Manyuu Hikenchou – 01

「千房 離反す」 (Chifusa Rihansu)
"Chifusa Defects"

If I'm not going to give this anime an impartial and unbiased first look, is there anyone else out there who will? Chances are no, so if you're still interested in hearing me out, bear with me for a moment before jumping to any predetermined conclusions. Strap yourself in. This is a long post.

Yuruyuri – 02

「私とあなたと生徒会」 (Watashi to Anata to Seitokai)
"Me, You, and the Student Council"

I may not have been overly excited about Dogakobo's adaptation of a "loose lesbian" comedy, but this second episode was amusing enough to make me want to watch a lot more. There's a certain appeal to anime that manga simply doesn't have and this episode was a perfect example of it.

Hanasaku Iroha – 15

「マメ、のち、晴れ」 (Mame, Nochi, Hare)
"Bean, After, Sunny"

Continuing on from last week's cliffhanger, I would like to say that I so called it when I thought of Ohana offering to work during her school trip vacation. Somehow, it wouldn't have felt right if she didn’t step up and do something to remedy the situation thrown in front of her.