...what are you watching...

Magi 10! Aladdin faces off against Judal, also a magi, unfortunately, a war-loving one. Ugo makes a sacrifice. I think I missed the reasoning as to why Ugo left his head behind.
Hunter x Hunter 2012 58! The end of the spider arc. There's a quick flashback to someone in Kurapika's past who will apparently be featured in the movie. Hisoka's face when he realizes what happens to Chrollo?...lol. Looking forward to the Greed Island arc.

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun 10-11! Christmas party episode...very cute. And then an episode that was mostly from Yamaken's POV...also cute.

Psycho-Pass 8! Really thought that the story arcs would get better, but the interaction between the naive detective and everyone is rather inane. This episode is about man's reliance on technology and one man's obsession with immortality. Good potential, but meh. Dropped.

Zetsuen no Tempest 10! Yoshino gives Hakaze a bit of hope with a terrible theory on time travel while making Samon appear ridiculously desperate.

Magi 9! Alibaba reveals himself as the illegitimate son of the late king and with Sinbad's support tries to convince his brother to treat the poor people fairly...or something like that. Bad animation ruined some of the more interesting scenes.


Hunter x Hunter 2012 57! Kurapika kidnaps Chrollo. Gon and Killua's Huncyclopedia kills me.

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun 9! New crushes have developed...rather expected ones.

Psycho-Pass 8! While Kogami is able to figure out who the murderer is at the all-girls school, he and the police are unable to capture her. Her sponsor-like mentor helps her escape only to have her killed. Wish that the full episode was as interesting as the short action scenes.


Zetsuen no Tempest 9! Mahiro abandons Hakaze after the whole time travel thing. Samon gets irritated when Yoshino takes control of the situation.

Magi 7! Aladdin and Morgiana meet happy-go-lucky Sinbad who is already an accomplished king with seven djinn. They also finally meet up with Alibaba who now leads a group of thieves. Storywise, the time that has past doesn't feel as long as it should...It's only 4 episodes since Aladdin has seen Alibaba. Sinbad reminds me of En-Ou from Juuni Kokki; feels like a playboy, powerful, beloved by his servants...time for the newbies to learn something.

Hunter x Hunter 2012 56! Kurapika x Phantom Troupe showdown comes closer. Gon and Killua get caught as a distraction. Good stuff.

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun 7-8! This is actually getting better as the show progresses. So far it hasn't fallen into any shoujo genre traps; angst, excessive misunderstanding, annoying third-parties. There's really no progress in these episodes, but they are still cute.

Psycho-Pass 6! The cops try to figure out who is pulling the strings behind the recent crimes while something creepy is happening at an all-girls school.

Zetsuen no Tempest 7! A few flashbacks to Yoshino's relationship with Aika. Dramatic background music is dramatic. I don't know enough of Shakespeare to figure out which one is Hamlet, but both Yoshino and Mashiro seem equally likely to die...or wait, don't most of the characters die in Hamlet?

Magi 6! Morgiana takes down a slave trader and a band of thieves before meeting Aladdin again.


Hunter x Hunter 2012 55! Kurapika allows Gon and Killua to help in his plans to kill the spiders despite Killua's not-so-obvious telepathic messages.

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun 6! Shizuku and Haru keep confessing and then backing out of their confessions...and it's actually not that annoying...yet. Cute transitional episode.

Psycho-Pass 5! The avatar arc comes to a close...zzz. The last 30 seconds were mildly interesting.

Zetsuen no Tempest 6! The not-incest-if-not-blood-related plot twist is out there now...no surprise. Zzz...

Magi 5! Aladdin wipes out the traitorous army with a swipe of his djinn's hand. And meets another djinn who informs him of his role as a magi...to pick a king...which he already did...and which was already explained...right?

Hunter x Hunter 2012 54! Enjoy the fact that Killua is the only one who seems to have a change of clothing. The spiders have their fortunes told and learn that half of them will die. I know that the original OVAs were pretty good with this arc, but I can't remember them enough to point out any differences.

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun 5! Shizuku learns a little more about Haru from his brother and then from Haru himself.

Psycho-Pass 4! is an arc dealing with online communities and avatars. A serial killer is targeting community leaders. A tad dull...

Zetsuen no Tempest 5! Mahiro and Yoshino escape from another of Samon's henchmen. There's a flashback to Yoshino's secret relationship with Mahiro's sister. Hakaze sends the boys to pick up a talisman from her friend.

Magi 4! It's fun to see what cute things Aladdin will do next. In this episode Aladdin meets an old lady who is the head of a small clan of people. A nearby group of people want to conquer them.

Hunter x Hunter 2012 53! The Phantom Troupe with the Zoldyck family deceive the mafia community. Kurapika is sad.

Psycho-Pass 3! The gang investigate deaths at a government office that is outside the reach of any network. Naturally, the employees' psyche are a tad disturbed without the ability to waste time online playing angry birds.

Zetsuen no Tempest 3! Gotta love childhood flashbacks. There's a feeling that Mahiro and Yoshino may betray each other later on, but the flashback was really sweet.

K 4! Shiro tries to prove his innocence. Despite the bromance and touches of humor, the show doesn't do try to make the story exciting. And the soft blue filter on animation is just distracting. Dropped.

Psycho-Pass 2! This is one of those a day in the life of episodes where you see the world the main characters live in. The futuristic sci-fi world revolves around the 'Sibyl' system which reads the psycho-pass readings of people as young as 5 years of age. The high tech world also easily controls their living space, clothing and dietary habits. Anyway, Akane, the newbie, wants to find her place in the world. Even though she shot Kogami, he likes that she thinks outside of the system.

Zetsuen no Tempest 3! The other almost BL action anime. The boys run from Samon's henchman. Yoshino learns magic.

K 3! Mikoto apparently wants to smush on Munakata, but BL-teasing is as far as it gets. The rest of the episode features random blabbing about a mysterious plot. This feels like BL role-playing game and also has pretty bad game background music. Out of the two fake BL action shows, I was really thinking about dropping this until the absurd scene at the end.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventures 3! This continues to be so terrible that it is funny. Dio's crime is reveal, he kills Jojo's father, and attempts to kill Jojo. While his home burns, Dio and Jojo fight each other. The London thug-turned-friend, Speedwagon, was amusing.

Psycho-Pass 1! the last new show on my list.

+ Decent production
- Typical naive female character lead who will undoubtedly soften the heart of the icy male characters...zzz...hope she at least goes 'psycho' once.
+ Dark world

Quick impression~ Machines are able to read people's mental state. If a person is a 'latent criminal', they are rehabilitated or eliminated. In episode 1, a newbie female detective is introduced to the Enforcers, latent criminals who are used to catch other criminals. They use guns, Dominators, that tell them what kind of force is needed; stun or eliminate. The newbie and Enforcers chase someone who knew about his bad readings, then ran, then thought all was hopeless, and decides to rape a woman. The guns then read the victim as being beyond help, thus, needing to be eliminated, but the newbie talks her out of her bad mental state. Fairly predictable in the first few minutes, but has potential to be a great thriller. The elimination mode on the guns cause the target to explode with maximum blood spillage...if you are into that sort of thing. Wasn't there a movie like this...


Hunter x Hunter 2012 51! Chrollo Lucifer lets his gang run wild at the auction site. This episode doesn't stray too far from the original OVA. Hope the upcoming battles have some goodies.


Jojo's Bizarre Adventures 2! Now, that's an opening! While the production in the first episode didn't impress, the opening song and visuals are a great representation of this extreme anime. It's 7 years later and Jojo and Dio have become huge young men admired by everyone. Jojo not totally naive, suspects Dio of poisoning his father. He travels to London to find proof and an antidote. He befriends some thugs with his honesty. Dio experiments with the vampire mask.


K 2! Is it me or is Viz's broadcast not as sharp as CR's or Funimation's?...blech. A gang of super-powered young people are looking for a young boy, Isana Yashiro, who is presumed to have killed one of their members. He taunts one of the guys before getting away. While there's plenty of action and bromance, naturally, there's also a cat that can turn into a naked woman. This show feels like Durarara, and there's some sort of story, but so far it's just aimless running around, and almost funny humor.


Zetsuen no Tempest 2! Hey, Shakespeare-influence anime. Mahiro gets his friend, Yoshino, up to speed on how he obtained magic powers from Hakaze who is stuck on an island before advising Yoshino to escape the area. The residents of the city have all turned to metal. Mahiro is set on revenge against the person who murdered his sister. Yoshino finds that he wants to help him. The dramatic music and roundabout dialogue didn't make much sense at first until they mentioned Shakespeare. With exception to the dialogue, the anime just resembles any other mysterious sci-fi action show, so far.

Little Busters 2! Naoe finds Sakura Kinomoto-clone character on the roof of the school. They eat sweets. She is recruited for the baseball team. Rin is sent mysterious messages via stray cats. Thought about dropping this until the cliffhanger.

Code Breaker 2! Ogami fails to kill Sakura twice. Sakura is persistent at telling him to stop killing. She angsts when he tells her off. Zzz...dropped.

Sukitte Ii na yoi 2! Thought I recognized the singer of the opening song; it's the late Ritsuko Okazaki. Anyway, the popular boy tries to get closer to the outcast causing the other girls to become jealous...where have I heard this before... Despite the nice production, this is really a sappy, predictable romance. Dropped.