Dantalian no Shoka – 01

「仕掛け絵本」 (Shikake Ehon)
"Pop-Up Picture Book"

Whenever a new GAINAX series hits the airwaves, that's still an event for me - though not as much as it used to be. And I suspect the number of us who feel that way is no longer as large as it was. Whatever it means now, this is still the studio that gave us Evangelion, FLCL and Tengen-Toppa Gurren-Lagann, and even if I'm chasing ghosts, I still get a little thrill of excitement at the prospect of something new from them.

THE IDOLM@STER – 02

「"準備"をはじめた少女たち」 ("Junbi" wo Hajimeta Shoujo-tachi)
"The Girls who Began 'Preparations'"

It turns out I was pretty spot on when I said I can do with less of the Futami twins and Iori last time, as this second episode quickly lumped them together on the more idiotic side of 765 Pro.

Mayo Chiki! – 02

「大好きになっちゃった!」 (Daisuki ni Nacchatta!)
"I've Fallen in Love!"

Now now Jirou, I don't have all those wild fetishes either, but when Kanade makes a strong case like she did, the least we can do is hear her out. She has some really creative ideas after all. There's no reason to lose your appetite when honey is involved. Sweet sweet honey.

Note: A stuffed bear was harmed during the creation of this episode. Severely harmed in fact.