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Kore wa Zombie Dese Ka? - 12 - Episode was completely random and filled with fanservice. I think this anime was meh at best, a very good hooking episode at the beginning and then came down pretty fast with the rest of the series. Characters didn't really develop and we didn't get much background on any of them. It stopped being funny very fast and their attempt at a serious story didn't go well. All in all, 2/5 or maximum 3/5.

Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season 11 + 12: Those chocolates must be stale by now.

Episode 11 was basically Kazehaya confessing over and over again to tell Sawako that he liked her. With the amount of misunderstandings in this show that's understandable. I thought the final episode really did a good job of tying up all the loose ends. The ever-lasting conflict between Sawako and Kurumi was resolved nicely, and it's good that Kurumi and those background girls can finally move on. I really liked the slow piano version of the original opening song too. Then, after having to hear Kazehaya confess ten times to get Sawako to understand his feelings, Ryu nonchalantly tells Chizu that he likes her like the cool guy he is. All the misunderstandings in the show are finally cleared up when Sawako gives Kazehaya the presents she wasn't able to on Christmas and Valentine's Day.

Overall, I thought Kimi ni Todoke was a really good show. It goes with the same premise of two people liking each other but not knowing how the other feels for over 30 episodes, but it never gets boring or stale. The other relationships between the main and side characters were also very interesting to watch, and the humor, especially in chibi form, really made me laugh. A lot of the still shots, detailing Sawako smiling, bubbles floating around everywhere, and others were also really well done. I would have liked to see Sawako and Kazehaya's love relationship develop more, but this was a satisfying ending nonetheless.

Young Animator Training Project - Ojisan no Lamp - An interesting story. I gotta say, I liked it.

Yumekui Merry - 11 - Dam, the opening scene was just lawls worthy they the dream demon sex. Overall, this was an awesome episode. I wanna know if Yumeji actually has any special powers in the dream worlds.

Fractale - 10 - Cool episode, but I really dont want a sad ending

Black Lagoon - Roberta's Blood Trail Just finished rewatching the 24 episodes of black lagoon and then watched the 4 new OVAs. Damn, character progression at maximum! It picked up from what the one before left off and went on a very very interesting direction.
Seeing Rock like that is simply AWESOME!

Fractale 11: What the pomegranate was that?

Hourou Musuko 11 (12): OH GOD. THE TEARS, THEY WILL NOT STOP.

This episode was such a tear jerker for so many reasons, i don't even know where to begin. the confrontation between Anna and Nitorin was so cute, when he said he was still in love with her i awwed.
And the ending when he stepped onto the stage... and then the ending music started playing, just beautifully done.

Also, Doi is just living breathing gay tension, seriously.

Hourou Musuko 11: This last episode has done this anime justice. I'm actually surprised how well this anime portrayed the shifting view in society on different sexual preferences. I'm glad I picked this up because it definitely made me smile.

Hourou Musuko 11 (12): Very well done. I feel like clapping for as long as the audience did after Sasa did the introduction to the play.
I must say I wasn't sure if an 11/12 episode adaptation of a supposedly much longer and ongoing manga would be able to a good story with the time it had. It started in the middle of the manga, and I was confused during the first episode, but I quickly caught on and grew to love the pacing of the story. The show seems to move slowly, but a lot actually happens in each episode, with everything building up to a very satisfying conclusion. Not even just the theme of gender confusion, but also that of maturing, both physically and mentally, as well as the distinct relationships between characters were portrayed very well. One thing I loved about the show was how the relationships were portrayed. In regard to the main character's love interests, it really seems like Nitori and Takatsuki are the couple that are destined to be together from the beginning of the show (or you might think Chiba), but in the end Nitori actually begins dating a completely unexpected character like Anna. At first I was skeptical about the pairing, but by the end of the show, especially after their talk in the last episode I fully support that relationship. Like Takatsuki said in the last episode, all of the characters in the show really are special (except Momo), as each has their own distinct personalities that just play out wonderfully in their interactions and relationships with each other. I can't wait for the full episodes 10 and 11 to be released, and I might even have to start reading the manga now.

tl;dr: I loved this show.

Infinite Stratos ep.12 - Well, it had a cool fight and all, but one decent fight at the end of the season isn't enough to sell the show. It's nice to see Ichika make a move on one of the girls finally, but, once again, too little too late. This series could have been significantly better, but from what I can tell there wasn't even a plot. 4/10

Fractale 11: What the pomegranate was that?

I was actually pleasantly surprised. Nothing extraordinary happened, but the let-down I was preparing myself for ended up being a reasonably satisfying end. Nothing spectacular, and I can definitely list off points that were stupid or just... stupid, but it worked for me.

Overall, I'd call Fractale a solid show. Not as good as the first few episodes let on, but still a worthwhile watch if you're into the genre.

 Awesome scene

New favorite line.

Infinite Stratos 12: Good end so close, yet so far away. Guess we'll have season two to suffer through.

Yumekui Merry 12: Fantastic episode. Left of at a really good spot. I'm just left wondering why he doesn't just kill Ijima with that sword. Damn moralistic bastard. Hope they greenlight season 2 soon.

Yumekui Merry - 12 - Great episode, though almost all the episodes really have been great.

 Speculation time

In the last few frames of the next episode preview, Merry was going to kick Mistlitein (sic), and from the looks of it, it was in Merry's dream world.

Fractale - 11 - Fantastic show overall. Really enjoyed watching it, every single episode. For what happens in the show, it is a bit fast paced, but in the end, it is very nice. The last episode was nice as well but I really love the ending for some reason. Really happy the Phyrne/Nessa woke up in the end, it would have just been a kind of bitter/sweet ending otherwise.

2010 Young Animator Training Project - Kizuna Ichigeki - Wow, this was hilarious! Really liked the loose drawing style.

Overall, I'd call Fractale a solid show. Not as good as the first few episodes let on, but still a worthwhile watch if you're into the genre.

Eh... maybe I'm just too sad that it wasn't as amazing as I was pegging it to be. Still, there were a few episodes in the middle there that were really bad.

At least I have Gosick to keep me happy.

Fractale 11 - The ending was very nicely done, I liked it.

Eh... maybe I'm just too sad that it wasn't as amazing as I was pegging it to be. Still, there were a few episodes in the middle there that were really bad.
At least I have Gosick to keep me happy.

The series started out very good, then had a crappy middle and finally ended with a nice conclusion. Overall it was a good show, not awesome, but good.

Yumekui Merry ep.12 - Awesome show is awesome. I hope that it gets another season after this one is over. If not, I'm going to have to read the manga.

Fractale 11: Pervert jokes to the end.
I was preparing for a really bad and unexplained ending, and while a lot was still left unexplained I still enjoyed some of it. My biggest problem with this show was that even though it had interesting ideas and a great setting, it didn't explore any of these to any great extent. Throughout the show it seems to just hint at the deeper meaning that was behind it, but instead of developing on that it opted to fill its short amount of time with pervert jokes and bland interactions between its boring cast of main characters. In just this episode for example, Phyrne goes into some weird state and stabs her father figure, Dias decides to self-destruct himself, and the three main characters ride a space elevator to a sacred garden. All of these things and more seem to just occur without any real explanation. Throughout the show Fractale had scenes that seemed to belong in a great sci-fi adventure show, but without the background information necessary to support it, they had no real impact. Well, at least they ended the show with a seagull flying into a sunny blue sky, to symbolize all of the deep meaning that the show had and never portrayed. Overall, I would say that it was an ok show.

Ojii-san no Lamp- I really enjoyed this short story. I thought the animation was really good, and it had a very short but sweet story. In only about 23 minutes, it manages to tell a beautiful story about a boy who becomes a lamp salesman and then must later deal with the advent of Westernization in Japan, in the coming of electricity, that will certainly ruin his career. Even though it was short, I found myself really sympathizing for the man and his wife. The ending was a sweet cherry on top to the story as well.

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Kimi ni Todoke 11-12: All the crying got annoying, but it was a good ending. The Ryu confession scene was definitely the highlight. I'd like a special focusing on Ryu and his baseball tournament.

Index 24: I really look forward to the third season, especially what the insurgent group assembled, as well as all the others players for the good side shown with the ED, will do. Unfortunately, they will probably only pop up from time to time while Touma solves everything with a right fist to the face. I laughed at his pose as the guy he punched fell down. Also, Kanzaki looks weird.

Gosick 11: Feels like nothing happened, even though they have that tower scene. I agree with Victoria about the triviality of the case for once; they didn't even care about it enough to give the murderer a motive.

Steins;gate 1: Too confusing to comment at the moment. Webcast is so blurry.

Rio - 13 - Well, Ive heard of happy endings, but pineapple, thats a bit too happy. Craziest shock of all? They ended it with the opening for a second season.

Freezing - Special 1 - Tits, nothing more.

Dog Days - 1 - Wat.....Theres chocobos in this? They dont actually fight wars but have war games? Oh, but theres cat girls and dog girls Oh, I thought the leads voice sounded familiar, he also voices Takuto on Star Driver.

Also, wtp at a 900 mb file for Dog Days D:

Kore wa zombie desu ka? 12: Madness! a hilarious episode, and exactly what i liked about the series when it started. the series had its ups and downs, and apart from a few really awful episodes, i enjoyed it quite a lot.

The girl at the end was also a surprise, Eu's sister? they sure are hoping for a second season