05 - Random Curiosity

Rinne no Lagrange – 05

By Divine February 5, 2012

「鴨川に来た男」 (Kamogawa ni Kita Otoko)
"The Man who Came to Kamogawa"

This episode was so maru maru maru maruuu~!

First Impressions Mirai Nikki

Sometimes in an anime, a character will say something that’s been obvious to the viewer all along, but never muttered aloud on screen. The interesting part comes in seeing how the characters react to it.

First Impressions Zero no Tsukaima

Zero no Tsukaima F – 05

By Stilts February 5, 2012

「ドオルニエルの乙女たち」 (Doorunieru no Otome Tachi)
"De Ornielle's Maidens"

Ahhh Zero no Tsukaima F, you were doing so well. I know you've got a lot of source material to churn through in not enough time, but was this episode really necessary? It reeked of filler. Filler that was in the light novels perhaps, but filler nonetheless.

First Impressions Mouretsu Pirates

Mouretsu Pirates – 05

By Divine February 5, 2012

「茉莉香、決意する」 (Marika, Ketsui Suru)
"Marika Makes a Decision"

"Electronic Warfare, Start!" Last week's episode title led me to believe I'd get to see Odette II's battle against their unknown enemy Lightning 11, only to hold off after some more strategic build-up, so my anticipation for this episode was a bit higher than usual.

First Impressions Shakugan no Shana

Shakugan no Shana III (Final) – 17

By Takaii February 5, 2012

「誰が為に」 (Ta ga Tameni)
"For Who's Sake"

With enough dialogue to write a small book, this week's episode managed to fill in a lot of the holes that we were left with after Shana and Yuuji's previous encounter.