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(Uchuujin no Tokai)
"City of Aliens"
I'm not gonna lie, I wanted to watch this because I like Buriki's designs, and to that end it delivers. The only SHAFT show I've even liked was Madoka, and that didn't even finish, but wow, this show is just entertaining as all hell.
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(Kuma nara, Koko de Owatteta)
"If It Were a Bear, It'd Be Over"
Despite the generic feel feng's (pronounced "fon") latest adult romance simulation gave off, its anime adaptation turned out much better than anticipated due to the seemingly generic characters themselves. The disparity between my initial impression coming in and the one I left with was quite surprising, because my research into the premise along with the promo video had already given a very good idea of what I was in store for.
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(Kiniro no Yurihime)
"Silver-haired Lily Princess"
Amazingly enough, the excessive censoring that Hoods Entertainment's sequel has been subjected to is within reason, as we no longer have ludicrous camera zooming and completely off-screen panning that make it hard to discern what's even going on. Instead, broadcasters have gone with the more typical (and bearable) bright white lights, a bit of cropping, and dramatic music to mask the girls' moans of pleasure.
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(Ichi Hana Ryouran)
"Flower in Bloom"
After a season without Keima and Elsie to brighten up my week, Im glad that this show still has all the things I love about it. Besides never taking itself too seriously, Im glad that Keima seems to have reverted back to his otaku, 2d loving self. While I wouldn't say it was a complete relapse, it felt nice to see him go crazy over his current predicament.
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(Gru Mtsu Bi)
"Girl Meets Boy"
On paper, Astarotte no Omocha! sounds like the premise for an oddly detailed hentai, and if you chance upon any of its images, looks like it was targeted towards lolicons. In actuality...
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Jeden Tag Leben (Hisashiburi na no de Kenpufaa no Chotto Iitoko Mite Mitai)
"Everyday Life ~It's Been A While; I Want To See Some Good Parts of Kampfer~"
Despite the "For Love" German subtitle, this two-episode sequel of Kampfer is a direct continuation of the first season. Unfortunately, we were shortchanged on the more relevant first episode (thirteenth overall) due to the earthquake scheduling delays, leaving us with only the fan-service-filled second one as part of the televised broadcast.
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, An April Day (Suki)
"Love, An April Day"
A-Channel isnt your average, run of the mill slice of life. Its more of your real life situation, feelings of doubt and rejection; totally serious yet totally not serious at the same time, slice of life. I know that you readers were comparing A-Channel to Nichijou a while back, and Im glad to see that A-Channel feels completely different in nearly every aspect -- something which makes me happy.
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(Kindan no Joshiryou)
"Forbidden Girl's Dorm"
My favorite trap of 2009 Shindou Mariya (Kobayashi Yuu) makes his return to television airwaves right on schedule, suggesting that SHAFT may have "delayed" Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica to get Maria Holic's sequel out on time. Whether or not that's actually true is another matter, but I am quite impressed with how good Maria Holic Alive looks.
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(Hajimete no )
"First Time "
Using a short skit format in its roughly ten-minute-long episodes, "Health and Physical Education for 30 Year-Olds" appears to be more about the hijinks that come from love spirits pressuring virgins to have sex than the educational aspect. At least, that's what I gather when Daigarou (Okiayu Ryoutarou) offered his butt to 30-year-old virgin Imagawa Hayao (Shimono Hiro) after the latter refused his help to lose his virginity the normal way.
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(Chi no Goku)
"Earthly Prison"
What a surreal feeling it is to be watching Kaiji again. Three years have passed since the first season ended inconclusively, but the feeling hasn't changed. It's still awesome.
