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(Gekitotsu! Otonanagai Keikaku)
"Clash of the Buyitans!"
Besides the epic proportions of boobs flying around in this week's episode, Sore Machi somehow manages to intertwine the very concept of time travel in the midst of all the jokes.
An overheating angeloid is an amazingly cute one.
(Fushiana Sekai (Fantajii Fiirudo) wo Nozoke!)
"Peek into the Peephole World (Fantasy Field)!"
The silly over-the-top high jinks continue this week, but surprisingly slip in a few big developments with regards to Ikaros' feelings and Chaos' interpretation of love. Leading up to that, it was nothing but Tomoki falling victim to the angeloids' refusal to give him some alone time -- not even in a man's safe haven, the bathroom -- before the master pervert himself got everything he deserved with the realization of the TOMOKI Peeking System.
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(Kiny Mushoku Rett)
"Islands of Unemployment Cash-lending"
Don't mind us, Kuragehime's just delivering another episode thick with development and romance that begs many questions yet answers little, giving a perfect balance of intrigue to keep watching. Yeah, it's nothing special this season you know, so don't worry, because you're only just missing out on one of the best shows this season~
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(Chizuru Ouka)
"Falling Cherry Blossoms"
Progression-wise, the continuation of the Hakuouki story has been good, but has yet to struck an emotional chord with me like the finale did in the first season. That is, until this episode, which was undoubtedly the most powerful one to date. What's even better is that it was full of good twists -- ones that no understanding of history could have foreseen.
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(Ayatsuji Tsukasa-hen Dai Nishou - Uragawa)
"Ayatsuji Tsukasa Chapter 2 - The Other Side"
Imagine my surprise when the other side of Tsukasa turned out to be more tsundere than anything else. And here I thought only Kaoru would be filling in that stereotype in this series. Tsukasa is a lot scarier with the way she threatens Junichi into keeping her secret, but there's something kinky about the way she goes about it as well.
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(Ookina Kabe no Naka to Soto)
"Inside and Outside the Large Wall"
If there's a book girl that needs to be played, Hanazawa Kana is poised for the task regardless of whether or not the series is titled Bungaku Shoujo. For this first episode of Shiomiya Shiori's arc, we didn't really get to see too much of the girl behind that quiet, intellectual, and shy exterior though. In lieu, there was a fair bit of spillover from Elsie's episode last time, which I rather enjoyed given all of her quirky interactions with Keima.
Ika's glammed up like a porcelain doll and ready to make mankind fall for her.
(Pinpon Dasshu Shinai ka? / Meiku Shinai ka? / Himitsu Heiki Janai ka?)
"Won't You Doorbell Dash? / Won't You Put on Makeup? / Isn't That a Secret Weapon?"
For whatever reason, this series isn't getting nearly as much attention as it should be among English-speaking fans, so I thought I'd spark some more interest by having Ika Musume invade Random Curiosity in the form of a banner. Those who have stopped by the IRC channel have already heard me go on and on about this series, so for everyone else who hasn't been checking out this little gem of the season, I'll say the same thing I've been saying there. Go watch Ika Musume! (...and Samurai Girls.) You know what they say, once you go squid girl, you can never go back (...or something like that).
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(Shou (Jeneraru) no Kikan)
"The General's Return"
First off, congrats to Kanetsugu for winning the first Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls popularity poll and getting an official wallpaper to commemorate the occasion. It looks like I'm not the only one that's grown really fond of our idiotic samurai, who managed to edge out the top spot from the very adorable Jubei.
