07.19.2008 - Macross Frontier - Episode 15

Posted in Anime, Macross Frontier by Epi at 7:37 pm

Kyun Kyun!!~~~~

Wow, what a great episode! Words cannot express the amazingness of the middle scene of this episode (pictured above) as it was surely a pantheon-level scene just a bit below God Knows in Haruhi, with the only complaint being that the scene was not long enough.
Read the rest of this entry »


07.17.2008 - Summer Season 2008

Posted in Anime by Epi at 3:23 am

Wlep, I haven’t blogged in a while. I’ve been pretty busy for the last while. Planning to write a good summer season preview/recap thingy soon but for now here’s a list and ranking of the new shows I’ve currently watching. Inspired by the monthly lists on Sea Slugs!:

Read the rest of this entry »


06.29.2008 - Macross Frontier - Episode 12

Posted in Anime, Macross Frontier by Epi at 9:02 pm

Gotta love Kyron2 and his rainbow coloured carrot!
Despite his Shouta-ness Luca DOES in fact like girls.
Well they spelled ‘Search’ wrong, but hey Luca has a Sheryl desktop wallpaper!
I wonder if anyone who saw this and Macross 7 didn’t think of “sound boosters”?

After a knockout episode for Sheryl last week (Sheryl in swimsuit, Sheryl getting Alto to go with her to go to the planet with her, Sheryl semi-confessing to Alto on the plane) Ranka fans got their fill this time around, and there was plenty of Ranka to go around.

Read the rest of this entry »


06.22.2008 - Code Geass - Episode 11

Posted in Anime, Code Geass S2 by Epi at 6:47 pm

So episode 11 starts off with a short recap of the previous episode, along with making sure that all the new mecha got plenty of screen time. Gotta sell those plamo no?

They really…
…ramped up… (gotta love the gag)
…the fan service…
…this episode. By the way, was that food tray REALLY that necessary, especially when she’s gagged like Hannibal Lecter, or is Suzuku really that much of a sadist?

Seems like Code Geass’ low ratings on TV have made the producers realize that having endless SuzakuXLulu or LuluxRolo situations when you have a mecha show seen mostly by teenaged males really wasn’t working so they turned up the fan service this time around. Not that I’m complaining of course.

Read the rest of this entry »