10 Second Anime - Locodol - Episode 14

Christmas Special. Nanako spends a special Christmas eve with her friends and presents Yukari with a special birthday gift.

Omake Gif Anime - Sabagebu! - OVA 3 - Maya Bathtime Fresh



Even the narrator was disappointed that this was the only scene with a naked Maya.

Omake Gif Anime - Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun - OVA 6 - Chiyo-chan Doki Doki



Chiyo-chan knows the boys lost their swimsuits and is now very interested in teasing them.

The kids are still at the beach for this OVA and Chiyo wants Yuzuki's help in making "something happen." Since Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun is all about gender role reversal, how about the dudes lose their swimsuits instead of the girls? Bad idea? Too late.

Omake Gif Anime - Rail Wars! - Episode 11 [BD] - Aoi Buttons

Rail Wars! - Episode 11 [BD] - Aoi Buttons



The girls in Rail Wars! always seem to find time to undress themselves in sticky situations.

In episode 10 and 11, there were some fanservice scenes and I expected the BD's to handle them much better than the broadcast version. I opted not to point out the nipples they drew in for Bernina because I'm not a loli fan, so I was looking forward to episode 11. In addition to losing their underwear allergy for Aoi's scenes, they totally redrew Mari and her towel incident. Banzai!

Omake Gif Anime - Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun - OVA 2 - Chiyo-chan Yay

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun - OVA 2 - Chiyo-chan Yay



Chiyo-chan just heard there's a 4th OVA starring her beloved Nozaki-kun. I think she's excited.

Omake Gif Anime - Rail Wars! - Episode 7 [BD] - Aoi's Assets

Rail Wars! - Episode 7 [BD] - Aoi's Assets

The blu-ray version of this episode makes Aoi's ass...ets much more prominent than the original airing.

Omake Gif Anime - Jinsei - Episode 13 [END] - Ayaka Shocking Stripes

Jinsei - Episode 13 [END] - Ayaka Shocking Stripes



Ayaka is shocked, shocked that she's wearing a swimsuit, and somehow that influenced early voting in a beauty contest. Shocked!

Omake Gif Anime - Rail Wars! - Episode 6 [BD] - Haruka is Torn

Rail Wars! - Episode 6 [BD] - Haruka is Torn



Between cat-nip crazed kitties and catching her dress on everything, Haruka is torn between keeping her clothes on and running around naked.

I finally had a chance to look at the blu-rays for Rail Wars!, and I went straight to the fanservice episodes of 4, 5, and 6. I have my priorities straight... I was disappointed with the beach and hot springs episode, because there were no changes from the original air version. Five was altered slightly to make absolutely sure you knew that Aoi was not supposed to be wearing panties throughout most of the episode. Yup, that kick where she flashed the bombing suspect? It was redrawn so her thigh was covering up where her white panties had been in the original air version.

By the time I got to six, I didn't have my hopes up. But then Haruka saved the day! And Nana flashed her guns, like a boss!

NSFW for inner monologue in the shower.

Omake Gif Anime - Sabagebu! - OVA 1 - Maya Naked Again

Sabagebu! - OVA 1 - Maya Naked Again



Oh, you know a blu-ray extra episode is going to give fans what they want. MOAR naked Maya? You got it!

A crazy summer training camp is the source of all the gags a Sabagebu! fan could hope for. Breaking the 4th wall, Urara going crazy over Momoka, Momoka being a coldhearted opportunist, and Mio going overboard. Yup, it all happened.

Omake Gif Anime - Jinsei - Episode 12 - Emi's Art is a Struggle

Jinsei - Episode 12 - Emi's Art is a Struggle



Emi says that Art is a Struggle! Maybe it only makes sense if you spin as much as Emi does.

Taking pictures of Ikumi for a beauty contest has turned into a high concept photo shoot with Emi in charge. Capturing the idea of Japanese beauty apparently involves a ripped up shrine maiden outfit and slime. Lots of slime.

Omake Gif Anime - Jinsei - Episode 11 - F is for Fumi

Jinsei - Episode 11 - F is for Fumi



Being tricked into telling your bust size, Fumi? I thought you were smarter than that...

You tell your close friends your secrets, right? And you tell secrets at a slumber party, right? So let's have a slumber party at school, okay? Hey, you can't beat Jinsei logic.

10 Second Anime - Akame ga Kill! - Episode 13

Akame ga Kill! - Episode 13



The strange new creatures terrorizing the capital unite the Jaegers and Night Raid in taking them down. Esdeath reunites with Tatsumi.

Heh.

Susanoo bro fisting Tatsumi about picking up chicks. Gotta love this show.

I thought the way Akame said Tatsumi's name was cute, but it has nowhere near the effect as when Esdeath says it. Young sadist maiden in love has it bad for our Tatsumi.

Kurome seems to have found a new role in comforting Wave for missing his chances at showing what a nice guy he is. Boris doesn't need his concern about people judging him by his appearance, because he's got an awesome wife and little girl.

I think Wave is a bad chess player too.



He's already castled, yet Kurome is about to get another queen with her pawn.

While Wave keeps getting his chances to show off his nice guy side blocked, Tatsumi has his chances to show off his cool guy side ruined by his own awkwardness.

10 Second Anime - Sword Art Online II - Episode 13

Sword Art Online II - Episode 13



Kirito defeats Death Gun with Sinon's help at a critical time, but Shino needs Kirigaya's help to fight off Death Gun's real world accomplice.

Hmm.

When I first saw how the aiming assist red line worked in GGO, I figured that at some point Kirito would use it to maneuver his opponent into a spot where he was aiming his sword. The circumstances of this fight with Death Gun, and Sinon, a sniper without a scope, added in that great feeling of teamwork. That was well done. And forcing Kirito to use his gun, but in the context of dual-wielding, was icing on the cake for fans of the first season.

One detail that caught my ear was how Shinkawa explained that he was the one playing Sterben for the other gaming murders, but it was his brother the SAO survivor who used the avatar for the tournament. In a way, this maneuvered the plot for a more satisfying battle with Kirito, because only another sword user with as much experience as Kirito would have lasted that long against him. This was actual sword fighting.

10 Second Anime - Locodol - Episode 13 [OAV][END]

Locodol - Episode 13 [OAV][END]



The Awa Awa Girls come to visit the Nagarekawa Girls. They show the more famous locodols their town is more than water and greenery. The season ends with the Nagarekawa Girls promising to repay the warm-hearted townspeople with their efforts.

Heh.

Hey, those weren't little kids playing in the river! Yui and Mirai are short, we get it...

Nanako's Mom appears to believe in the red string of fate too in letting Yukari come and wake up her daughter. Fu fu fu.

Not going to lie: I laughed real hard when Nanako was about to drop her phone and Yui caught it. Short folks and river banks for the win!

Those disguises aren't fooling anyone, Awa Awa Girls. Too bad the Nagarekawa people, well, the kids and old people, only have eyes for their own local idols.

Nanako: we've got water... and greenery... and... food!

It's a rare day when the Nagarekawa Girls don't have some kind of gig, but it's because all their costumes and Uogokoro-kun are being washed and serviced. Yui thinks it's time for Uogokoro-kun Mark 3.

Omake Gif Anime - Barakamon - Episode 12 [END] - Handa Kaa-san Pouts

Barakamon - Episode 12 [END] - Handa Kaa-san Pouts



Handa-sensei's Mom has more than fists of fury. She pouts, like a boss!

However, don't forget that her best tool in getting her way is her many punching techniques.

Omake Gif Anime - Fairy Tail S2 - Episode 27 - Erza to Fro mo sou omou

Fairy Tail S2 - Episode 27 - Erza to Fro mo sou omou



Erza has great taste in fashion. Fro mo sou omou! Frosch thinks so too!

Before Frosch's little lost adventure, two famous guilds were having well-deserved pool parties.

10 Second Anime - Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - Episode 26 [END]

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - Episode 26 [END]



Shiba the Destroyer plays the ultimate BAMF until the very end. Mahouka ends with the prevention of war and the reunion of close siblings.

Heh.

I know the Japanese like the puns they make with homonyms and alternate pronunciations for their kanji, but it took the last episode to make it explicit that Tatsuya is supposed to be the next incarnation of Shiva the Destroyer. Even the Great Asian Alliance's ephithet on the Demon of Okinawa, where we saw the child soldier Tatsuya use his Material Burst in the first few seconds of the very first episode, is Mahesvara, which is an insulting name for Shiva. Tatsuya's alias as a Special Officer is Oguro, but it's spelled with the kanji for daikoku (大黒), the god of wealth, also known as Mahakala, another incarnation for Shiva. Those individual kanji can be pronounced "o" and "guro" in other contexts. If you were reading all this stuff, I'm sure it would have made more of an impact, but hardly explaining how the magic works was already rough for this anime adaptation.

Aunt Maya has quite the hime-sama attitude. The whole season of Mahouka was an introduction to its world and its major players in relation to the Shiba siblings, so it's a bit disappointing we didn't have time to see more of her.

10 Second Anime - Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 379

Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 379



Hashirama vs. Madara Round 3. Sasuke, Naruto, Tobirama and Minato lay down combination attacks and teamwork on Obito, but his defense is too strong. His weakness may be Sage Jutsu and Nature attacks.

Heh.

Madara only has eyes for Hashirama, and their battle looks like it's following the same pattern as when Hashirama defeated him right before they found the village. It will be different this time because Madara has Hashirama's own cells implanted in him.

Performance issues Naruto? I don't think ninja Viagra can help you out, and you'll just have to wait until Kurama is done collecting chakra.

Hey, Obito can't handle toad spit. Maybe he can't handle Sage Natural Energy based attacks either.

All those combination attacks and great teamwork, and the good guys are only trying to figure out Obito's new abilities.

That black stuff around Obito can actually destroy parts of a reanimated body. It must have some jutsu nullification properties too.

The other half of the 9-tails inside Minato befriended him too. This makes sense, since he was able to turn the beast cloak into that golden glowing mantle. But his glow has a black trim. Is the other half of Kurama the yang to Naruto's yin? Or the other way around? And when did Minato make friends with him anyway, since he was dead all this time?

Hmm.

With Obito being way overpowered as the 10-tail's jinchuuriki, it should be time for a game changer. Minato's version of Kurama connecting with Naruto's could provide that, but we'll have to see what they do once they combine their powers.

Hashirama and Madara have been contained in their own battle, so the other ninjas need to get back into the game. Being healed by Sakura isn't good enough. They'll need to get Naruto's beast cloak back, and the other half of Kurama would be a great source of extra chakra for that.

This battle is far from over, and the other Kages haven't even made it back to the war zone yet. There's still lots of action to be seen.

10 Second Anime - Majimoji Rurumo - Episode 12 [END]

Majimoji Rurumo - Episode 12 [END]



Part flashback episode, part new beginnings, we see a world without Rurumo for a short while. The gang then welcomes in the new year.

Heh.

Kouta's friends are so shy in asking if it's okay if his "little sister" Rurumo can come with them to the new year's festival.

Nice guy Shibaki works hard for the money. To rent Rurumo a beautiful kimono, of course.

People forgot about Rurumo, but the physical evidence of her presence was not. That's not a very good magic spell.

With Rurumo forgotten, Mama Shibaki thinks there is only one reason Kouta made and borrowed money.

10 Second Anime - Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 378

Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 378



Obito becomes the 10-Tails' jinchuuriki, but blindly lashes out. Madara takes his chance to face off against Hashirama. Obito reclaims his identity to control the 10-Tails.

Heh.

Man, that Tobirama is ruthless when it comes to inventing new jutsus. Did you ever wonder why the Reanimation Jutsu covered the substitute bodies in paper tags? It's because the final form of the jutsu turned all those tags into bombs which could also summon more bomb tags. Dayum Tobirama, you scary.

Something I haven't mentioned before, but I just want to point out: Minato in his 9-Tails Sage Mode has black highlights instead of the light golden glow Naruto has. Could be important, later on.

Madara vs. Hashirama, let's get it on!

Hmm.

Obito continues to be our tragic anti-hero. After trying to convince Naruto that his own name wasn't important for him to bring about the Infinite Dream plan, he had to reassemble his broken parts of his psyche to synchronize with the 10-Tails and control it as its jinchuuriki. He will have to face the most painful parts of his self before he enters his anticipated blissful slumber.

Interesting to see that Sasuke's Susanoo can block the black nature chakra of the Sage of the Six Paths. That will be important too.

Next time, two ninja gods have their long awaited rematch, while Obito will show how overpowered he has become. I'm looking forward to counting how many times Madara yells out "Hashiramaaaaa!"