A-Channel – 01

, An April Day (Suki)
"Love, An April Day"

A-Channel isnt your average, run of the mill slice of life. Its more of your real life situation, feelings of doubt and rejection; totally serious yet totally not serious at the same time, slice of life. I know that you readers were comparing A-Channel to Nichijou a while back, and Im glad to see that A-Channel feels completely different in nearly every aspect -- something which makes me happy.

Maria Holic Alive – 01

(Kindan no Joshiryou)
"Forbidden Girl's Dorm"

My favorite trap of 2009 Shindou Mariya (Kobayashi Yuu) makes his return to television airwaves right on schedule, suggesting that SHAFT may have "delayed" Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica to get Maria Holic's sequel out on time. Whether or not that's actually true is another matter, but I am quite impressed with how good Maria Holic Alive looks.

GOSICK – 12

() (Natsu no Gogo ni Semi no Koe o Kiku)
"The Voices of Cicadas are Heard on Summer Afternoons"

So is this going to be another typical epi-HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG

30-Sai no Hoken Taiiku – 01

(Hajimete no )
"First Time "

Using a short skit format in its roughly ten-minute-long episodes, "Health and Physical Education for 30 Year-Olds" appears to be more about the hijinks that come from love spirits pressuring virgins to have sex than the educational aspect. At least, that's what I gather when Daigarou (Okiayu Ryoutarou) offered his butt to 30-year-old virgin Imagawa Hayao (Shimono Hiro) after the latter refused his help to lose his virginity the normal way.