Winter is over?

[seichan]

Mahoutsukai no Yome 15-24! the end. We learn a little bit about Silky in episode 15 while Chise is healing in the fairy world. And we see Alice's past in 16. And 19 starts an interestingly dark arc featuring Cartaphilus and most of the characters we've seen thus far. The fantasy story was a bit rushed, but the characters and world-building was pretty unique. I enjoyed the slightly dark aspects of Chise's encounters. ~7/10~ I'm interested to read if this is how the mangaka wants the story to end...things didn't seems interconnected well in the anime; maybe due to editing..I guess the Cartaphilus storyline ended and Chise sorta became a bride. Good enough for now.

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card 3-12! Sakura gets two! cards in episode 3. A new transfer student is introduced in episode 4...you'd think Sakura would figure out that transfer students are tied to the magical activities. In episode 10 Sakura cheats on Tomoyo with Akiho...sad. *maybe spoilers* The theory that Ahiko might be the mirror card somehow brought to life has some credibility. That would be a nice twist. It explains the whole clear/crystal-ly theme this arc has. And it's a shame that her new cards do not have human characteristics anymore. Syaoran and Eriol are withholding info from Sakura and if this were any other anime, that would be rather douchey of them. I like the fact that Touya's powers are being restored due to him just being alive.

Violet Evergarden 2-4! A very pretty anime, but rather low on dynamic characters. Dropped!

Kokkoku 3-7! The daughter is able to expel the ghost thing that keeps people out of stasis and is able to fight off the guys who are after the family's magical stone. It's interesting how the different family members deal with their crisis and what powers they have. The pacing is a bit too slow for me and the characters aren't likable enough to continue to watch. This would be a better live action show. Dropped.

3-gatsu no Lion S2 36-42! Kiriyama v. Souya starts and Kiriyama learns Souya's secret. It's interesting how they treat Souya so delicately. Nikaidou is back and recovered from his illness by episode 38. Sorry, the duel in 39 made me fall asleep. While I know that they are building the relationship between Kiriyama and Hina to a certain point in the story, it's still rather unconvincing to me. It's mildly cute though.

Saiki Kusou no Psi S2 1-10! picking up where it left off a year ago, the first episode reintroduces Saiki and his classmates. It even has a Gintama cameo. I enjoy the episodes that focus on Saiki's parents and/or grandparents more than the classmates.