Hanasaku Iroha – 25
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「私の好きな喜翆荘」 (Watashi no Sukina Kissuiso)
“The Kissuiso I Love”
That slap to the face couldn’t have come any sooner.
BLOOD-C – 10
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「ふくからに」 (Fuku kara ni)
“By Its Breath”
I don’t know if CLAMP was anticipating the sight of the Motoe twins inexplicably alive again to be a series-defining moment, but it sure didn’t come off as one after they went ahead and killed one of the few remaining characters in the opening parts of the episode.
THE IDOLM@STER – 11
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「期待、不安、そして予兆」 (Kitai, Fuan, Soshite Yochou)
“Hopes, Anxieties, and Signs”
As much as I enjoyed seeing Haruka spearhead the optimism in the group, I can’t say I like where things are headed with Miki feeling betrayed by the Producer at the very end. If she leaves 765 Pro for another agency, a huge part of way I started watching IM@S will be gone. God forbid, she goes back to rival studio 961 Pro, which she was an idol of in the IDOLM@STER SP game.
Ao no Exorcist – 23
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「真実」 (Shinjitsu)
“Truth”
Whatever else you might care to say about A-1 Pictures’ anime-original ending for this season, let this be clear – they’re definitely going big.
Mawaru Penguindrum – 10
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「だって好きだから」 (Datte Suki Dakara)
“Because I Love Him”
Oddly enough, despite all Ringo’s questionable advances toward Tabuki, it only occurred this episode that a girl so obsessed with Kanba might be another stalker in disguise.
Sacred Seven – 12 (END)
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「セイクリッドセブン」 (Seikuriddo Sebun)
“Sacred Seven”
From the last boss transformations to our hero’s newly acquired power-ups in the final battle, Sunrise threw in just about every single video game cliche I could think of. They did manage to wrap everything up fairly well, but the surprise turn of events one after another didn’t leave a very good last impression.
Nichijou – 25
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「日常２５」 (Nichijou 25)
“My Ordinary Life 25”
Really Kyoani, really? Spending the first half of the episode on two (technically one extended) skits? I’ll have to say that if you were planning on closing this series with some sort of bang, you’ve set the bar pretty high.
Kami-sama no Memo-chou – 11
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「ぼくのかけら」 (Boku no Kakera)
“Pieces of Me”
With the world in a rut about Ayaka’s suicide attempt, I was elated to see that she is still alive.
Mayo Chiki! – 11
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「にゅ！」 (Nyu!)
“NYU~“
At this point in time, it’s hard to watch how awkward things are between Jirou and Subaru. That is, until a little bit of alcohol is thrown into the mix.
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni! – 11
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「雄二と翔子と幼い思い出」 (Yuuji to Shouko to Osanai Omoide)
“Yuuji, Shouko, and their Childhood Memories”
Color me surprised, but I never expected that an episode focused solely on Shouko and Yuuji would be one of the better ones from a show that’s supposed to be about the laughs. Actually, if the rest of the episodes were this deep than there might not even be a need to bring back those slapstick jokes!