FREEZING – 04

Tempest Turn

I was anticipating some content to be skipped if this adaptation was going to make any headway with twelve episodes, but I wasn't expecting five chapters to be sped through in a mere twenty minutes. It was a furious and pace and came at the cost of a lengthy flashback, which is unfortunate because it showed a lot more depth to Ingrid's character.

Yumekui Merry – 04

(Yumekui Mer)
"Dreameater Merry"

"Why do you care? Why do you want to help me? Why am I so important to you?" Why oh why indeed. I know, how about, "because if I don't, there would be no story!" This works also, "because you're a girl!" Or "because my powers happen to help your goal, so why can't you just understand and stop being so effin' tsundere?" Yeah. That works.

To Aru Majutsu no Index II – 16

(Kokugen no Rozario)
"Rosary of Appointed Time"

For an episode that went the distance by cutting out both the opening and ending sequences, the conclusion to this arc came off like a season finale of sorts, except when it came to the actual content. Much like this series is known for, the big threat was explained yet never got remotely off the ground, as Touma settled everything with his right hand like he always does.

Hourou Musuko – 03

Juliet and romeo (Romio to Jurietto ~Juliet and romeo~)
"Romeo and Juliet ~Juliet and romeo~"

Centralizing around the creation of a play, Musuko in turn tackles the issue of puberty. While not normally regarded as a serious problem, when it comes to the characters of Musuko, it comes as a curse. A ticking time bomb, that when set off, irreversibly destroys any androgynous nature one might have.

Impressions dropped. More info inside.

IS Infinite Stratos – 04

(Kessen! Kurasu Taikousen (Riigu Macchi))
"Decisive Battle! The Inter-Class (League) Match"

For a decisive battle, Ichika's scrimmage with Rin was somewhat unsatisfying since their wager was quickly brushed aside by the latter in the end. However, their short-lived match came with a bit of a twist, in the form of an unknown and unmanned IS that doesn't use one of the 467 cores out there.

FRACTALE – 03

(Guranittsu no Mura)
"Granites Village"

Adventure with bloodshed? Now there's something I wasn't expecting, as supposed terrorists used machine guns to mow down old priestesses during the Star Festival. As it happened, I wasn't sure what was more surprising, the fact that the supporters of the Fractale System were made out to be the "bad guys" or the casualties piling up on both sides.