Breaktime

Dec. 24th, 2017 06:43 pm
Catching up...


3-gatsu no Lion S2 7-11 (29-33)! LOL, at Kiriyama's senpais comment about him being similar to Hachiya because they think he thinks the world revolves around himself. I thought that Hina's bullying issue would bog the show down a little, but it's handled rather well. The science-shogi club bros are fun.



Ballroom e Youkoso 21-24! the end. This show has the best facial expressions. Kiyoharu's attempt at loosening Tatara's muscles backfires on Tatara until Chinatsu is able to support him. They struggle through the competition, but in a sorta surprising anime-move, they win the competition instead of lose as many main characters do. ~8/10 rating~ for a hilarious sports anime about ballroom dancing. The only flaw was that half-assed attempt at animating the actual dancing scenes.



Shoukoku no Altair 20-24! the end. Halil Pasha, Mahmut's mentor, is killed in his attempt to take down the Empire. As in all the other episodes, time moves very quickly in this series and Mahmut is able to trap his enemies. It's terrible that the animation quality is so inconsistent...ugh, episode 21. Mahmut Pasha is able to defeat the Empire's attempt at taking Cielo. He is rewarded a promotion and show ends at the beginning of Torqye's offensive. ~7/10 rating~ When the show takes its time with the characters and its animation, it's pretty good. But overall it glosses over the war and its large cast of characters so quickly that other than Mahmut, you barely care about anyone else. I did enjoy the colorful and sometimes elaborate costume designs. Another season isn't announced, but it appears open for one.



Inuyashiki 7-11! the end. After his mother's suicide, with the prodding of his high school female 'friend', Shishigami decides to save people instead of killing them. But the police come after his safe house and he goes off on another psychotic killing spree. Inuyashiki continues to train with Ando. The show climaxes with Shishigami and Inuyashiki fighting it out with Inuyashiki being the winner. But the last climax is an asteroid that threatens the Earth. ~7/10 rating~ for a unique hero. I enjoyed the occasional humor including the sadly realistic anime Trump. This would make a good Hollywood movie with the right writers.



Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World 8-12! 8 is another Shizu-centric episode with no Kino this time. We see that Shizu, Ti and Riku are travelers looking for a place to settle. They find a country where the residents believe that radio wave can influence people's behavior. Episode 9 is another break from the normal routine as we see Kino, Shizu-tachi and references to Kino's teacher in separate instances in separate countries. Quite a cute episode with a nice message from the original novels' author. Thought it meant that the series ended here...but we see another remade story in episode 10. It's interesting that because of the prior new episodes we can apparently connect the old guy with the woodsman gun to Kino's teacher's companion. Unfortunately, the twist at the end is not a surprise this time. It was a very pretty episode though. And 11 shows us Kino's origin story again...with a prettier-boy Kino. And the show wraps up with a wtf human-killing sheep episode. ~9/10 rating~ for a high quality traveling show hosted by a fearless, and sometimes ruthless traveler. The original 2001 series had a pastely, haunting quality, while this remake was bright and clear. I enjoyed this and the original equally. Hope to see another season.

Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou 21-26! the end. There seemed to be very mundane high school problems with random supernatural things happening. ~6/10 rating~ for a pleasant time waster. Nothing really stood out production-wise or character-wise. It almost seemed like a parody of a magical girl show starring a male character, but it didn't quite rise to the comedy or drama-like levels that it could have.

Juuni Taisen 1-12! the end. Wasn't going to watch this, but it was a decent time-waster. 12 fighters representing the twelve zodiac signs fight to the death with one winner whose wish will be granted. Each has a specialized, sometimes supernatural skill. None of them are particularly memorable, but overall, the payoff is rather lame, but fitting once you realize the author of the novel that the anime is based on is Nisioisin (Monogatari's author). ~6/10 rating~ for a story that does make you wonder what may happen, but kinda makes you roll your eyes. *spoilers* I suppose I should have know that the mouse would win.

Black Clover 8! This is moving way too slowly for my tastes. Dropped.

Mahoutsukai no Yome 8-12! Chise becomes friends with a cute dog animagus-like creature in episode 8 and gains familiar. While making a wand, Chise learns about Elias's background from Lindel in 10-12. I enjoy the quiet, but fast-paced world building in this show. Lindel has a nice singing voice, too. Once she finishes her wand, you can sorta predict that Chise's early death issue will be resolved by her new phoenix-like-looking powers. Halfway through and still enjoying this show...


Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World 3-7! Feels like I missed something when Kino said they were staying 5 days or so at the moving country, because I thought it used to be 3 days max. Shizu and Riku show up again in episode 4. Shizu interferes with a ship country that will sink and gains a homicidal little girl as a travel companion. The backstory of another traveler, Photo, is told in episode 6. And an amusing story of Kino's teacher is told in 7. The non-Kino-centric episodes are nice.



Ballroom e Youkoso 16-20! Chinatsu and Tatara's problems are refreshingly normal. They enter the next competition still arguing, but this is probably a-ok since Sengoku and his partner are similarly combative. Akira's girl-love is amusing, too.

3-gatsu no Lion S2 2-6 (24-28)! Souya takes down another opponent, but episode 24 is focused on the mildly bothersome relationship between Gotou and Kiriyama's adopted sister. Hina's bullying problem is the focus of 25-28.

Inuyashiki 2-6! The show gets a little violent as the psychopathic teen who has robo-powers is introduced in episode 2. Nice cliffhanger. It's nice to cheer for a grandpa-like hero, but he has a sadistic streak too when you see that he blinds the whole evil yakuza gang rather than kill them.

Black Clover 3-7! If Asta and Yuna could catch wild hogs and fish so easily, why didn't they provide food for the orphanage? Anyway, both leave the orphanage in episode 3 to take the Wizard Exam. Shonen anime usually draws an audience in by making them root for the under-dog main character, but geez, Asta's voice actor has an irritating yell which most viewers seem to comment negatively on...I agree, his voice is terrible.

Mahoutsukai no Yome 3-7! Hey, it's Beauty and the Beast with more magic. Chise witnesses a dragon's death in episode 3 and we find that she is somewhat suicidal, and conveniently in danger of dying young, and is a coveted 'beggy sleigh'. She learns how to cleanse a soul in episode 4-5 even the soul of a cat murderer. And in 6, she meets the very oppai-endowed Faerie Queen and humorous King. The story's pacing is pretty quick. We see Elias's true form in 7.

Shoukoku no Altair 15-19! Ouch, Mahmut receives a very thorough TSA inspection in episode 15. But is able to convince another country to join their alliance. He is able to convince many needed countries to join their side and finally joins the Torquye army at Cielo. The Imperial army meets them for battle there, too.

Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou 16-20! There are alot of episodes where very little happens worth mentioning. This is basically my background noise anime.

Two lions

Oct. 14th, 2017 10:36 pm


3-gatsu no Lion Part 1 live-action movie! I don't know if a person who wasn't familiar with the manga or anime would find this as satisfying as someone who could fill in the blanks. The imdb rating of 6.9 suggests it was possibly ok to the average critic. Keishi Ohtomo who was the director of the Kenshin live-action movies and was also credited as a writer is responsible for this adaptation as well. He does do a great job squeezing the whole first season of the anime into a two hour movie; up until Shimada and Souya's match. The movie is well-cast and well-acted. ~8/10 rating~ for a darn decent adaptation. I look forward to the 2nd movie as well, but honestly prefer the anime.



3-gatsu no Lion S2 1! yes! another season of anime. Episode 1 finds Kiriyama hanging out after school with his science shogi bros. The episode was so colorful and fun.



Inuyashiki 1! wasn't exactly about what I read online before...probably an erroneous summary. Anyway, an underappreciated, aging father who has cancer is accidentally killed and brought back to life by aliens. His body is basically robocop now. He tries to use his powers for good. There was a young teen with him during the alien abduction. And I was hoping the dog got robo-ed, too.

Black Clover 2! Episode 2 shows us a flashback to when young Asta and crybaby Yuna decide that they will become rivals for the Magic King title. It's your mandatory shonen bromance. The opening theme showcases a lot of interesting-looking characters so it may be worth continuing.

Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World 2! The Colosseum story was two episodes in the older anime, but is one episode this time around. You do feel that the story is rushed, but I believe that Shizu and Riku show up in another story or two, and maybe this new series wants to get to the stories that were not animated this time around.

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou 2! I think this tries to be too cute and too serious at the same time. Kino does it better. I'm sure the background story may be interesting, but I don't think these first couple episodes are worth it. Dropped.

Mahou tsukai no Yome 2! While I'm waiting for Chise's melancholy personality to evolve, the new characters are turning out to be cute and interesting.

Shoukoku no Altair 14! New theme songs and visuals in episode 14. It seems that the series is back to one speedy political maneuver per episode now. Mahmut attacks the empire through a trade deal rather than through a fight.

Ballroom e Youkoso 13-15! Tatara and Chinatsu reluctantly pair up together and Tatara tries to figure out how to lead a headstrong female. I'm a little sad Tatara leaves Sengoku's studio for Marisa, but it's nice that his education and development are shown in a realistic manner....though the jump into high level competitions seems fast.

Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou 15! Two pretty teachers and one troublesome student are introduced in episode 15. This isn't a really good show, but some filler fluff to watch during the week.

New stuff

Oct. 5th, 2017 04:33 pm


Black Clover 1! Young Naruto and Sasuke were left in an orphanage together in a world where everyone uses magic. Naruto grows up to become a loud mouth brat who dreams of becoming Wizard King despite not being able to use magic. Sasuke grows to become a cool, aloof, talented magic user. They reach the age where they are bestowed a grimoire/magic book. Sasuke gets the lucky four-leaf clover book. Naruto gets nothing...until his bff/rival, Sasuke, is in danger and he obtains the five-leaf black clover book. Because this is a shonen anime, it's pretty well-made and fast-paced. While the set-up is stupidly unoriginal, it's still entertaining. Consensus is correct...Asta's seiyuu is as annoyingly loud as Naruto's seiyuu was in the beginning of the series.



Juuni Taisen 1! Fighters representing the twelve zodiac animals fight to the death every 12 years. The first episode focuses on the boar. Because she wasn't very cute, her demise was fairly predictable. Zzzz....dropped.



Shoukoku no Altair 9-12! Heading towards a mid-series climax, Mahmut (Muhammed?) is ordered to overthrow the local sultans who side with the empire. He and his comrades are able to gain allies with those to have interests in Turkye's side. He finally gets a chance to show off his tactical skills in episode 12. I'm impressed that the sultan who was shot in the head had enough strength to go after his brother. When the show spends an extra episode or so on one part of the story, it makes the characters a little more interesting.

Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou 10-14! I'm not sure how many episodes this show is going for, but evil teacher arc seems like a major story despite that lack of actual danger. In episode 13, Yushi goes through some training to level up and in episode 14, new theme songs are added with new characters.



ReLIFE live-action jmovie! The concept was fresh with the anime, but doesn't carry over to the live-action movie. The pacing is much too slow. 27 year old unemployed Kaizaki gets a chance to relive high school by taking part in an experiment that de-ages him. ~6/10 rating~ Less humor, less cute, and slow pacing makes watching this painful.

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