First Impressions: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

In the 1800s, Jonathan Joestar (Jojo for short) is the carefree son of a nobleman, but his life is turned around when his father adopts orphan boy Dio Brando, who plans to usurp Jojo’s position as heir. Throw in ancient Aztec artifacts, psychic martial arts, and supernatural beings, and things only get more bizarre from then on.

First Impressions: Little Busters

A group of close friends decide to challenge the mediocrity of their mundane lives by playing baseball before one of them graduates, and is forced to leave the group behind to join the work force as a salary man .

First Impressions: Btooom!

Ryota Sakamoto is a 22 year old NEET who lives with his mother. Despite his mundane life, he’s one of the best players in the world at the online game Btooom! One day, he wakes up on a tropical island with no recollection of how he got there. However, it turns out that a real life version of Btooom! is taking place on the island and Ryota will have to survive against the other contestants if he wants to find out how he got there and escape.

Incoherent Babble Episode 7: Hostile Takeover

With Zigg disappeared to parts unknown, Irothtin takes the reigns of the show with his trademark bitterness and is joined by Jel, Lifesong and Timmy. Together they dig into the new anime season, discussing what we’re excited about, what we think will be a disaster, and what can go straight to hell.

First Impressions: Blast of Tempest

A young witch is stranded on a desert island, and strives to get help. In Japan, the senseless murder of Mahiro Fuwa’s sister drives him to bitter revenge, and by chance, to the witch. With the help of her powers, he plots to find and punish her killers. This leads him back to his home town, where he saves his old friend Yoshino right before a mysterious magic claims his town.

First Impressions: K

In the near future, in the not-so-near city of somewhere in Japan, seven esper Kings, each backed by a colour-coded gang, fight for absolute turf control… or something. Yashiro “Shiro” Inaba, a local high school student, heads into the city to run an errand, but ends up being chased by the gang of the Red King, as well as a mysterious third party. Meanwhile, the enigmatic “colourless King” starts raising hell…

This girl sucks

First Impressions: Busou Shinki

Shinki are 6 inch tall robot girls built to assist their masters with incredible devotion. Busou Shinki can equip weapons and fight. A set of three Busou Shinki join their master as he returns to Japan for high school and try settle in to their new life.

First Impressions: From the New World

A thousand years into the future, humanity has developed psychic powers. 14 year old Saki has recently finally grown into her powers, allowing her to graduate and join her similarly empowered friends in the ‘Unified Class’. But mystery and intrigue surrounds the whole system and indeed the entire world they live in.

First Impressions: My Little Monster

After bringing worksheets for a suspended classmate, Ice Queen Shizuku Mizutani finds herself entwined in the life of delinquent genius Haru Yoshida. As they come to understand each other, a strange friendship and an unlikely romance grows.

Kokoro Connect Episode 13 and Final-ish Impressions

After Taichi earns his award for worst coverup attempt, Heartseed 2 goes berserk with its age shifting powers. At the same time, Iori’s step-dad has gone out of control. Can our group help Iori in time, or will the constant interference be a hurdle they simply can’t cross?

Guess the movie

Sengoku Collection Final Impressions

As the other show featuring genderswapped Sengoku era warlords, Sengoku Collection has been flying under our weekly coverage radar, as well as just about every other kind of radar out there. Based on a popular mobile card game, Brain’s Base has adapted the thinnest of source materials into a weird amalgam of short stories that will probably teach you more about classic movies than Japanese history.

This is all you're gonna get

Total Eclipse Episode 14

The arrival of Laser Class BETA forces the Soviets to change plans, giving the Zhar battalion an opportunity to rescue Yuuya. Months later, Yui and Yuuya see the fruits of their labor as the Shiranui is ready for production.

OP/ED Op-Eds: Best of Summer 2012

With the Summer season coming to a close we’re dedicating this week’s OP/EDs to our favorite OP and ED of the past season. Not a lot of noteworthy opening and endings to choose from this Summer, but these two definitely stand out above the rest.

Eureka Seven Ao Episode 22

Recap: Mecha-Truth goes to town on the Allied Forces as the secrets behind his nature are finally unravelled. To escape, Ao is teleported back to Okinawa, where he has an awkward reunion with Naru. And somewhere far away, a lone figure is searching for something…