Posted by GameDemon in Sankarea

Sankarea episode 07

Hmm, not quite what I had in mind, but it turned out to be a very amusing episode. I was pretty convinced that this episode would’ve been about Rea-chan and her inability to control her monstrous strength. Still, I’m pretty satisfied. It was a lot of fun to learn more about Chihiro and Ranko’s past.

I’m pretty sure that everyone already knew that Chihiro was obsessed by zombies ever since he was a little boy, but how well do we really know him? We learned that he used to be bullied by the same people that envy him today. Sounds very familiar, doesn’t it? Nerds get beaten up a lot in school, but they are usually the ones that end up successful in life.

Chihiro wasn’t really that much different. It’s too soon to say whether or not he will become successful, but he’s on the right path. He understands the human body to a certain degree and he’s always anxious to learn more. Mind you, I sure as hell wouldn’t want someone like that as my doctor. I’d probably return with stitches all over my body.

It seems that Ranko-chan has been wrestling with her feelings for Chihiro for years now. I knew that she had feelings for him, but come on… How could you feel that way about a person for that many years and not do something about it? They are pretty darn close too. But what Ranko-chan couldn’t do in all those yours, Rea-chan did in only a couple of days. I can imagine how that would hurt.

There’s one thing that puzzles me though. Those two, Ranko and Chihiro, are cousins. Is it legal for cousins to get ‘together’ in Japan? I’d say that it’s more than just frowned upon, and still I wish her the best. I’m definitely rooting for her, despite the fact that it may (or may not) be against the law. Things will only get more complicated from here on out, especially since Ranko declared ‘war’ against Rea-chan over Chihiro.

Posted by GameDemon in Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? of the Dead

Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? of the Dead episode 07

Oh boy, things are about to get ugly. The final ‘boss’ has finally shown itself and is now terrorizing the village people. This episode was very difficult to watch. At one point I got kind of serious, but the things started getting funny again. It was hard to be serious when I was practically being forced to laugh. So a few characters might die huh? No problem, we’ll just throw in a sh*tload of comedy.

The funny thing is that I actually had no idea when the episode had just started. I was actually a bit confused, I mean… Eu-chan was talking all of a sudden. That was a pretty big surprise, especially since it’s the first thing you see when you start watching the episode. You just can’t prepare yourself for something like that, which is actually a good thing.

It seems that Haruna-chan, a self-proclaimed genius, built yet another contraption that allowed her to store Eu’s mana into this little portable device. However, this transferred Eu’s curse on Haruna, the one with the device on her person when it happened. This means that Haruna-chan has to write notes, just like Eu-chan used to, to avoid that extreme pain. Funny how things work out, huh?

I would like to take this opportunity to say that I actually enjoyed it. I think Eu-chan deserves a little bit of worry-free time after all the things that she has been through. Haruna is a big girl now, so shouldering a friend’s pain for a day or two wouldn’t kill her. In fact; it’s something that she could do more often, or any other person for that matter.

Anyway, the person we need to focus on is Chris-chan, a Mahou Shoujo that is forced to live as a man from time to time, but we all know her as Ayumu’s hallucination; Miss Fairy. It turns out that she was a real person, and that she was waiting for someone with a lot of mana, someone who could build a device to store all that mana and someone with a ring that can control all that mana. Sound familiar? That’s right; everyone in the Ayumu fan club was being used by her, basically.

It’s still not over yet either. It seems that Ariel might unleash yet another Mahou Shoujo monster upon the earth, merely because she knows Chris’ weakness. When is it enough? Most of Ayumu’s enemies were (ex)Mahou Shoujo’s. I think it’s time for Ariel to take responsibility for once and step in herself, instead of letting other people clean up her own mess. I wonder why no one has ever said anything to her about that. You’d think that Sera (or any other vampire ninja_ would’ve said something about it being her responsibility and such. Oh well…

Posted by GameDemon in Naruto Shippuuden

Naruto Shippuuden episode 263

It turned out to be a good episode. Not exactly what I had in mind, but that’s alright. I was kind of hoping to see a battle between Sasori and Kankuro, but that was not the case. I think that a lot of people were looking forward to a battle between the two puppet-jutsu users.

I know I just said that, but there were battles alright. Sai was finally reunited with his old friend and learned about what happened during their childhood. I’ve never seen Sai so emotional. He used to be a cold-hearted killer. I guess listening to Danzo does that to a person, which makes me all the happier that he’s finally dead. I never liked that man. He was way too interested in power.

Anyway, all these people are under the influence of Kabuto’s Edo Tensei, which means that they are theoretically immortal. They cannot be killed for as long as their souls remain in this world, huh? Interesting. What’s even more interesting is that they found a weakness to the Edo Tensei; make the individual realize their emotions and whatnot, and you cancel the Edo Tensei. I guess Kabuto’s Jutsu is still imperfect, despite his big mouth about how great he supposedly is.

Both Sasori and Sai’s childhood friend were released from Kabuto’s Jutsu, finally allowing them to rest in peace. They will be having their hands full with Deidara, yet another old Akatsuki member. They will have to keep that guy sealed until they find a way to trigger his emotions, annulling the Edo Tensei by doing so. It may be a guess on my part, but I think that his former clan members may be able to help with that. I don’t even think that it has to be someone close to the individual. It should theoretically be enough if you know (a lot) about the individual’s past.

It was all very interesting to watch. But the big finish is when Tobi finally realized that he was underestimating Kabuto. Sure, he still thinks he’s in completely control, but I doubt that he will continue to underestimate Kabuto now. He already knows that he’s hiding something. I guess Kabuto doesn’t want him to know that his Edo Tensei is far from being perfect, because that would make Kabuto fairly useless again. I wonder, is Kabuto, even with his newly obtained Sage Mode, capable of defeating Tobi, a man that possesses both the Mangekyou Sharingan and Rinnegan? Hmm..

Posted by GameDemon in Medaka Box

Medaka Box episode 07

Oh wow, this episode turned out to be a lot better than I had expected. Mogana-chan really does add liveliness to the show. I never doubted them! I think that Mogana-chan and Zenkichi actually make a better combination than Medaka-chan and Zenkichi, but perhaps that’s just me.

So the student council finally has a treasurer, huh? Well, that’s great. But things didn’t start off on the right foot when Zenkichi walked in as Mogana-chan was undressing. Worth it though. I mean, come on… 750 yen and a few slaps for an eye full of beauty and hotness? I’ll take you up on that offer on any day of the week. You can definitely tell that she won’t ditch that habit of wanting money anytime soon. Perhaps that’s a good thing when you’re the treasurer for a student council, but not for an individual. It’ll become problematic if she keeps thinking about nothing but money and how to obtain it.

Anyway, the situation between Mogana and Zenkichi became a little bit awkward. The two had nothing to talk about. Mogana was doing her chores as the treasurer and Zenkichi was reading manga, but both of them were trying to think of something to say to one another. That’s when Hansode-chan walked in with a huge load of pictures that showed Medaka kissing Mogana during last week’s event. Hansode is’t exactly the type of character you’d want with you if you were in a tight spot, but even I have to admit that she helped out this time by getting rid of that awkward silence. Good job for once, Hansode!

What followed wasn’t much better. The student council received yet another request by the most selfish and annoying artist ever. He wanted to draw a picture of a god or goddess, but the bodies of the student council, Nekomi and Isahaya didn’t quite meet his standards. That guy had some nerve. It actually turned out that he was a Lolicon, because he was ecstatic when Hansode walked in and agreed to pose for him.

I don’t think that those ‘things’ are allowed, even if you’re a (self-proclaimed) artist. I think that a kick from Medaka-chan should solve that problem.  Makes me wonder about what’s going to happen next, because Medaka Box just got a whole lot more fun to watch.

Posted by GameDemon in Jormungand

Jormungand episode 06

My, my, my… This was quite the eventful episode, wasn’t it? It seemed simple at first, but the situation was actually a lot more complicated than I had anticipated. I should’ve guessed that things usually aren’t what they seem in Jormungand.

The episode started out pretty plain; a few pirates tried to hijack Koko’s ship, apparently not knowing that it was full of skilled killers. It didn’t take long for Koko’s crew to get rid of those insects. That’s when I started to think that this episode was going to be pretty simple. How foolish I was…

The episode revolved primarily around a female scientist. This woman is obviously crazy, seeing as she was willing to hike through snowy mountains to go looking for butterflies. It’s all very strange. It all comes down to this; Koko wants to meet up with that woman, but others want to kill her. Things soon became clear during that weapon-fest. That’s when I realized that things were about to turn ugly.

This mission is actually pretty basic. It’s your average search and rescue mission, where one party tries to find and rescue the target while the other tries to kill the target. I’m not an expert or anything, but I do like to play a little bit of Call of Duty from time to time. It’s not like I actually go running around with a gun in my hand.

Things soon turned ugly when Johnathan drew out the enemy by spraying in the air. That’s when a sea of bullets covered the battlefield. However, it didn’t revolve around their guns or anything like that. I think this revolved more around Valmet and her desire to kill a certain person, a person whom she thinks is standing at the top of that hill. Her killer instincts have awaked and I think we are about to find out what she is truly capable off. I’m really looking forward to next week’s episode!

Posted by GameDemon in Zetman

Zetman episode 07

What a complicated episode this was. It’s amazing how much more interesting Zetman is getting. It is getting harder and harder not to read the manga, but I just don’t want to spoil it for myself. Also, I’m pretty sure my reviews will suffer because of it. I might accidently give away too much information.

Well, the fights continued as Jin finally obtained a (temporary) new power as the red ZET. He was clearly superior to most of those EVOL’s, which is good, but it seems that Seiji is still not within in his reach. He needs to get a lot stronger before going up against a strong EVOL like Seiji, let alone his superiors. I think I figured it out too. I think he needs that necklace, the one that Konoha was going to give back to him, to fully complete the ZET transformation. What else could it possibly be? After all, it’s something that his ‘grandfather’ left behind for him, and something that he wanted Jin to keep with him at all times.

Don’t get me wrong here; Jin was very strong during this episode, but it just isn’t enough. He managed to destroy those two EVOL’s (with the help of Kouga), sure. But those were just two of the weaker EVOL’s. How will Jin fare against stronger ones? He has become white again, even though his completion rate hasn’t dropped one bit. That’s pretty strange. I don’t actually think it’s a good sign to be honest. Jin needs that necklace.

Anyway, the episode was really good. Jin and Kouga saved the day, none of their friends and/or family died, and Jin has a new friend for life now. Hanako was so thankful that he came to save her. They actually wanted to rape her, lol. It seems that even EVOL have basic carnal desires. I bet a lot of the fans were ecstatic to see that 6-second scene of mild nudity, hehe.

Posted by GameDemon in Accel World

Accel World episode 06

It was a very interesting episode. It was quite difficult to keep my eyes of the screen. However, I’m getting a little bit annoyed at the fact that Haruyuki keeps trusting people way too easily. He should know a lot better by now, especially after almost loosing Kuroyukihime for good.

He has been ‘training’ with Takumu for a few days now, trying to get to level two and whatnot. Takumu seemed reliable at first, but it was clearly just a scheme of some sort. He fought alongside Haruyuki for many times until he was finally able to level up. However, Haruyuki levelled up alright, but he did it too soon. Takumu “forgot” to tell him in time, which is why Haruyuki ended up with only eight points. It would be game over for him if he were to lose even one match. We all know what happens when it’s game over, right? That program, Brain Burst, uninstalls and that he will never be able to reinstall it ever again.

Was that by accident? I highly doubt it. Takumu knew what he was doing. He knew that Haruyuki would only have a handful of points left, and that he would do anything to gain more. That’s when Takumu referred him to someone else, a player that’s supposedly known for helping newbies gain points. But in the meantime Takumu went to pay Kuroyukihime a visit. She was suspicious and started a battle as soon as he entered the room. Good girl!

I knew that guy wasn’t to be trusted so easily. He has yet to prove himself. The fact that he still hangs around the very people that want to destroy Kuroyukihime proves that he isn’t to be trusted. Still, I’m not worried. He was able to give her a whooping at first, but not anymore. Not since she finally decided to show her true avatar, allowing her to fight with all her power. The next episode should prove to be very amusing, I can hardly wait!

Posted by GameDemon in The Knight in the Area

The Knight in the Area episode 19

The Knight in the Area seems to arrive earlier every week. Could it be that the fansubbers are making it a higher priority? I did notice that the ratings having going up little by little after having dropped quite a bit. I guess that some people are enjoying this anime (again).

I would like to start this by making yet another one of my weird opinions clear here. I watch anime’s and notice all the little things as well, things that I just can’t let go. Have you ever noticed how the commentator during every match is completely the same? There has only been one match where there was a different, female commentator. Other than that it’s been the same one throughout the anime (for as far as I can tell).

Anyway, it was nice to see how much Kakeru and his team have improved. Kakeru is a lot more serious about soccer, his team has been united and Araki is no longer overweight. Good for them! But it doesn’t change the fact that their current opponent won’t make things easy for them, despite their amazing growth.

The match got to a point where things got really aggressive, which ended up injuring one of Kakeru’s teammates. This made Kakeru briefly remember how he got injured as well and almost quit playing soccer for good. It was quite clear that he was a little bit shocked. Injuries are part of most (if not all) sports. It’s practically unavoidable. You just have to be careful and enjoy it while it lasts, but that’s just my opinion of course.

I’m having a hard time guessing next week’s events, which is a good thing. I would hate it if I could actually predict next week’s events. It could go either way at this point. It’s clear that Kakeru is still a little bit off his game while his opponents just keep getting better and better as they play. It’s going to be a close call. One of those mythical feints here and there would do them a world of good.