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「大好きなもの, 大切なもの」 (Daisuki na Mono, Taisetsu na Mono)
"The Things I Love, The Ones I Cherish"
I never quite know what to expect from IM@S, as the series continues to throw the girls' names in a hat and pick a few out at a time. Or at least, that's what appears to be happening from my perspective, with Hibiki and Iori sharing some screen time with Yayoi after already getting a bunch in episodes four and six respectively.
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「Mでつながる私とあなた 」 (M de Tsunagaru Watashi to Anata)
"You and I are Bound by M"
So it looks like I wasn't completely off the mark when I had my doubt's about Ringo's diary. I wasn't banking on the older sister angle, but the name Momoka does put a new perspective on the peach "destiny" stamps seen before. ("Momo" means "peach" in Japanese.)
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「なんでもない日」 (Nandemonai Hi)
"A Day When Nothing Happens"
Whatever you thought of the entertainment value of this episode of AoEx, there’s no denying that it was slight. Given that and the fact that it was anime-original, I’m sure there won’t be a lot of excitement in the ranks of the manga readers this week.
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「蘇る、死ね」 (Yomigaeru, Shine)
"Rebirth of the word Die"
After somewhat redeeming her character back during the movie arc, I was sorely disappointed with all the backtracking Takako's done this week. After years of fooling around at Kissuiso trying to implement ridiculous ideas at the expense of the people who work there, I don't know how she'd expect Okami to just let the past go.
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「ないしょで家出」 (Naisho de Iede) “Secretly Running Away From Home”
Haruka crashes at Daikichi’s place unexpectedly after “running away from home” (i.e. from her darn in-laws).
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「日常２１」 (Nichijou 21)
"My Ordinary Life 21"
It's been a while since we had an episode that focused on mostly side characters, but this one was a lot more entertaining than the past ones. I'm not sure who the current director of the show is, but I'm glad that Nichijou has stopped throwing side characters into ridiculously random situations; instead, going for the more slice of life situations with the right kinds of random thrown in.
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「僕とのぞきと遥かなる桃源郷っ！」 (Boku to Nozoki to Harukanaru Tougenkyou)
"Me, Peeping, and the distant Shangri-La"
When you're manhandled into a corner by the opposite gender, the only acceptable counterattack is too bring a bigger gun to the gun fight. Or in this case, enough guys to mow down all the opposing forces.
