AniFriday Issue #9 (January 17th, 2014)

Hey guys!  AniFriday is in full effect this week!  I was actually able to hammer out a lot of diverse anime selections, though it may be a month  or so before I’m able to narrow down what I’m keeping and dumping from this huge list.  All I can really say about that is that I picked up new shows, even though I said I wasn’t gonna do that.

Here are the anime and manga I’ll be covering in order:

• Tokyo Ravens ep13
• Sakura Trick ep1
• Super Sonico ep1
• Nourin ep1
• Pupa ep1
• Chu2koi ep6
• Yamato 2199 ep3
• Wizard Barristers ep1
• Naruto ch661
• Bleach ch564
• One Piece ch734
• Team Medical Dragon chapters 92 – 94
• Teppu ch2

Chu2koi ep6: the importance of a man’s feelings versus the importance of his responsibilities

I had completely forgotten how plain good and funny this show was. It makes it all the more embarrassing that I would put this show down for as long as I did. Couple that with how gorgeous the show looks, and it should be easy to finish this series and catch up with its sequel.

The set up for this episode is pretty simple and has a huge pay off.  Along with the usual shenanigans of the club, Yuuta now has to

Check-in Station: Chu2koi eps1-5 (your grasp on reality scares me)

The popularity of this show has escaped me from the moment I read about it.  Things like what studio is animating it, and what voice talent butters the toast for the show, never really mattered to me until after I’ve watched something.  And the idea of something cute and delusional has never maintained any sense of novelty with me.  So I came to Chu2koi with a hardened outlook.  I like to see why something is popular with the general viewership and it usually pays off, even if I’ve already been exposed to spoilers.  However, Chu2koi‘s special properties may be escaping at this moment.