Tears to Tiara – 13
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Summary:
Suspecting that Gaius will launch an attack soon, Arawn knows that they need allies to face the threat.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – 14
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Summary:
Roy Mustang arrives at Central to find everyone talking about him, but he ignores them and goes to see King Bradley.
Valkyria Chronicles – 14
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Summary:
At roughly the same time, Welkin’s group and Zaka’s group launch their attacks on their respective targets.
What The Hell Valkyria (Spoilers)
So I was watching Valkyria earlier and was very happy to see that it got a new OP. That is, until I realized how massive a spoiler they threw into it by showing that Alicia does indeed have Valkyria blood in her (enough to face Selvaria for the matter). It’s a plot twist that wasn’t totally unexpected given how they’ve hinted about it in the past, but damn it I would have liked to see it played out in the series and not completely spoiled by an opening sequence several episodes before it happens. *shakes fist at A-1 Pictures*
CANAAN – 01
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Summary:
It is festival time in the city of Shanghai, and unbeknownst to everyone, a man gets shot in a back alley.
Bakemonogatari – 01
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Summary:
At school one day, Araragi Koyomi sees a girl falling down the staircase and manages to catch her.
Basquash! – 14
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Summary:
After a nightmare about a sword being swung at him, Iceman wakes up screaming on the morning of the championship game.
Suzumiya Haruhi 2009 – 14 (Endless Eight)
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Since this episode was basically the exact same as last episode, I’m not even going to bother with a summary this week. All of the changes were relatively minor (their clothes, Yuki wearing the mask this time, Haruhi not needing to be prompted about cicadas, and so on), though Kyon was slightly more suspicious this time around. Like last week, Kyoto Animation reanimated everything from different angles and with different shots, and it sounded like all the lines were re-recorded too. I’m sure by the end of all this, if not already, the voice actors will be able to recite those lines by heart.
I can’t decide if Kyoto Animation is doing this to troll us, or if they’re buying time so that they don’t have to actually cover all that much new material, or if this is stunt for the sake of pulling a stunt, or what. Whatever the reason, as I said earlier, I’m really hoping that they don’t do this for eight straight episodes or for the rest of the season. I wouldn’t put it past them though, and I’ll probably go into next weeks episode expecting it not to conclude again.
Umineko no Naku Koro ni – 01
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Summary:
It is the year 1986, and a teen named Ushiromiya Battler arrives on an island owned by his family for an annual gathering.
When Will Endless Eight End?
Well, the Endless Eight arc didn’t finish again. In fact, it ended pretty much exactly like the last episode did, with Kyon putting things off, which means we’re in for the same stuff again next week. And who knows, maybe they really will keep it going for the rest of the series – the thought of it makes me shudder. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that Kyoto Animation would try a stunt like this, however it’s very discouraging for someone like me who wants to see more new stuff. It certainly doesn’t give me any extra motivation to blog this episode or watch next week’s, but of course I still will (though it’ll be after I write up Umineko). Ugh…