Shuffle! 21 - Rin is still an idiot, but after this episode i don't hate him as much as i used to. Another massive dollop of story and it hopefully rounds up the serious stuff so we can get back to normal and finish the show on a high. The first half of this episode is the same as 20, very shocking and very sad. But i was very impressed with the second half, to me the story looks like it has some sense of direction and again anything with Primula being happy is a bonus. I just hope they stick with whats happened at the end of this episode, if things go bottom up after this episode then the ending will spoil a very enjoyable series. 3 episodes to go, lets hope it sticks together.
Rec 2 - Another good episode, I love the comedy in this. It's like an adult version of Midori Days. Minus the whole hand thing. It shares the same simple story and animation but it also shares the same type of characters. The overblown emotions and general stupidity of Fumihiko is great to watch and Aka is cute and funny, if not a bit reserved. This show can carry itself and it has this charm in the way it puts it's message across, those were the same things i seen in Midori Days. The story isn't anything new but i can't get enough of this show and it's qualities.
Kanon 2006 6 - I usually type quite a bit on these blurbs. But i'm going to stop as i'm running out of fancy words to use, only for Kanon though, because its so bloody good. It's a bit like a fat kid in a cake shop, there is so much i love about Kanon and it is fantasticly done. Yuichi is still the best male in a while but the supporting cast are brilliant too. Ayu is 100 levels of awesomeness, i could watch the heart warming interactions between her and Yuichi all day long and i would never get bored. Ditto for Makoto and her antics, when Yuichi rolled up the magazine and whacked her over the head i burst out laughing. Superb series and it deserves every peice of its success, WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN LICENSED YET!
Black Lagoon 10 - I doubt they could have finished this part of the story any better, great action and fantastic writing again. If you like your thrills mixed in with a dash of comedy this will be right down your alley. Now i don't mean comedy as in slapstick, but the writing is that good you will still laugh and you'll know exactly the right time to do so. 2 more episodes of the first season to go, i'm wondering if theres an ending to the first or it just runs right into the second because i can't see this winding down. Revy is creeping into one of my favourite female characters, i just wish they would start explaining everybodys past a bit more, i'm more interested in that than in the future right now. Little bit of character development if you don't mind, only characters that have really changed are Rock (duh) and Revy.