#Symphogear ep9: did I change, or did someone change me? #anime

I’ve been more than a little behind on Symphogear, but I refuse to let it slip into the purgatory of unfinished series.  It’s been too entertaining up until this point.  So here I am picking back up this series right as the Spring season is ending.  I hope I didn’t forget too much during this one month intermission.

Rinne no Lagrange ep12: say it until they can’t hear you anymore, and then say it some more.

Well here I am.  The twelve and final episode of the first season of Rinne no Lagrange.  Didn’t think I’d be here three months ago.  I was sure I’d dump this rather publicly and harshly like I’d done to other shows.  But Lagrange has shown that it was bit more entertaining than I was expecting.  Now whether I’d call it a good show, or a show I’d consider picking up for the second season is still up for debate.  Could the final episode help convince me one way or another?

Ah ha!  Guess Lagrange didn’t want to play things straight for episode twelve.  Things are more than a little disjointed and confusing when we see Madoka and Lan acting out what turned out to be a scene from a school film production on the beach.  The thing that really stood out was the space armada parked in the sky.  What the hell happened last episode?  That was a pretty big cliffhanger.  I didn’t expect the show to play with its audience like this.

#BodaciousSpacePirates ep12: this is where babies come from (no not really). #anime

Leisurely.  That’s pretty much how this episode came across to me.  The word deceptive also comes to mind.  All the intensity and build is well scripted, but when we finally get to the end of this episode.  The end of this arc. Does the show deliver, or are we left holding something we weren’t expecting?

#GundamAGE ep24: to live like a man and die like a dog. #anime

What the hell is this?! Asemu doesn’t get much of a break does he?  And I can’t for the life of me understand Zeheart’s thinking.  Either you view him properly as an enemy or you don’t.  Don’t try to romance his weakness and then hesitate to end his life.  Though I will say I like one thing, Gundam AGE is bitter as hell. And it doesn’t have much of a use for old men.

Check-in Station: Pervy Manga Review Pt. 2 (Bigger, Harder, Wetter, More Gay)

It has been quite awhile since my last pervy manga update.  But now feels like the right time.  I’m starting new series and have completed a couple as well.  It seems like the perfect time to get my thoughts in order and down on a blog post.  Plus I’m sure everyone enjoys the pics.  Here we go!  Pervy Manga Review Pt. 2!

#Lagrange ep11: there’s something not right about Midori. There’s something broken in Madoka. #anime

“Come hell or high water.”  Don’t know who came up with the phrase, and it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me when I think about it. But it appears to be a truly appropriate phrase once a desperate enough situation comes up. By hell or high water Madoka was getting in her Vox. And it looks like a lot of people are going to pay for it.  Rinne no Lagrange, welcome to your Evangelion moment.

#GundamAGE ep22: Flit has put so many previous Gundam protagonists to shame, that Tomino should feel ashamed of himself. #anime

I don’t know whether to be more impressed by Flit, or by the Federation forces’ overall competence. This also once again allows me to say that despite Zeheart’s sexy quotient and first-rate X-Rou– Newtype skills, he’s still a terrible commander. He’s no Char or Athrun in that department. But most of all it allows me to say that Gundam AGE is a very entertaining show. There’s a special kind of payoff you get from this type of narrative.

And that’s the enjoyment (artificial or not) of seeing characters progress over a long period of time. And the additional joy of seeing various relationships evolve, devolve and permeate.

Lagrange ep10: I have a fear. A fear of school festivals and too much lounging around.

Rinne no Lagrange is starting to delve deeper, and when it does that I like it.  It’s this potential and the series few shining moments that keep me watching (along with the gorgeous production values).  It’s too bad that I have trouble enjoying the show’s more subtle attributes.

Lagrange‘s love of swimming in the slice-of-life pool tends to irk me.  I enjoy character development and bonding just fine, but this show seems to have trouble emphasizing, or making understand how important its events are.  Sheesh!  Even though the series takes place on a

BodaciousSpacePirates ep11: after all this, this ghost ship better have some damn answers.

The Bentenmaru has squeezed itself (literally) into the best possible position right now.  Though what they do from here is anyone’s guess.

Marika starts this episode with a tough question.  What the hell do you do now?  The Serenity navy is out in force and waiting for both the Bentenmaru and the ghost ship.  And Marika decides to take the direct approach.  Which turns out to be a little more dangerous than what anyone was expecting.

#BodaciousSpacePirates ep10: the race for the ghost ship is officially on! #anime

Marika is starting to scare me.  You can see the pirate captain transformation happening right before your eyes.  It’s pretty awesome actually.

I was caught a little off-guard this episode because I’m a bit behind on the show right now.  Sorry, got Mass Effect 3 the other week and I was completely pre-occupied until now.  So you’ll have to forgive me if when I started this episode I was completely confused to see Chiaki rocking the Bentenmaru captain’s uniform and calling herself Marika.  I had forgotten that there was a planned deception to make the world think that Princess Serenity was with the yacht club and that the Bentenmaru was up to its usual amount of piracy.