Metallic Rouge – 02 – The Stairs to Adulthood
Metallic Rouge swaps the Blade Runner aesthetic for the sparser, dustier Mad Max as Naomi and Rouge book a commercial transport across the Martian wastes to Welltown. Among the other passengers is a wealthy couple with a Nean servant, a journalist named Jill with an optical camera, and a granny with two bickering young siblings. Naomi … Continue reading "Metallic Rouge – 02 – The Stairs to Adulthood"
Classroom of the Elite – S3 03 – Purely for the Thrill
Sakayanagi Arisu is on the move. She informs President Nagumo that she’s mounting an attack against Class B’s Ichinose Honami. Kei is just getting done announcing that she and Yousuke are done-zo, Arisu visits Kiyotaka’s class asking to speak to … Yamauchi, of all people. Suzune smells a trap, very tactlessly pointing out the obvious: … Continue reading "Classroom of the Elite – S3 03 – Purely for the Thrill"
Synduality: Noir – 14 – Living Life Boldly
Maria tests a rocket for Mystere to confirm that the 10,000-meter altitude limit is still in effect after 20 years. Launching a rocket ain’t cheap, but Maria waits until after the failed test to ask why they’re conducting one. Mystere is light on details, but she believes Histoire to be up in the sky, whether in … Continue reading "Synduality: Noir – 14 – Living Life Boldly"
7th Time Loop – 02 – Rishe’s Precious Riches
With the setup provided in the first episode, this second one is free to explore the person Rishe Imgard Weitzner is today: a supremely capable young lady with years of experience in multiple disciplines. In other words, she’s a catch. This is a status not achieved just thanks the time loops, but by her own … Continue reading "7th Time Loop – 02 – Rishe’s Precious Riches"
Solo Leveling – 02 – All By Himself
The “commandments” on the plaque in this chamber prove to be key to survival. Jinwoo figures out that approaching or making eye contact with the “god” statue will only result in a grisly death. Instead, he keeps his gaze low and prostrates himself to revere the statue. In response, it suddenly wears a Titan-like grin, … Continue reading "Solo Leveling – 02 – All By Himself"
The Apothecary Diaries – 14 – A Whimper and a Bang
The big news in the Inner Palace this week is the arrival of the New Pure Consort, Loulan. She arrives under cover of darkness on a snowy night with only her retinue of ladies-in-waiting. Upon entering her parlor, she removes a jeweled hairpiece, unceremoniously drops it into a box, sits down, and … well, that’s … Continue reading "The Apothecary Diaries – 14 – A Whimper and a Bang"
Chained Soldier – 02 – Asserting Dominance
The 7th Squadron girls’ reactions to their commander’s new male slave vary: Nei is the friendly senpai, while Himari is the exact opposite, pointing one of her arm-weapons at him at every opportunity. Suruga Shushu is somewhere in the middle: more than anything, she’s curious about Yuuki. To that end, she exhibits her ability to shrink … Continue reading "Chained Soldier – 02 – Asserting Dominance"
Classroom of the Elite – S3 02 – First Blood
The Mixed Training Camp is off to a rough start, with the misfit team’s leader Yukimura injuring his ankle and Kouenji once again going off on his own. Hashimoto takes care of Yukimura while Kiyotaka tries to get Kouenji to help out. Kouenji is well aware that Kiyotaka is strong enough to “tame the dragon”, … Continue reading "Classroom of the Elite – S3 02 – First Blood"
Metallic Rouge – 01 (First Impressions) – The Colors, Children!
On a terraformed, cosmopolitan Mars of the distant future, there are still nightclubs with sultry singers in gowns and long gloves. One such singer is Sarah Fitzgerald, and the less glamorous but cute Rouge (Miyamoto Yume) works for her. In this world, humans and “Neans” or androids coexist, but it’s super clear who the Neans … Continue reading "Metallic Rouge – 01 (First Impressions) – The Colors, Children!"
Synduality: Noir – 13 – The World Today
One thing we learn right away is that Kanata is most assuredly not an M. If he was, he’d relish the opportunity to be constantly run down, insulted, and belittled by Mystere, Noir’s bad-tempered alter-ego. But while he’s irritated by Mystere’s constant verbal abuse (she only ever calls him “Hack”) he mostly misses Noir and wants … Continue reading "Synduality: Noir – 13 – The World Today"