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D1tchd1gger
Shrine Maiden
Ergo Proxy eps 4-6
If the first 3 episodes were set-up, these 3 seem to take a pause where we don't learn much in terms of what was set up so far.
Girls' Last Tour eps 7 & 8
More nice interactions between the girls, I especially liked the end of 8 when they find some beer and not knowing what it is drink 3 bottles between them and consequently get drunk.
It seems whilst the show so far has been free, the latest episode is still premium. Only have to wait till tomorrow (2PM). Though it'll be a waiting game from now on. The confusing thing is that it's labelled as having 12 episodes when only 9 are there unlike Crunchyroll which only counts the episodes that are actually available.
If the first 3 episodes were set-up, these 3 seem to take a pause where we don't learn much in terms of what was set up so far.
Girls' Last Tour eps 7 & 8
More nice interactions between the girls, I especially liked the end of 8 when they find some beer and not knowing what it is drink 3 bottles between them and consequently get drunk.
It seems whilst the show so far has been free, the latest episode is still premium. Only have to wait till tomorrow (2PM). Though it'll be a waiting game from now on. The confusing thing is that it's labelled as having 12 episodes when only 9 are there unlike Crunchyroll which only counts the episodes that are actually available.
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Inuyashiki ep9
Welp, that was grim.
Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World ep3
Having finally decided to give the new season another go, I liked that one more than the first two.
Welp, that was grim.
Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World ep3
Having finally decided to give the new season another go, I liked that one more than the first two.
Shadow Cat
Death Scythe
Konohana Kitan continues to have a perfect all-episode 10/10 score from me.
Quite impressive although it should be noted that Slice of Life shows are my favorite genre and thus, usually get a rather bias rating from me.
Quite impressive although it should be noted that Slice of Life shows are my favorite genre and thus, usually get a rather bias rating from me.
Orgun
Dragon Knight
Invincible Steel Man Zambot 3 - Episode 20
Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu - Episodes 5 - 7 (Blu-ray)
It's really very silly in places but I am enjoying Fumoffu a lot, a good offset to some of the grimness of Zambot 3!
Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue - Episode 3
More Obari led Gundam fun!!
Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu - Episodes 5 - 7 (Blu-ray)
It's really very silly in places but I am enjoying Fumoffu a lot, a good offset to some of the grimness of Zambot 3!
Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue - Episode 3
More Obari led Gundam fun!!
Shadow Cat
Death Scythe
Decided my Mid-Season Anime is going to be Blend-S
So far Episodes 1-3 and I'm rather enjoying it.
So far Episodes 1-3 and I'm rather enjoying it.
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
Girls' Last Tour-Episode 10
That's certainly the weirdest cat design I've ever seen. Still cute though, especially with Yuuri.
Fate/Apocrypha-Episode 20
That's certainly the weirdest cat design I've ever seen. Still cute though, especially with Yuuri.
Fate/Apocrypha-Episode 20
D1tchd1gger
Shrine Maiden
Currently waiting for ep 9 to go free. App telling me to come back at 2pm? Hoping that means PST (10pm here), but as ep 10 is up not sure why 9 hasn't gone free yet.
D1tchd1gger
Shrine Maiden
With Sword of the Stranger being on the AL Christmas deals today I thought I'd watch a couple of Ninja films from the Manga Force Collection.
Ninja Scroll
I'd forgotten most of the story, apart from the very violent ambush scene and the sexual assault scene that followed, so I was pleasantly surprised that it was a better film than my memory had let on.
Sword for Truth
It starts out OK, with a fairly straight forward plot about a kidnapped Princess and a Ninja hired to get her back, but then elements are introduced that split the main plot in two neither getting satisfactory endings, and others that are one scene and don't go anywhere or aren't explained in terms of the main plot.
Ergo Proxy eps 7-9
Ninja Scroll
I'd forgotten most of the story, apart from the very violent ambush scene and the sexual assault scene that followed, so I was pleasantly surprised that it was a better film than my memory had let on.
Sword for Truth
It starts out OK, with a fairly straight forward plot about a kidnapped Princess and a Ninja hired to get her back, but then elements are introduced that split the main plot in two neither getting satisfactory endings, and others that are one scene and don't go anywhere or aren't explained in terms of the main plot.
Guide to the whether it's a 1st time watch or re-watch: (r) = Re-watch; (x) = First time; (w) = Watched in the last year; (?) = Honestly can't remember!; (na) = Not anime.
Afro Samurai Directors Cut (r)
Afro Samurai Resurrection (?)
Akira (w) Don't own the MF Collection version
Appleseed (r)
Armageddon (x)
Astroboy: Greatest Astro Adventures (x)
Baldr Force Exe (x)
Blood: The Last Vampire (r)
Black Blood Brothers (x)
Black Jack (x)
Bubblegum Crash (x)
Casshan: Robot Hunter (x)
Danté's Inferno (na)
Dead Leaves (x)
Dead Space: Downfall (na)
Ghost in the Shell (w)
GitS: Innocence (w)
GitS SAC: Laughing Man (x)
GitS SAC: Individual Eleven (x)
GitS SAC: Solid State Society (r)
Golgo 13: The Professional (r)
Heat Guy J (r)
Hellsing Ultimate Vols 1-4 (x)
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (r)
Ichi (na)
Jyu-Oh-Sei (x)
Kai Doh Mar (r)
Karas: The Prophecy/Revelation (x)
Lupin the III: The Secret of Mamo (x)
Macross Plus (r)
Macross Plus the Movie (?)
Millennium Actress (r)
Naruto the Movie: 1 & 2 (x)
Negima!? Spring & Summer OVAs (x)
Neon Genesis Evangelion Death & Rebirth (r)
NGE End of Evangelion (r)
Ninja Scroll (r)
Noein: To Your Other Self (x)
Orguss 2 (x)
Origin: Spirits of the Past (r)
Otogi Zoshi (r)
Perfect Blue (w)
Psychic Wars (x)
Read or Die (r)
She: The Ultimate Weapon (r)
Shigurui (x)
Space Adventure Cobra (x)
Strait Jacket (x)
Street Fighter: Alpha (x)
Street Fighter: Alpha Generations (x)
Street Fighter: II (x)
Submarine 707 Revolution (x)
Sword for Truth (x)
Tactics (x)
Tokko (?)
Tokyo Underground (r)
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (r)
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Demon Womb (r)
Vampire Wars (x)
Virus: Virus Buster Serge (x)
X (x)
Afro Samurai Directors Cut (r)
Afro Samurai Resurrection (?)
Appleseed (r)
Armageddon (x)
Astroboy: Greatest Astro Adventures (x)
Baldr Force Exe (x)
Black Blood Brothers (x)
Black Jack (x)
Casshan: Robot Hunter (x)
Dead Leaves (x)
GitS SAC: Laughing Man (x)
GitS SAC: Individual Eleven (x)
GitS SAC: Solid State Society (r)
Heat Guy J (r)
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (r)
Jyu-Oh-Sei (x)
Kai Doh Mar (r)
Karas: The Prophecy/Revelation (x)
Macross Plus (r)
Macross Plus the Movie (?)
Millennium Actress (r)
Naruto the Movie: 1 & 2 (x)
Noein: To Your Other Self (x)
Orguss 2 (x)
Otogi Zoshi (r)
Psychic Wars (x)
Read or Die (r)
She: The Ultimate Weapon (r)
Shigurui (x)
Space Adventure Cobra (x)
Strait Jacket (x)
Street Fighter: Alpha (x)
Street Fighter: Alpha Generations (x)
Street Fighter: II (x)
Tactics (x)
Tokko (?)
Tokyo Underground (r)
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (r)
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Demon Womb (r)
Vampire Wars (x)
Virus: Virus Buster Serge (x)
Ergo Proxy eps 7-9
Vincent finally learns the truth about himself
Hellsing Ultimate (Rewatch) OVAs 6-10 (Complete. Brutal, violent and bloody good fun. Ultimate is a series unafraid of its over the top tone and plot, and instead embraces it with superb animation, characters and awesome set pieces. Of course it makes for perfect December viewing 
) 4/5
Hidamari Sketch x 365 episodes 1-3
) 4/5Hidamari Sketch x 365 episodes 1-3
BanzaiJedi
Pokémon Master
It's ridiculous how far behind I am on this season's anime.
Garo: Vanishing Point ep 4.
Recovery of an MMO Junkie ep 5.
Garo: Vanishing Point ep 4.
Recovery of an MMO Junkie ep 5.
Joe
Thousand Master
Miss Hokusai
Honestly, I wasn't particularly impressed with this. One of the biggest issues is that there's just no real plot. There's a few (very) small arcs that happen throughout the film, but there's no throughline, nothing to really connect them. There's almost zero character development. The film as a whole just feels sort of... unfocused. There doesn't seem to really be any discernible themes to the film either.
For a film about ukiyo-e, the film's overall art is kind of... bland. There's nothing particularly unique about it, or anything to make it stand out. There's some nice background art, and the character designs are fine, but again, given the subject matter, it just comes across kind of boilerplate. The music as well is nothing to write home about, and in a couple of cases is completely unfitting. Given the setting and time period, you'd be forgiven to assume the film's soundtrack would be full of more traditional sounding Japanese music, loads of shamisen and all that. Very little of that, and there's two sequences, at the start and end of the film, with a rocking electric guitar track... and it just completely takes you out of the setting.
Overall, it's not a bad film, it's just... fine. Unoffensive. Completely forgettable, with little rewatch value. The Ultimate Edition packaging is lovely, but given the film itself, I'm glad I only paid £21 for it.
Honestly, I wasn't particularly impressed with this. One of the biggest issues is that there's just no real plot. There's a few (very) small arcs that happen throughout the film, but there's no throughline, nothing to really connect them. There's almost zero character development. The film as a whole just feels sort of... unfocused. There doesn't seem to really be any discernible themes to the film either.
For a film about ukiyo-e, the film's overall art is kind of... bland. There's nothing particularly unique about it, or anything to make it stand out. There's some nice background art, and the character designs are fine, but again, given the subject matter, it just comes across kind of boilerplate. The music as well is nothing to write home about, and in a couple of cases is completely unfitting. Given the setting and time period, you'd be forgiven to assume the film's soundtrack would be full of more traditional sounding Japanese music, loads of shamisen and all that. Very little of that, and there's two sequences, at the start and end of the film, with a rocking electric guitar track... and it just completely takes you out of the setting.
Overall, it's not a bad film, it's just... fine. Unoffensive. Completely forgettable, with little rewatch value. The Ultimate Edition packaging is lovely, but given the film itself, I'm glad I only paid £21 for it.
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Scrambled Valkyrie
School Idol
On hiatus with Hokuto No Ken, taking a small break after the first arc ended at episode 22 to watch some other stuff but I'll come back once I've finished some other shows.
ZZ Gundam Episode 19 Still enjoying ZZ but have been watching it at a slower pace since I know it's going to be a while before the 2nd AL set drops and I like consistent subtitles.
Invincible Superman Zambot 3 Episodes 1-16
On the non-anime front I watched the remaining episodes of The Punisher (Episodes 11-13) and I've got to say that while it had its ups and downs I really like the overall story arc they went with and as for the final episode....no spoilers but as a long-time reader of Punisher comics they did a really good job introducing a certain aspect of the comics into the show in the finale. Excited to see what happens when Frank returns next time.
ZZ Gundam Episode 19 Still enjoying ZZ but have been watching it at a slower pace since I know it's going to be a while before the 2nd AL set drops and I like consistent subtitles.
Invincible Superman Zambot 3 Episodes 1-16
On the non-anime front I watched the remaining episodes of The Punisher (Episodes 11-13) and I've got to say that while it had its ups and downs I really like the overall story arc they went with and as for the final episode
....no spoilers but as a long-time reader of Punisher comics they did a really good job introducing a certain aspect of the comics into the show in the finale. Excited to see what happens when Frank returns next time.
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Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond episode 10
The Ancient Magus' Bride episode 10
Hidamari Sketch x 365 episodes 4-14 (Complete. This was another season of Cute, laidback and enjoyable anime. Sometimes I need some slice-of-life to keep me sane. Looking forward to the third and fourth seasons when I eventually watch them.) 3.5/5
The Ancient Magus' Bride episode 10
Hidamari Sketch x 365 episodes 4-14 (Complete. This was another season of Cute, laidback and enjoyable anime. Sometimes I need some slice-of-life to keep me sane. Looking forward to the third and fourth seasons when I eventually watch them.) 3.5/5
D1tchd1gger
Shrine Maiden
Another Manga Force Collection title:
Macross Plus - The Movie
I liked the story and the animation, especially of the mechs, mostly looked great. Even some of the CG stuff didn't look out of place (mainly the effects during Sharons performances) compared to a lot of other old films with CG. And of course the soundtrack from Yoko Kanno is very good.
I did think of crossing off the OVAs, but together they're longer and are dubbed (Brian Cranston as Isamu ) unlike the movie. I'll just have to leave it for a while.
Ergo Proxy eps 10-12
Girls' Last Tour ep 9
Most of the deeper meaning to the girls adventures have been hidden below the surface, but this episode wore it's heart on it's sleeve. Plus we learnt a few things about the world of GLT.
Macross Plus - The Movie
I liked the story and the animation, especially of the mechs, mostly looked great. Even some of the CG stuff didn't look out of place (mainly the effects during Sharons performances) compared to a lot of other old films with CG. And of course the soundtrack from Yoko Kanno is very good.
I did think of crossing off the OVAs, but together they're longer and are dubbed (Brian Cranston as Isamu
) unlike the movie. I'll just have to leave it for a while.Guide to the whether it's a 1st time watch or re-watch: (r) = Re-watch; (x) = First time; (w) = Watched in the last year; (?) = Honestly can't remember!; (na) = Not anime.
Afro Samurai Directors Cut (r)
Afro Samurai Resurrection (?)
Akira (w) Don't own the MF Collection version
Appleseed (r)
Armageddon (x)
Astroboy: Greatest Astro Adventures (x)
Baldr Force Exe (x)
Blood: The Last Vampire (r)
Black Blood Brothers (x)
Black Jack (x)
Bubblegum Crash (x)
Casshan: Robot Hunter (x)
Danté's Inferno (na)
Dead Leaves (x)
Dead Space: Downfall (na)
Ghost in the Shell (w)
GitS: Innocence (w)
GitS SAC: Laughing Man (x)
GitS SAC: Individual Eleven (x)
GitS SAC: Solid State Society (r)
Golgo 13: The Professional (r)
Heat Guy J (r)
Hellsing Ultimate Vols 1-4 (x)
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (r)
Ichi (na)
Jyu-Oh-Sei (x)
Kai Doh Mar (r)
Karas: The Prophecy/Revelation (x)
Lupin the III: The Secret of Mamo (x)
Macross Plus (r)
Macross Plus the Movie (x)
Millennium Actress (r)
Naruto the Movie: 1 & 2 (x)
Negima!? Spring & Summer OVAs (x)
Neon Genesis Evangelion Death & Rebirth (r)
NGE End of Evangelion (r)
Ninja Scroll (r)
Noein: To Your Other Self (x)
Orguss 2 (x)
Origin: Spirits of the Past (r)
Otogi Zoshi (r)
Perfect Blue (w)
Psychic Wars (x)
Read or Die (r)
She: The Ultimate Weapon (r)
Shigurui (x)
Space Adventure Cobra (x)
Strait Jacket (x)
Street Fighter: Alpha (x)
Street Fighter: Alpha Generations (x)
Street Fighter: II (x)
Submarine 707 Revolution (x)
Sword for Truth (x)
Tactics (x)
Tokko (?)
Tokyo Underground (r)
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (r)
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Demon Womb (r)
Vampire Wars (x)
Virus: Virus Buster Serge (x)
X (x)
Afro Samurai Directors Cut (r)
Afro Samurai Resurrection (?)
Appleseed (r)
Armageddon (x)
Astroboy: Greatest Astro Adventures (x)
Baldr Force Exe (x)
Black Blood Brothers (x)
Black Jack (x)
Casshan: Robot Hunter (x)
Dead Leaves (x)
GitS SAC: Laughing Man (x)
GitS SAC: Individual Eleven (x)
GitS SAC: Solid State Society (r)
Heat Guy J (r)
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (r)
Jyu-Oh-Sei (x)
Kai Doh Mar (r)
Karas: The Prophecy/Revelation (x)
Macross Plus (r)
Millennium Actress (r)
Naruto the Movie: 1 & 2 (x)
Noein: To Your Other Self (x)
Orguss 2 (x)
Otogi Zoshi (r)
Psychic Wars (x)
Read or Die (r)
She: The Ultimate Weapon (r)
Shigurui (x)
Space Adventure Cobra (x)
Strait Jacket (x)
Street Fighter: Alpha (x)
Street Fighter: Alpha Generations (x)
Street Fighter: II (x)
Tactics (x)
Tokko (?)
Tokyo Underground (r)
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (r)
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Demon Womb (r)
Vampire Wars (x)
Virus: Virus Buster Serge (x)
Ergo Proxy eps 10-12
Girls' Last Tour ep 9
Most of the deeper meaning to the girls adventures have been hidden below the surface, but this episode wore it's heart on it's sleeve. Plus we learnt a few things about the world of GLT.
Juni Taisen ep10
Man, gee whiz. I still kind of think Boar was best girl, but I didn't expect to get so invested in Tiger.
Man, gee whiz. I still kind of think Boar was best girl, but I didn't expect to get so invested in Tiger.
Lambadelta
Mad Scientist
Magus Bride episode 10
Elias got quite a nice bit of character development today, and even started the first part of a bit of his past. Next week is going to be a great week
Hozuki Coolheadedness S2 ep 10
I laughed way too much during this. Hozuki in the Mundane world was just a funny sight.
Elias got quite a nice bit of character development today, and even started the first part of a bit of his past. Next week is going to be a great week
Hozuki Coolheadedness S2 ep 10
I laughed way too much during this. Hozuki in the Mundane world was just a funny sight.
BanzaiJedi
Pokémon Master
Garo: Vanishing Line ep 5.
Girls' Last Tour ep 7.
Just Because ep 9.
Two Car ep 6.
Girls' Last Tour ep 7.
Just Because ep 9.
Two Car ep 6.