OP/ED Op-Eds: Afro Gunsou [Sgt. Frog]
Disco ain’t dead, it just moved to space.
Disco ain’t dead, it just moved to space.
Last year, Love Lab took The Glorio Blog by storm. Initially turned off by its lackluster premise, it quickly endeared many of us with its great production values, strong and endearing characters, and top notch gag comedy. I absolutely fell in love with this show, and was excited to hear it was coming overseas. Unfortunately… its carrier was Sentai Filmworks.
Nozaki’s editor stops by, leading to horror stories about his obnoxious previous editor and a meeting with his neighbor, a fellow manga author. After reviewing Nozaki’s upcoming manuscripts, the editor suggests he learn how to see things from the heroine’s point of view. Naturally, Nozaki takes his advice too far.
Casual murder continues to dominate this season as Akame ga kill! throws up death flags everywhere, Sabagebu! loses a few good men to some deadly toilet humor, and Locodol kills off some… chocolate tanukis?
In yet another hare-brained get-rich-quick scheme, Dandy embarks on a fishing expedition to catch the legendary Munagi
Recap As our heroes cross the desert, they’re attacked by The Sun Stand.
Jadeite of the Four Generals attempts to destroy the Sailor Guardians, presumably by dismantling their animation budget.
Kirito and Sinon enter the Bullet of Bullets tournament but their relationship goes sour when she discovers he’s a guy. Kirito faces his first round opponent and discovers the harsh realities of… oh who am I kidding? He murders him with ease.
The police keep grasping at straws while Shibazaki heads to Aomori to gather more clues. Nine prepares another riddle, but starts to clash with Twelve over whether they should take in the runaway Lisa.
Mikoshiba stays over at Nozaki’s place and stay up all night playing a dating sim. The next day, Mikoshiba is invited to a mixer and seeks advice from Nozaki and Chiyo.
Dandy goes back to the 80’s and back to school, sticks it to the jocks and gets the girl in an all-singing, all-dancing musical extravaganza
Battle lines are drawn again over Aldnoah.Zero, Rail Wars! has even less trains and more boobs than usual, and Sabagebu! manages to make “may the force be with you” jokes funny again.
Recap Steely Dan and his Lovers Stand attacks our heroes, keeping Joseph as a hostage while he torments Jotaro.
Kirito logs onto GGO and tries to prepare for his mission despite his complete lack of knowledge when it comes to guns. He encounters Sinon in town, who helps him choose his equipment.
Shibazaki is put in charge of the investigation as Nine and Twelve reveal a new riddle to the world. Meanwhile, Lisa tries to run away from home.
After having a frank talk with Kou, she resolves to rebuild her relationships from the ground up, including his. This is helped by the start of a new school year, where Futaba continues to bond with Yuuri. After some prodding by Tanaka-sensei, she decides to be the class rep, and our main group finally gets established.
Our weekly coverage fills up as we (or should I say Lifesong) add a few new shows. Opinions continue to be split on Aldnoah.Zero but the flurry of oddly named upstart comedies stay unanimously entertaining.
When Chiyo discover’s Nozaki’s background artist visits him late at night, she investigates to see if he’s spending time alone with another girl. While hanging around Mikoshiba, she meets some new friends from the drama club.
Space Dandy gets weird again. The first time it sort of doesn’t work. The second time it really does.
Usagi becomes friends with academic ace Ami Mizuno, but the bad guys look to turn her genius to evil ends.