Thursday, April 30, 2015

10 Second Anime - Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 410

10 Second Anime - Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 410
The plot to depose Gaara begins with a sandstorm to lure him out and help. Fuu and Gaara meet during the crisis.


Heh.

Fuu is still the effusive handful.
 
The jounins know how to contain her by just mentioning their kage's name. It's like she's an animal who got tamed when the leader pulled a thorn out of her paw. Pretty much what happened.
 
Bug lady's gotta fly, but should an adult insect with wings still be able to make silk? The larval forms only make that to form their cocoons and making the silk look like a spider web is crossing species lines. That rescue scene could have been done better.
 
Tenten was still "convenient" pulling out a big shield for her team to crawl under during the sandstorm. She still didn't like the sound of that.
 
This monk looking dude mentioned the name of the priest who was the former Jinchuuriki. So now we know how he's going to extract the 1-tailed beast and kill Gaara as a side effect.
 
I figure Fuu didn't fly all that far away if the previews show her trying to help Gaara escape. I'm glad they didn't show her flying around before now. The right time to trot out all the references to the tailed beasts forms and powers is when they're the focus of the story. I want to see more of what Fuu and the 7-tailed beast can do.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

10 Second Anime - Ore Monogatari!! - Episode 4

10 Second Anime - Ore Monogatari!! - Episode 4
Takeo and Rinko, like every successful couple, plan a mixer for their single friends. An emergency becomes an opportunity to show Rinko's skeptical friends why she likes Takeo so much.


Meh.

Life and death emergencies seem to happen a lot in this city. I can appreciate that the audience needs some kind of crisis to show off Takeo's strengths, but this is too random and contrived. A falling girder two episodes ago and now a fire in a restaurant complex makes the characters appear to be in some other kind show. Granted, the shoujo romance genre is full of these crises to maximize emotional displays, but this is feeling too clichéd. If this were a darker kind of story, I would start to think an obsessed stalker from Suna's past is targeting him or his potential girlfriends. But I don't want to watch that psychological thriller. I want to watch Takeo and Rinko make cutesy faces at each other.
 
 

Heh.

I'm digging these little vignettes that happen to Takeo and Suna. I'm hoping there's a pattern to them, because there was definitely a theme running through all of them in this episode tied to the main story of the group date.
 
All the girls love Suna. All the guys admire Takeo. Both groups are surprised they're friends. We saw that on the train ride prologue. The little adventure with Takeo carrying the baby and stroller up the stairs, only to have the mother thank Suna for his help echoed later when Takeo fixed a bunch of wrong stuff happening in the halls of that restaurant mall, but the girls were only impressed by Suna's helpful tip in contacting management. This stuff happens to Takeo and Suna so often, they no longer get upset by the misperceptions of their efforts. Now that Rinko is part of their little trio, she's going to see that happen a lot too.
 
Enough of that stuff. This is the springtime of their youth, after all.

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

10 Second Anime - Hibike! Euphonium - Episode 4

10 Second Anime - Hibike! Euphonium - Episode 4
Mr. Taki personally trains each of the sections for their next ensemble play. Some still don't like his attitude, but questions about his commitment fade away.


Heh.

If this is how Mr. Taki handles a band with aspirations to compete in the Nationals, would the kids have interpreted his laidback demeanor differently if they were a club who just wanted to make happy memories? Even when he was talking to the flute player about her lack of skill as a senior, there was no malice, but the words themselves, making the point about wasting one's youth, would have sounded harsh if they were read from a piece of paper. Plus the girl's crying...
 
I don't think Mr. Taki would have changed at all. He just would have asked the kids to do different things. After a week of his training, he sounded convinced this band had a shot of going to the Nationals. Maybe he always believed it, which is the reason he asked them last week why they were wasting his time.
 
Wasting time appears to be a thing for Mr. Taki. After he distributed the very packed practice schedule for their next public performance, he said, "If you gather the time you waste being young, this much practice shouldn't be difficult." I wonder how young this guy is.
 
Using all the practice time was a good way of meeting all the musicians, even if we'll never learn all their names. I'm going to start calling the trumpet player with the yellow ribbon "Dekomori."

Monday, April 27, 2015

Omake Gif Anime - Trinity Seven - Episode 13 [OVA] - Trinity Seven Fantasy

Omake Gif Anime - Trinity Seven - Episode 13 [OVA] - Trinity Seven Fantasy
Arata still has a vivid imagination. It doesn't look like a whole lot of studying going on with the Seven Mages, though...

10 Second Anime - High School DxD BorN - Episode 4

10 Second Anime - High School DxD BorN - Episode 4
Rias and Sona volunteer to confront Loki and prevent Ragnarok. The group suffers a setback after the only effective weapon against Loki arrives.


Heh.

Rossweisse looks quite, ah, formidable in her Valkyrie armor. Rias and Sona are not amused by Issei's and Saji's appreciative looks.
 
Lots of offense in this small group of fighters. Supposedly the big guys couldn't go because fighting a Norse god at this time would fulfill the prophecy of Ragnarok. Did the healers and Gasper not go because of the small limit of people Rias' brother could magically transport?
 
Only a dragon emperor or higher could wield Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, so that's why they figured they could send that weapon ahead of reinforcements since Issei could swing it. Nice blindside at the end to set up the cliffhanger.
 
Um, Issei doesn't die. Don't worry about that. We just have to find out how the plot armor works next episode.
 
We've seen our main characters get their upgrades, so it was nice to see the side characters level up too. Irina got a reincarnated angel soul to give her wings.

Omake Gif Anime - Show by Rock!! - Episode 4 - Cyan Bloomer Cosplay

Omake Gif Anime - Show by Rock!! - Episode 4 - Cyan Bloomer Cosplay
Plasmagica was trying to figure out a new look for their band, but I think they lost their way a little bit toward the end there. Retoree didn't mind at all.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

10 Second Anime - Shokugeki no Soma - Episode 4

10 Second Anime - Shokugeki no Soma - Episode 4
Souma moves into his new dorm and meets new friends and challenges.


Heh.

What a nice change of pace. There was still a cooking challenge involving a foodgasm, but it wasn't the climax of the episode. Instead, we had the size and scope of the Totsuki Culinary Academy established in a short walk to Souma's dorm, we met the crazy residents there, and some of the school politics was introduced as an overall plot device.
 
Souma is definitely the King of Leftovers. His real skill is improvisation, but that's best applied to whatever is left over in the kitchen.
 
Fumio used to be hot! H-A-W-T HOT! And she appears to be an excellent cook in her own right.
 
Souma still showed his genius side. Most people don't get past Fumio's cooking challenge on the first try. Megumi doesn't want to admit to Souma that she spent 3 months trying to move in.

Omake Gif Anime - Fate Stay Night - Unlimited Blade Works - Episode 16 - Lancer vs Archer

Omake Gif Anime - Fate Stay Night - Unlimited Blade Works - Episode 16 - Lancer vs Archer
Lancer vs Archer, the next round. Gah! It's only a cliffhanger!

Omake Gif Anime - DanMachi - Episode 4 - Eina Smile

Omake Gif Anime - DanMachi - Episode 4 - Eina Smile
Eina the half-elf in a short skirt, thigh highs, and showing cleavage? It's a like a checklist of 2D girl preferences. My heart might not have survived if she kept her glasses on...

Saturday, April 25, 2015

10 Second Anime - Nisekoi S2 - Episode 3

10 Second Anime - Nisekoi S2 - Episode 3
Chitoge's extremely busy mom comes to town for Christmas. Raku plays executive secretary.


Heh.

"Madam Flower" certainly lived up to her reputation.
 
Usually when an executive is this busy making decisions it's because they not only refuse to delegate, but they're also using all their time to avoid something. I hope it's not Chitoge that Mrs. Kirisaki is trying to avoid, although Chitoge appears to think that might be the case.
 
Chitoge could have told her mom that she's not first in her class because she had trouble with learning Japanese for the first couple of months.
 
Chitoge wasn't mentally prepared to see her mom earlier than Christmas.

Hey, Kids! Take my "advize" and "chooze" to spell "looose" with three O's.

I'm sure you've seen it, maybe you've even done it yourself. Someone wrote on the internet that they were about to "loose" their mind. As if their brain was held in their head by a belt or only a closed spigot kept things from leaking out. Obviously, they meant "lose." Why does this happen so often? I posit that it's an over reliance on spell check.

Loose and lose can be spelled correctly, but in different contexts they mean very different things. My suggestion - just spell both of them with 3 O's "looose." Why would I suggest such a thing? Internet texting and social media posts reward creatively misspelling words as a way to convey enthusiasm, silliness, or just plain fun. I'm totally looosing my mind over this!

Even better, spellcheck is triggered no matter what device you're tapping that amazeballs comment into. Better yet, if you make this a habit, when you need to spell "lose" or "loose" correctly so as not to signify to the recipient that you're lazy, then the spellcheck trigger will force you to figure out the appropriate word you want to put in your email or text. "Loosing a client" sounds way dumber than "shaking lose some sales leads," but you shouldn't type either of them.

So, kids, just misspell "looose" with three O's no matter what and people will never think you're dumb and lazy. You're just a fun person!

Try this with "advize" too. The advise - advice thing is another word pair that doesn't trigger spellcheck. But if you spell both words "advize" all the time, you will have a "nizer" time. See what a fun guy I am!

"Chooze" is another fun spelling to show your neato wit. No one likes having others think you mixed up a past tense chose with choose because you're too lazy to correct the autosuggest on your phone. "Chooze" to be that wild and crazy text typist!

Sadly, I have no help to offer on "your dumb." That's all on you. Try harder, or just go the safe route with "ur dumb." You still look lazy, but at least you don't look dumb.

If you have other word pairs that need to be misspelled spectacularly, leave them in the comments below. I'll take your advize!

Friday, April 24, 2015

Omake Gif Anime - Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu - Episode 4 - Haruhi Stop

Omake Gif Anime - Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu - Episode 4 - Haruhi Stop
Haruhi, stop! You must present your Mikuru Fan Club Membership ID Card for further access!

10 Second Anime - Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru Zoku - Episode 4

10 Second Anime - Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru Zoku - Episode 4
Hachiman is forced to go on a double date with Hayama. Yukino decides to run for student council president. Yui declares her own course of action.


Heh.

Yukino's older sister Haruno can't really be bored enough to follow a bunch of kids around on a double date, can she? No, of course not. She's scheming to make Yukino run for student council president.
 
In the flashback, Hayama claimed that the girl he liked had a "Y" in her name. By all appearances, he's spending most of his time with Yumiko, but he didn't say he liked Yumiko. He was purposefully vague about it. Could it be Yukino? Is it her sister Haruno Yukinoshita? It couldn't possibly be Yui, could it? With how deferential Hayama was to Haruno's requests, I'm leaning toward someone in the Yukinoshita family.
 
Speaking of Yumiko, she literally stumbled into Hayama and Hachiman's double date.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

10 Second Anime - Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 409

10 Second Anime - Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 409
Ino saves Chouji, but it's up to Sakura to save them both in their next encounter with the vengeful puppet master. Naruto puts Jiraiya and himself in the hospital.


Heh.

Well! I thought puppet master ninja girl couldn't be creepier last episode, but I did not expect a Bride of Chucky cameo. I really appreciated that twist!
 
So, all we get from Naruto is the 4-tail beast cloak freak out where he put Jiraiya in the hospital? That's it? I guess it's important to establish that he still thought it was the best way to use the 9-tail fox before he abandoned it after he hurt Sakura.
 
Okay, I get Ino going "grr" to get the better of a fellow mind transfer jutsu user, but Sakura can't just go "grr" to make more chakra. Well, maybe she can and that's what Tsunade was referring to when she thought Sakura would be better at using the 100 Healing Jutsu than she was. It wasn't made very clear here.
 
It always comes down to the "Shanaroooo!" Keep using what works, Sakura.
 
Next time, we're back to the Hidden Sand insurgency plot and we get some Gaara time with Fuu. Jinchuurikis have to stick together, right? If only that were true. Akatsuki and Obito's plot would not have gone as far as it did if they had allied before Naruto got them all together.

10 Second Anime - Ore Monogatari!! - Episode 3

10 Second Anime - Ore Monogatari!! - Episode 3
After a few more misunderstandings, Suna helps Takeo and Rinko confess their feelings for each other.


Heh.

I think I melted into a puddle of fuzzy angora from the cute overload.
 
Thankfully, the interplay of crossed channels didn't last too long. A lot of romance comedy plays off of this, but with two main characters who are so straightforward and so ready to take action on their perceptions, that wasn't going to happen here.
 
We got the third retelling of the red and blue ogre story, but portraying it through the lens of Takeo's and Suna's kindergarten play was brilliant. Rinko was affected in all the right ways and is now on the same page with Takeo about what a great guy and great friend Suna has been.
 
Takeo needed super psyching up to help Rinko get her feelings across to Suna, or so he misperceived.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Omake Gif Anime - Triage X - Episode 3 - Mikoto Suits Up [BD Updates]

Omake Gif Anime - Triage X - Episode 3 - Mikoto Suits Up
Mikoto suits up for another date with Arashi. Oh. Not a date. Assignment, not appointment.

10 Second Anime - Hibike! Euphonium - Episode 3

10 Second Anime - Hibike! Euphonium - Episode 3
The new band members choose their instruments. The band club's first ensemble piece exposes painful history from last year.


Heh.

New kids have to learn how to play instruments, and using Hazuki learning how to sustain a note was great attention to detail.
 
There appeared to be a link between the girls hiking up their skirts and the lazy bullying attitude that infected the band.
 
Mr. Taki sized up this group pretty well. He gave them the task of learning a very simple ensemble piece and they couldn't even do that. Haruka doesn't have the backbone to lay down the law and Asuka is too spacy to lead.
 
Speaking of spacy, Asuka gave the audience even more material to appreciate her energy. 

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

10 Second Anime - High School DxD BorN - Episode 3

10 Second Anime - High School DxD BorN - Episode 3
Chaos Brigade attacks the reception at the Gremory estate while Issei discovers his catalyst for bringing out more of his power when he confronts Koneko's sister Kuroka.


Heh.

These Chaos Brigade guys are pretty confident in their power if they can let Issei waste time fondling Rias' breasts to activate a special attack. Maybe they were just curious.
 
Koneko has a new family now. Aww.
 
Speaking of family, Serafall still knows how to embarrass her sister Sona.

Monday, April 20, 2015

10 Second Anime - Shokugeki no Soma - Episode 3

10 Second Anime - Shokugeki no Soma - Episode 3
Souma officially enters the cooking school, shocking Erina with his presence. He quickly becomes infamous for his brashness and culinary skill.


Heh.

Souma makes quite the impression on people, right? The nonchalance, ignorance and confidence that make up his personality painted a target on his back as soon as he got to school. That speech he gave as the transfer student was golden!
 
I was looking forward to Erina's reaction to Souma attending over her rejection and I was not disappointed. The way the music swelled as Souma placed his twelve years of practical experience over the 3 years of cooking lessons for the junior high students made me want to root for Souma even more. Good job.
 
Souma's got to be Souma, even with potential allies and friends. 

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Omake Gif Anime - Show by Rock!! - Episode 3 - Retoree Kyuun

Omake Gif Anime - Show by Rock!! - Episode 3 - Retoree Kyuun
Retoree is the usual moe moe kyuun target for Cyan's sentimental statements.

Omake Gif Anime - Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu - Episode 3 - Haruhi Worldwide

Omake Gif Anime - Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu - Episode 3 - Haruhi Worldwide
I've seen this zooming shot from orbit before. Now where was it from...?

10 Second Anime - Nisekoi S2 - Episode 2

10 Second Anime - Nisekoi S2 - Episode 2
Paula, Tsugumi's hitman colleague from America, comes to visit her in Japan. A wild kissing contest breaks out.


Heh.

The adventures of women coming into Raku's life to bother him continues. Oh, you thought this was about a key fitting a locket to find out who his first love was? Ha!
As one who is firmly in the #TeamTsugumi camp, I'm happy this was the second episode instead of much later on.
Are each of the haremettes going to get their own episode? That would be nice.
Every good hitman mission begins with surveillance.

Saturday, April 18, 2015

10 Second Anime - Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru Zoku - Episode 3

10 Second Anime - Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru Zoku - Episode 3
The Service Club is asked to throw a school election while they still feel awkward about Hachiman's actions during the school trip.


Heh.

Yukino figured out part of what was bothering her about Hachiman's actions with the false confession last week - hypocrisy. Supposedly, Hachiman hates superficiality, especially in relationships, so what was the point of his preserving the shallow friendships within Hayama's clique.
 
Some popular girl got nominated to run for student council president without her knowledge and Hachiman goes straight to another sacrificial lamb solution. Yui and Yukino suspected that he would be the one to offer up a terrible endorsement speech to sabotage the reluctant candidate. It's one thing for a handful of people not to like him for sabotaging a love confession, but this would involve the entire school.
 
New opening credit scenes already? The song is still the same, but it looks like it's going to be a while before we see these smiling faces on Yui and Yukino.

Friday, April 17, 2015

Omake Gif Anime - Fairy Tail S2 - Episode 54 - Loli Erza

Omake Gif Anime - Fairy Tail S2 - Episode 54 - Loli Erza
So much shipping going on this one joke! Erza and Jellal we knew about, but we have confirmation for Doranbolt's interest in Wendy. And now we know why! Hahahaha!

Omake Gif Anime - DanMachi - Episode 3 - Hestia's Knife

Omake Gif Anime - DanMachi - Episode 3 - Hestia's Knife
This is when we knew for sure that Hestia did something amazing in crafting a special knife for Bell.

10 Second Anime - Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 408

10 Second Anime - Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 408
Sakura suffers a setback related to conserving chakra. Ino confronts a fellow mind transfer jutsu ninja. Sasuke is bored.


Heh.

I almost put "Sasuke is boring" up in the blurb, but that's more of a general thing instead of plot summary.
 
Creepy puppet eats hair to complete a mind transfer jutsu. Creepier.
 
No wonder Sakura is grouchy all the time. She has to continually concentrate on filling two chakra reservoirs for Tsunade's healing technique. I guess that's good to see before we get back to the main story and she starts it up on the battlefield.
 
Two women fighting over Chouji's body. Hmm.
 
Oh yes, some other girl noticed Sakura's big forehead.
 
Some extra confirmation that Karin is from the Uzumaki clan. The chakra chains she has are the same ones Naruto's mom used to control the 9-tail Fox.
 
So, we're really dragging this filler stuff all the way to Summer? At least next episode we'll get to see more of the guy this show is supposed to be about.