Shinrei Tantei Yakumo – 12

「失意の果てに ~憎悪~」 (Shitsui no Hate Ni ~ Zouo ~)
“The Limits Of Despair ~ Hatred ~”

After such a depressing end to last week’s episode, I’m glad that the precursor to the finale ended on such a huge cliffhanger. I can’t remember a single arc in this series where I was on the edge of my seat only to get smashed in the face by the ending sequence.

Bakuman. – 12

「御馳走と卒業」 (Gochisou to Sotsugyou)
“Feast and Graduation”

While Bakuman still seems to be following one to one and a half chapters per episode, it feels like things are finally beginning to speed up. Putting the manga things aside, I really enjoyed how this episode focused on the relationship between Mashiro and Azuki. With Kaya in the picture, it was nice to see a normal girl’s perspective on the matter.

Seiyuu: The 7th Quiz

[flv:Random_Curiosity_Seiyuu_Quiz_7.mp4 512 288]You guys ready for it? ARE YA? (Can you guess what anime the intro song comes from?)
This one is extra easy since I decided to be nice around Christmas time (:

Winner of the Contest – DarkWind (Seiyuu and Almost All Characters)
Second Place Goes to Elijah for being second to get it all correct (Seiyuu and Almost All Characters)
Third Place Goes to Rei and Pedobear (One Wrong Seiyuu, Almost all Characters)
It took 4 Hours and 48 Minutes for someone to solve the quiz. Good job to everyone who participated!
NOBODY got number 11’s character correct and good job to those who got Mahoraba for the intro song (:

Answers:
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Shinrei Tantei Yakumo – 11

「失意の果てに~凶刃~」 (Shitsui no Hate Ni ~ Kyoujin ~)
“The Limits of Despair ~ Assassin’s Dagger ~ “

While last week’s episode kind of foreshadowed that something was going to happen to Isshin, I never expected that he would go down as hard or as fast as he did. Under the circumstances, I’m still amazed that what happened, actually happened.

Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru – 10

「穴ツッコミじいさん」 (Ana Tsukkomi Jiisan)
“The Finger-Pointing Geriatric”

I never thought Sore Machi could get weirder. Apparently, I thought wrong. From Aliens to Ghosts this episode dives headfirst into some strange topics. I should have seen this coming – especially since there was a real time traveler last episode.

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo – 10

「失意の果てに~告知~」 (Shitsui no Hate Ni ~ Kokuchi ~)
“The Limit of Despair ~ Announcement ~”

Coming down to the final stretch, Yakumo is on its final arc. While the amount of information they packed into this episode was staggering, I hope that all of this buildup is leading to a GREAT finale for the series. Three more episodes to go!