Steins;Gate – 14

「形而下のネクローシス」 (Keijika no nekurōshisu)
"Physical Necrosis"

I've felt from the beginning is that this series has been exceptionally smart in the way it dishes out information. There's always enough exposition every week to keep me from feeling completely at sea, but each bit of new information seems to raise two questions for every one it answers.

Kami-sama Dolls – 01

「神は来たりて」 (Kami wa Kitarite)
"God Arrives"

The adaptation of Yamamura Hajime's action fantasy manga may not have ranked very highly in the seasonal poll, but I was pretty sold on what I read in the early parts of the manga. The promo material left me with a good first impression, and Brain's Base delivers impeccably with this premiere episode, quickly reminding me of all the potential that I saw.