Summary: In the first half, Yuno and Miyako enjoy the first snow of the year, despite having to study for their exams. Miyako also fails horribly at becoming a poet. In the second half, Sae’s little sister Chika makes her obligatory, one-per-season return to Hidamari Apartments to adress some enormous elephants in the room.
Recap: After reconciling with his sister, Kirito attempts the Yggdrasil raid dungeon again.
Recap: Kogami takes Akane to get a crash course in profiling, against the wishes of Inspector Ginoza.
Yuuta and Rikka can no longer ignore the change in their relationship and they both decide to take action during the school festival. There are bigger issues at hand however as Touka has some important news of her own.
Yoshino tries to talk down Mahiro from joining Samon and explaining the paradox. Meanwhile, the Army prepares for its final assault as Evangeline keeps Natsumura busy.
Saki finds and confronts Shun, who reveals his tragic fate to her.
Cryska and Cui team up with Argos as the group desperately tries to find an escape route. Allegiances are tested as the group rescues Commander Sandek and new factions lay claim to the attack.
ED sends word that he’s returning home, causing his subordinates to fight over who is his Right Hand Man. Along the way he receives a new Alma powered sword from the mysterious woman who summoned Kon.
The group of thieves finds out that Sinbad is staying at the hotel where Alibaba is being “held hostage” and lead a proactive strike to free Alibaba and defeat Sinbad. Once they find Alibaba Sinbad shows up, and promptly beats them all without even needing his magical equipment.
After a long, long break, Incoherent Babble returns, ably staffed by Zigg, Jel, Marlin and Iro. Together they talk JoJo, murder, clothes exploding off of people, the Wizard, the Wii Mini and, inevitably, Persona. It’s so baaaaaaaaaaaad. Get into it here Show notes after the jump
Haru being Haru, the threat of Yamaken instills fear in losing Shizuku instead of the confidence to ensure she remains by his side. Just as Shizuku is about to open up to him again, Haru’s jealousy tries to override her free will, only serving to driver her away once again.
Recap: The Phantom Blood arc comes to a close as Dio mounts a final attack on Jonathan.
While playing with her kitties, Rin notices another note attached to the leg of one of them. The note asks her to “save the cafeteria”. With Riki in tow, Rin visits the cafeteria and asks the cafeteria lady if anything is wrong. She tells them all is well, so they go on their way.
“Memories of First Love” is a delightfully sunny, wistful tune that makes a perfect down to Earth counterpoint to Kanon’s pop idol stardom. I am a total sucker for voice actress Kana Asumi’s appropriately plain vocals, and perhaps an even bigger sucker for the gorgeous minor key pre-chorus that would feel perfectly at home in a decades old classic pop song. So kick back and enjoy the song, maybe it will help ease the wait for a third season of the anime.
Summary: The landlady pays a visit to Hidamari Apartments, bringing the Game of Life with her. After the girls find out that most of the events in the game are things they can’t relate to at all, the girls decide to modify the game and add some rules of their own. Nazuna becomes prime minister…
Recap: Kirito attempts to take on the raid dungeon to reach the top of Yggdrasil.
Given the chance of a lifetime, Akiho turns down JAXA support to stay true to the GUNBUILD-1 project. Meanwhile, our protagonist starts actually being altruistic, helping out Aika while trying to find more files on the coverup. Unfortunately, this only makes his actions towards others seem even more dickish in comparison.
Recap: The Public Safety Bureau tracks down the culprit behind the human sculptures, but Makishima remains one step ahead.
Recap: With the new revelation, Mahiro is quick to jump allegiances, his only trust in whoever can find Aika’s Killer. While Natsumura is taking out the army at large, Yoshino decides he will not allow the current state of affairs to remain, and fights Mahiro to prevent this story from becoming Hamlet and instead turning…
A semester has passed since Summer vacation and Rikka has been acting uncomfortable around Yuuta since the night they returned. With the school festival looming, Nibutani wants the club to be responsible and participate, but that will require helping Rikka sort out her feelings first.
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