Pseudo Harem – 10 – Getting Serious
Eiji and Rin’s evening in her home alone starts off with a formal tour, but Eiji is having a blast being shown around as much as Rin is having a blast showing him around. He points out that she’s still being very formal in her speech patterns with him, something she promises to work on … Continue reading "Pseudo Harem – 10 – Getting Serious"
Wazamonogatari 02 – Kill, Eat, Love
Forgive the pun, but Monogatari was cooking with this arc. The story of the beautiful princess who burned through countries like a plague meeting a vampire she couldn’t kill, no matter how many times she died? It is a modern fairy tale, and a fable of sorts, except that it has a more-or-less happy ending. After rashly approaching … Continue reading "Wazamonogatari 02 – Kill, Eat, Love"
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – 08 – Edible Readings
Anna and Lemon have had their little arcs, and now it’s Komari Chika’s turn. The school festival is coming up and Chika wants to do something special, but her extremely minimalist application is personally returned by a sexily ghoulish Yumeko in a scene that owes a lot aesthetically to the zombie horror genre. Both Kazuhiko … Continue reading "Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – 08 – Edible Readings"
Pseudo Harem – 09 – The Same Boat
Eiji may be in college and Rin may be a senior in high school, but they’re still kids, and they’re in their first romance. It stands to reason the distance between them, no matter how short, could lead to some anxiety. Rin admitting he turned down a girl who asked him out has Rin worried … Continue reading "Pseudo Harem – 09 – The Same Boat"
Roshidere – 09 – Shining Rays of Positivity
The opening scene this week is deeply, deeply unpleasant, as Yuki is forced to endure the lecturing of her asshole grandfather, telling her she may not be as naturally gifted as her brother, but losing to him is not an option. Even the slicing of his perfectly-cooked steak is like nails on a chalkboard. Thank … Continue reading "Roshidere – 09 – Shining Rays of Positivity"
Monogatari Series – Off and Monster Season – 07 (Wazamonogatari 01) – The Vampire Gourmet
Wazamonogatari casts aside all of the mundane everyday qualities of previous arcs this season and goes Full Gothic. We’re in the age of fairy tales and legends, where ancient sexy pantsless ancient vampires inhabit castles. We start with this vampire waking up after having died a fifth time. She wasn’t killed by Acerola directly. Like … Continue reading "Monogatari Series – Off and Monster Season – 07 (Wazamonogatari 01) – The Vampire Gourmet"
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – 07 – The Good Girls
Kazuhiko gets out of bed to sample the delicious mountain sourced tap water when he notices Yanami is also still awake. She can’t officially root for anyone in the Lemon-Mitsuki-Chihaya triangle, but she’s closer to Lemon. Even though she thinks Lemon should have told Mitsuki how she felt a year ago or earlier, she’d likely … Continue reading "Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – 07 – The Good Girls"
Pseudo Harem – 08 – The Next Stage
Eiji may have graduated, but he and Rin carry on together as a couple with nary a hint of drama. Eiji introduces Rin to her mother, and a flustered Rin is reliably adorable when she suggest she could easily “join the nest” that is the Kitahama household. His mom also overhears Rin shouting things that could … Continue reading "Pseudo Harem – 08 – The Next Stage"
Roshidere – 08 – Because It’s You
Taniyama Sayaka has brought forth a proposal to start requiring teacher approval for StuCo officers, something specifically targeted at Masachika, for whom the faculty has no love. Masachika decides to treat the challenge as an opportunity for him and Alya to introduce themselves, and if they prevail, it will lend their candidacy legitimacy against the … Continue reading "Roshidere – 08 – Because It’s You"
Monogatari Series – Off and Monster Season – 06.5 / ex – The Beautiful Princess
In this extra episode airing between the end of Nademonogatari and the next arc, we learn the origins of the vampire Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade, AKA Oshino Shinobu. Six centuries before she met Araragi Koyomi, she had neither of those names, but is merely referred to by the narrator (Sakamoto Maaya, also Shinobu’s seiyu) as “the Beautiful … Continue reading "Monogatari Series – Off and Monster Season – 06.5 / ex – The Beautiful Princess"