also, Yamazaki doesn’t get angry this episode…well, at least not his real-life self. Read the rest of this entry »

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One of my favorite features of Honey and Clover is the relationship that developed between Rika, Harada, and Hanamoto when they were graduate students. This episode adds more backstory to those three characters including a scene featuring a cute albeit inebriated Rika. Also, Mayama mans up and tells her he will protect her from herself. Read the rest of this entry »