Higurashi no Koro Ni – 9: Curse Killing 1

It's just an ordinary day in Hinamizawa. A landlord is poking at a trashbag that has been emitting a very bad smell as one of his tenants looks on from her balcony window. As the landlord pokes it, the bag ruptures and spews forth a disgusting smell and a legion of files. The tenant points to the contents in horror. It's a human corpse, its intestines spilling out, and nails in each finger joint. That, ladies and gentelmen, is how arc #3 of Higurashi begins.

What piques my interest here is that there are nails in the finger joints, which might make Mion a killer loli in this chapter, and that the body resembles a certain blond 12 year old killer loli. Poor poor Satoko-chan.

Mai-Otome Special 5 – By the Red Sky

This was absolutely hysterically hilarious. Really. The whole thing is about Akane's running from her promotion to Maester and her subsequent attempts to sleep with Kazu-kun. It opens with the familiar scene (with a breif glimpse of poor Eristin…*cries*..not) of Akane running from Garderobe, then moves on to the familiar hotel, where Akane and Kazu-kun are about to seal the deal before the Carlteya troops bust in proclaiming Kazu-kun the new emperor (the last one died when Midori killed his Otome).

Strawberry Panic! – 9

It's summertime, and the girls of Ichigo-sho are gearing up for a break filled with swimming, eating, no homework and…ghosts?

Hikari and Yaya go to Nagisa and Tamao's room to share some cakes that Yaya ordered from a prestigious patisserie, but Nagisa has locked herself in the bathroom because she doesn't want anyone to see her in her new school swimsuit. The girls manage to coax her out by teasing her with images of the cakes.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni – 8: Watanagashi – 4

So…sorry about the no-posts for Fate/Stay Night and Strawberry Panic!. I was traveling this weekend and didn't have time for it. Good news: moar killer lolis! This is the end of the arc, and it joins episode 4 in being totally creepy and hilarious at the same time. I've decided to add my running commentary in italics inside the summary, so you know how absolutely stupid Keiichi is. One question reigns supreme in my mind: what happened to poor Rika-chan?

Oooh. I forgot about that. Poor Rika-chan.

Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid – OVA

Words cannot describe the absolute complete and total awesomeness that this half-hour of animation contains. When I first heard about and OVA that would depict a day in the life of Tessa, the TDD-1's venerable captain, I was ecstatic. More Tessa fanservice? Yes please! The hot springs episode of FMP? Fumoffu! easily became my most favorite episode of any series, hands down ("Melissa, stop! Please don't stare at me like that! NO!" *nosebleed*). But now…

Hell yes! Read on for summary and more yummy Tess fanservice.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni – Why It’s Teh Pwn

Ah, Higurashi. The only show this season which will simultaneously overload your brain with cuteness and scare you so much you wet yourself. The entire plot centers around one question: "What can Keiichi do to piss off the killer lolis and the local deity so that he gets himself killed?". To understand the show so far (I'm thinking about adding it to the blogging lineup), you need to understand the characters, and what makes them so deliciously cute and evil at the same time. (Note: the story so far is detailed below, beware spoilers and the like)

Fate/Stay Night – 20

As Emiya walks home from visiting Kotomine, he thinks about what the priest told him. Goldie only had one real way to stay in this world as long as he did: he attacked humans and used their souls to replenish his mana. Kotomine promises to investigate Goldie, and gives Emiya some advice concerning Saber. Once she obtains the Grail, she'll have no reason to keep on living as a Servant, as her wish would have been completed. In order to keep Saber in this world, Emiya would have to use his last command spell and force her to drink from the Grail. Herein lies Emiya's problem, as Saber must not be allowed to have the Grail, but it's the only thing that can keep her in this world. Emiya finally realizes something that we've known for quite a while. At first, he fought with Saber for the sole purpose of stopping the Holy Grail War before more people got hurt. But now it's different. He's fighting to keep Saber with him, because he's in love with her. Aw.

Lesse Now, How’s This Thingy Work?

Hmm….I think I'm liking WordPress a whole bunch more than Blogger. Consider the move permanent!

I've imported my posts from Blogger, sans the ones I don't really care about. The one screenshot per line thing is no more! On new posts at least. 

Strawberry Panic! – 7

The episode opens with Amane practicing on her horse as her fanclub watches on. She notices that she’s feeling something strange lately, something that she had never felt before. The feeling rears its head when she spots Hikari watching her as well, separated from the rest of the girls. Tomao is discussing the situation with Nagisa in the middle of class, and states that Amane is with out a doubt in love with Hikari. Nagisa just blinks in disbelief (she doesn’t seem to be on the lesbian bandwagon quite yet, despite her obvious infatuation with Shizuma). On the roof of Spica, two girls, one of which sits on the Spica Student Council, discuss the same matter, and reveal that the Student Council lady (they’re both unnamed at this point) is Amane’s rival for Spica’s entry in the Etoile battle. They think that Amane being in love might compromise her running in the contest. Amane finally decides to approach Hikari, who is holding a package behind her back. Before Hikari gets a chance to present her present to Amane-sempai, the fanclub starts to make their way over, and Amane runs off to avoid them. A mysterious blonde is watching nearby, unnoticed by the two. Amane hits the showers, and discovers the blonde waiting for her when she gets out. It turns out she’s Spica’s Student Council President, Shion (for some reason I thought the other one was the president o_0).

Y y'ellow thar!

Fate/Stay Night – 19

And I'm in awe of your…hawtness?

Saber and Assassin are still at it, while Emiya and Kuzuki fight on in the background (is it just me, or did Emiya suddenly become pimp daddy sword master in a span of 3 episodes?). Saber manages to bend Assassin's blade with one hit of her own, but Assassin finally gets his feet on flat ground and is able to use his Noble Phantasm, "Tsubame-Gaeshi". Caster closes in on Rin and Sakura, both of which seem to be alive after the events of the last episode. Assassin unleashes "Tsubame-Gaeishi" at Saber, who hurries to retaliate. The two end up in the classic Samurai-style "after slash" stance.