Posted inFirst Impressions Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?

Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? – 09

(Hai, Nugu to Sugoin desu.)
"Yes, you won't believe what's under this"

I can honestly say that this episode was full of surprising moments -- from Yuu having to deal with her past, Sera contemplating the moral issues of killing a friend, Dai-sensei blowing stuff up, all the way to Tomonori spawning something pretty scary from inside her. Personally I thought it was a bit too much to cram into one episode. Then again, after I watched the whole episode I felt strangely satisfied at the end.

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GOSICK – 09

() (Hito-kui Depto ni Ao Bara wa Saku)
"Blue Roses Bloom in the Cannibal Department Store"

By the power of plot, Kujou is conveniently turned into a magnet for mysteries, getting involved with strange cases that remind me of Dr. Who episodes.

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Super Robot Wars OG: The Inspector – 22

(Chirinubeki Toki Shirite koso)
"Knowing When Not To Scatter"

The Earth Cradle chapter comes to a close both inside and out, as The School children rid themselves of their past demons and Sanger/Wodan settle their rivalry once and for all. While I already knew how things were going to unfold, that didn't really take away from the bittersweetness of it all. I even found myself getting a little teary-eyed at the end when the emotions poured uncontrollably out of the kids.

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Bakuman. – 22

(Tanketsu to Ketsuretsu)
"Solidarity and Breakdown"

Running off of the adrenaline built up from last week, I was ready for Team Fukuda to raise hell inside of Shounen Jump Jacks editing department. Unfortunately, it became a battle of who could yell the loudest. But can you imagine how cool it would have been if there was a manga styled argument or something instead of just regular yelling?!

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Tegami Bachi REVERSE – 22

How can you just walk away from her Noir? Gauche!!!

(Kaeritai Basho)
"The Place I Want to Return To"

I don't know how Noir could walk away from Sylvette after recovering his memories, but the way he simply thanked her for understanding and left her with a goodbye hug did get me a little choked up. The most painful part to watch was how Sylvette was doing everything she could to hold back her tears before they eventually came pouring out.

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STAR DRIVER: Kagayaki no Takuto – 22

(Shinwa Zenya)
"Legendary Night Before"

With the Night Flight drama club's play depicted for most of the episode, the only thing that stood out more than all the parallels between it and the actual story was the allusion that there's more to Sarina and their little vice president than it seems.