Omake Gif Anime - THE iDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS - Episode 13 [END] - Ranko and Anya



Minami fell ill right before the concert started, but Ranko stepped in like a champ for Love Laika.

The show must go on and kudos to Ranko for stepping up because she did the teamwork building with Minami and Anya. Ranko picked up the moves pretty well!

10 Second Anime - Yowamushi Pedal - Grande Road - Episode 24 [END]

Yowamushi Pedal - Grande Road - Episode 24 [END]



Onoda takes the line first and fulfills Sohoku's dream of overall victory. Series Finale.

Heh.

*raises hands* YES! *still raising hands* YES! *lowers hands to type*

 

I didn't know which way the ending was going to go. Either could have been satisfying. Our hero wins it all, or the new rival takes it to give us an "almost everything look to the future" ending. But this is the most satisfying.

 

I'm glad the end of the race wasn't drawn out any longer so we could have all the relationship and friendship scenes we've been missing for almost a year. Flashbacks are neat, and putting a hand on someone's back during a race is supportive, but you don't get the Grade-A good stuff like that.

 

I'm talking about stuff like this.

10 Second Anime - Koufuku Graffiti - Episode 12 [END]

Koufuku Graffiti - Episode 12 [END]



Graduation and looking forward to attending high school lets our gourmet girls reminisce about the past and enjoy the present, with good food, of course. Season Finale.

Heh.

All's well that ends well. The girls make it into the school of their choice. The other prep school girls also make it, so Kirin already has a whole gaggle of girlfriends when she starts school in a new city.

 

They leave it beyond the story for the girls to discover their downstairs neighbor Yuki is a teacher at their new school. Tantalizing.

 

Ryou is growing up, but Grandma is still there to celebrate those milestones.

10 Second Anime - Cross Ange - Episode 25 [END]

Cross Ange - Episode 25 [END]



Tusk and Ange's allies find a way to follow her to Embryo's lair to stop his destructive plot. Season Finale.

Hmm.

Embryo finally told us his origins, at least as much as we needed to know for the story. I don't know if he was always called Embryo, but 1000 years after his space-time accident, I suppose he can call himself whatever he wants. He spent 500 years messing with the world that belonged to the Dragons, then another 500 messing with the lazy mana users. It's unclear to me how long before that new world ran out of dracunium that he kidnapped Aura, but it felt pretty recent.

 

All that time being immortal turned him into a horny old bastard too. He got used to using women, slapping them and raping them. It's not an accident that he made hood ornaments on his Ragna-mails that were beautiful naked women. Well, he got what he deserved and that was quite satisfying. His original Ragna-mail had to be destroyed along with his real body, otherwise he could have kept jumping around worlds and taken time to heal. Well done for Tusk and Ange on that score.

 

 

Heh.

Crotch Ange achieved. This show is now complete!

10 Second Anime - Junketsu no Maria - Episode 12 [END]

Junketsu no Maria - Episode 12 [END]



Michael delivers his judgment over Maria the Witch. Maria joins the village with Joseph. Season Finale.

Heh.

The title of the episode was "Love Conquers All." No kidding.

 

God intervened twice with Michael during Maria's trial. Instead of letting the Church of the World handle it, the Church of the Heavens took it over. And it was still in a way that didn't interfere with the actions of the world. Michael just asked witnesses what they thought about Maria. Jeez, why didn't Gilbert think of that?

 

It was obvious Gilbert was just telling Michael what he thought he wanted to hear, but Bernard went mad from heresy. He committed the sin against the Holy Spirit. Even God can't forgive that Sin. You can't tell an angel to his face that you believe in God but you reject Him because you don't need Him anymore. Willful separation from God Himself. That's supposedly how Lucifer was cast down from Heaven.

 

Ezekiel was cast down too, but that was because she developed Free Will. Only human souls are supposed to have that, not an aspect of an archangel. But God's Mercy lets Ezekiel choose her mother.

10 Second Anime - Death Parade - Episode 12 [END]

Death Parade - Episode 12 [END]



Decim delivers his judgment of Chiyuki's soul. Slight changes have been made to the afterlife. Season Finale.

Heh.

Oculus' lotus petals may be fast, but Nona was faster. We never did see what her special attack was. Decim had his puppeteer strings and Ginti controlled liquid, but all we saw of Nona was her strength.

 

Decim needed all of Chiyuki's memories to reconstruct her house and her mother to make the ultimate trial. Interesting that his test amounted to a well-conceived version of Ginti's test for Mayu. They both required harming another soul in exchange for a desired result. Ginti's test for Mayu was cruder in the sense that a living person knows what the consequences of death are for someone, but having only been told what the Void was, Mayu didn't have a full picture of what happens to a soul sent there.

 

Nona may be playing the long game against Oculus here. The story focused on people learning that Decim felt emotions, but he and Ginti came to their jobs together, so I suspect he also felt emotions. The epilogue confirms this for me as both Decim and Ginti honor the memories of their human assistants.

Omake Gif Anime - Nanatsu no Taizai - Episode 24 [END] - Jericho Blush

Nanatsu no Taizai - Episode 24 [END] - Jericho Blush



Jericho had a hard time reconciling her new feelings for Ban after he rescued her.

Quite the satisfying ending for our OTP for our season finale. What? You think I meant Meliodas X Elizabeth, or King X Diane, or Gilthunder X Margaret, or Veronica X Griamor? No no no. It's all about shipping Jericho and Ban!

Omake Gif Anime - Durarara!! X2 - Episode 12 [END] - Erika Gropes Anri

Durarara!! X2 - Episode 12 [END] - Erika Gropes Anri



What better way to defuse all the seriousness of an episode than to start groping an innocent girl? Anri even thinks she's just being tickled!

And so ends the first half of this series for the year. The second half will start for Summer season, so we'll have to wait until June. What I find funny about our otaku standins for this show is that the town Ikebukero is known for Otome Road, which is a string of shops specializing in modern visual media aimed at young women. Erika, the boob groper, is a fujoshi heavy into the Boys' Love genre. But even she can't resist Anri's ample charms.

Omake Gif Anime - Saekano - Episode 12 [END] - Michiru Nekomimi Meido

Saekano - Episode 12 [END] - Michiru Nekomimi Meido



Michiru didn't know her band Icy Tail played anime music. Her first clue was the cat-ear maid uniform costume for their first concert.

Haha! Now we know why Tomoya was doing the full-on villain megane pose last episode! He already knew Michiru's other band mates were otaku and their Icy Tail, which is a pun on ai shiteiru (I love you), is an anime cover band. What a shock to find out that you're the only non-otaku in the building before you have to go on stage! Micheru didn't take it well at first, but she got over it. What a fun way to end the "first route" of Tomoya's meta visual novel. 

10 Second Anime - Kantai Collection - Episode 12 [END]

Kantai Collection - Episode 12 [END]



The Fleet Girls find a way to destroy the Abyssal island base. Season finale.

Heh.

That mystery girl on the cliff last episode was the new armored carrier Taihou. As someone who just watched the anime and doesn't know anything about the online card game, my reaction was more along the lines of "Oh, new character introduced in the last episode? She better be the main character for the sequel."

 

The admiral is fine. I mean, I have to take the girls' word for it. We still never saw him.

 

Taihou didn't do that much, but I guess she's important enough to grab the eye catch.

Omake Gif Anime - Saekano - Episode 11 - Michiru Strum

Saekano - Episode 11 - Michiru Strum



Tomoya thinks Michiru is wearing less by using his dress shirt. Okay, technically less, but it covers more.

Even though, Michiru was only introduced last episode in an eye-popping way, the fanservice didn't end there. She's maximizing her limited amount of screen time. Add in her interactions with the other girls, especially her "rivalry" with Eriri, and this show is stepping on the accelerator towards the final episode. Which aired right after!

10 Second Anime - Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 405

Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 405



Tenten and another ninja battle giant ants trying to escape a collapsed ruin.

Heh.

Tenten captured an ocean by just letting waves hit her scroll? I guess it worked out.

 

Nice starfish hairclip on Lee there at the end.

 

That was a right irritated looking panda.

 

Tenten's got a nice looking axe... what?

 

I didn't like the inferiority complex the Hidden Rain ninja showed off regarding small ninja nations and the five superpowers, but hate and propaganda got to start somewhere if Nagato's message of pain was going to spread around.

 

The other ninja girl's summoning looked pretty similar to the Obito and Kakashi sharingan technique of sticking stuff in another dimension. Where exactly do Tenten's summons come from if they mimic the contract summoning between ninja animals and clone techniques? Is it just instant transportation from somewhere else? Tenten must have a big closet then, especially if she put an ocean in there somewhere...

 

Neither team got a scroll out of this encounter. They better hurry up.

 

Next episode, it's time to see what Ino, Chouji and Sakura are doing. I expect Chouji is going to hear a lot griping between Ino-pig and Forehead-Sakura.

Omake Gif Anime - Shinmai Maou no Testament - Episode 12 [END] - Zest Clone Burst

Shinmai Maou no Testament - Episode 12 [END] - Zest Clone Burst



So many bre-, er, Zests!

10 Second Anime - Yowamushi Pedal - Grande Road - Episode 23

Yowamushi Pedal - Grande Road - Episode 23



Manami surpasses his limits while Onoda finds strength in camaraderie as they fight for the finish line.

Heh.

Everybody has to make a final appearance before the winner crosses the finish line, even all those guys who "died." Those guys are still kids, but just because you empty yourself for your teammates or for victory, doesn't mean you just have to quit the race. You can get back up a few minutes later. I have big respect for Shinkai and Tadokoro because they "died" for their teammates, but they still kept pedaling and were able to complain about the last climb like pro sprinters.

 

That's right Arakita. Maybe you shouldn't have pulled that little guy with the glasses out of the peloton. To be fair, he would have found a way to chase you down anyway. That's the kind of racer Onoda turned out to be.

 

500 meters to go can't be that far, can it?

10 Second Anime - Junketsu no Maria - Episode 11

Junketsu no Maria - Episode 11



Maria rescues Joseph from his fight with Galfa. The battle for the town ends soon after.

Heh.

They say love is powerful, but this is ridiculous!

 

Cernunnos thinks Maria just had a crisis of confidence. A magical being needs to believe in itself first before it can have any power. That sounds okay, but I'm not sure it's that simple with Maria. Once she got a big dose of love and happiness, bladam!

 

Shouting from the hilltops that you've found love is such an innocent thing to do! Summoning forth all sorts of forgotten beings, not so much.

 

Joseph is too serious.

10 Second Anime - Cross Ange - Episode 24

Cross Ange - Episode 24



The combined forces of both worlds help free Aura, but Embryo has more surprises in store for them.

Heh.

Lots of action battle action sequences, but there was still time for certain rivals to share their feelings while shooting at each other. That's anime for you.

 

Embryo - "Nooo! Ange is mai waifu!"

Tusk - "Tapped dat ass."

Embryo - "Arrggh!"

 

I had to laugh at this exchange, first because it was disrespectful towards women and Ange would have given Tusk two black eyes if she heard it, but second, it was exactly how men talk to each other anyway, and third, Tusk claiming to know how many moles are on Ange's inner thigh didn't have to mean they'd been intimate. Crotch Ange was enough for Tusk to figure that out.

 

Finally the dragons crossed over to help out. Leave it to that big gravity dude to have the solution for those killer roombas.

10 Second Anime - Koufuku Graffiti - Episode 11

Koufuku Graffiti - Episode 11



The gourmet girls study for entrance exams and enjoy comfort food and good luck meals.

Heh.

It's almost time for the high school entrance exams and Ryou started feeling the pressure. She startles easily, even from things she sees in nightmares.

 

Ryou really misses her mom. She's always sending Japanese cuisine back in big boxes from the foreign countries where she and her husband are stationed. As for what Ryou's parents do, we're getting vague and interesting hints very similar to what Shiina's family takes care of. According to Kirin's mom, a small city would collapse without them and all Ryou says is that they're "two of the most important people in the world." Sounds way more interesting than forensic accounting.

 

Maybe Kirin should be Ryou's bodyguard!

10 Second Anime - Death Parade - Episode 11

Death Parade - Episode 11



Chiyuki gains back her memories with Decim's help. Ginti decides Mayu's fate.

Heh.

Ginti is a dick! Because Mayu had been with him so long, a regular game wasn't going to work, but having her choose to send a stranger's soul to the Void in exchange for Harada's was too cruel and personal. And we found out that Ginti had sent Harada's soul into the Void, even after his act of redemption in trying to save Mayu during their game. Has this Ginti guy sent any soul back for Reincarnation?

 

Decim had previously explained that the souls leave their dummies during their final elevator ride and now we know what that looks like. Mayu genuinely thought that Harada's soul had reanimated the dummy, which I think was a lie Ginti told her, but the sequence was vague enough to leave a little hope in there. I think the Harada dummy's eyes just popped open during the fall, but they opened in a linked way instead of some obviously disconcerting doll eyelid blink. There's room for interpretation either way, but the two souls finding each other in the void and merging definitely meant that Mayu got her wish.

 

Nona saw a chance to make something interesting happen because of a bureaucratic snafu and she took it.

Omake Gif Anime - Log Horizon 2 - Episode 24 - Shiroe Villain Megane

Log Horizon 2 - Episode 24 - Shiroe Villain Megane



It took a while for Shiroe to find his footing, but his guild knew what was coming when he flashed that evil grin.

Fairy Tail S2 - Episode 50 - Late Yukino Schoolgirl

Fairy Tail S2 - Episode 50 - Late Yukino Schoolgirl



Is transfer student Yukino going to run into Saber Tooth Academy prince Sting-kun as she rounds a corner?