Chihayafuru Episode 9--All By Myself

Note to self: never be concerned when this show reaches the end of a plot arc, because what comes next is always better than before.

Kimi to Boku. Episode 9--How to Use a Copier

You know you're in for an interesting day when your friend starts it off with a bad boob pun.

Chihayafuru Episode 8--Wanting to Win vs. Not Wanting to Lose

Do you play a game for the fun of it? Or do you play to win?

Kimi to Boku. Episode 8--How to Draw Manga

While last week's episode had the romance factor down pat, this week's episode is all about the humor.

Winter 2011/12 Preview

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We're a little over halfway through the season, and it's time to start planning for the next one. For myself, there are only a handful of shows that I'm really excited about, but there's still plenty to keep anyone busy! As always, please keep in mind that the following comments are my own opinion based on the information available and that my thoughts are subject to change throughout the upcoming season. Please feel free to respectfully agree/disagree with my initial thoughts in the comments!

Chihayafuru Episode 7--New Sport: Desk Throwing

It's the hip new thing! All the cool kids are doing it! You don't want to be left out, do you?

Kimi to Boku. Episode 7--Learning to Love

While I've been enjoying this series, it's been lacking "something" to make me truly love it. This episode had that "something."

Late to the Party--Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini

It's been a while since I watched the original Darker Than Black, but it left quite an impression on me. While the ending didn't answer all of the questions that I had about the characters and their world, it was still a great ride with equal parts action, mystery and sci-fi. I was excited when I heard that there was a second season but then disappointed when general consensus around the internet seemed to be that it didn't live up to expectations. But once the Funimation stream went up, I decided to take a chance and see if my fuzzy memory of the first season might make me more amiable to this sequel.

Chihayafuru Episode 6--Suddenly, Yuri

Okay, not really, but if you turn your head just right...

Kimi to Boku. Episode 6--How to Win at Thumb Wrestling

This episode started with what I've been waiting for since the first episode: Shun getting his hair cut!

Late to the Party--HeatGuy J

Hey all! In an attempt to bring more content to my blog, I've decided to start going through my rather extensive backlist of anime and review the shows as I finish them. I've decided to call these posts "Late to the Party," since the stuff on my backlist ranges from shows that aired last season that I simply didn't have time for to stuff that aired years ago that friends insist that I must check out. There isn't going to be any kind of schedule to this, since unlike currently airing shows where I can make time each week for a number of singular episodes, the backlist shows are what I watch when I get some spare time, which changes from week to week. Regardless, I hope that you enjoy reading my thoughts on these shows. And what better way to kick this off than to talk about this great example of the buddy cop genre (with androids!), HeatGuy J?

Chihayafuru Episode 5--The World's Slowest Train

I didn't expect Chihaya to just drop everything and go after Arata like that, but this is Chihaya we're talking about.

Kimi to Boku. Episode 5--The Summer of Photobombing

Now this is what I expected going into this show.