little boy's time

..warning: sarcasm ahead...

Naruto Shippuden 3! did lower a smidge in quality. And they used technique No. 873 from the book of How-to-make-a-story-longer. If you've forgotten, that's the sprinkling of nostalgic flashbacks technique. They also use No. 324 which is the adding of random post-episode Learning Session. This episode defined 'Akatsuki' for the fans...since they certainly have no idea who these people are and what they wear. Still, it's an entertaining show and I hope Gaara gets some good action time next episode. I'm quite sad the Kakashi gaiden arc has yet to be animated, but I still have hope.


Bleach 116! introduces some more Arrancar members to the scene. It's probably not worth your time to know their names since they seem like throw-away characters. I think this episode was mostly fanservice for the boyz..and lesbians. Bleach has been using Techniques No. 52 & 325; long previously-shown-on intro and post-episode randomness.

Mada mada da ne

Himitsu no Hanazono 7! squeezes in a reference to Tenipri while Osamu and Hinata play with wii. *cute*
Meanwhile, here's a summary of what's going on:
Tanaka<->Ryoko->Satoshi<->Kayo<->Wataru<-Misuzu<-boywhosenameidon'tremember->Hinata
and Osamu->restaurantwoman

In this episode a drama is planned based on Hanazono's manga, and complicates matters between the brothers and especially between Wataru and Kayo. I'm not a fan of Kayo paired up with any one of them. Enjoyed Ryoko when she was reprimanding the brothers. She's so weird. Next episode, himitsu is no more.

Eensy

Had to mention Eensy Weensy Monster by Tsuda Masami of Karekano fame (thx to sis for pointing this out). It's so CUTE! The story is nothing extraordinary, but like Karekano, the comedy is quite adorable. It's about a plain girl, Nanoha, who is surrounded by extraordinary friends and a rival. Her feelings of envy and/or annoyance creates a cute little monster. Entropy has only one chapter, but it's a charmer.