There may have been a possible Easter egg in this episode. In the very beginning when you see the missile heading towards the building, there’s a logo on the missle that looks like the Gonzo mark. I thought the ending was pretty decent. It didn’t blow my expectations out of the water or anything. I was happy to see things worked out for the main characters for the most part. Saiga may be permanetly blind now but he still seems to be doing well. The best part of the episode in my opinion is the final scene with Kagura coming back to Saiga. It may not be anywhere near original but it was a nice way to conclude this series.

I’ll be blunt, this isn’t a series for everyone. Some may love it, some may hate it. Personally, I felt it was worth the time I put into watching this series. It’s no where near the best series of the year for me, but it was still entertaining overall. The characters were probably of average quality. None of them were really all that memorable in my opinion. One of the problems I had with this series was the story felt like it moved way too slowly. Sometimes you may watch it and feel like it’s going no where. Besides the pacing, the premise of the story itself was fairly unique. Blend together politics, corruption, action and a twist of revenge and you get “Speed Grapher”.

This week’s episode wasn’t very high on the humour scale either. Although it was still an entertaining episode overall. I thought Miu mentioning to Chika about having pride then suddently ditching her so she could ride on the bus was funny. Chika must be superhuman to be able to put up with Miu day in and day out. All 4 of them trying to hypnotize Nobue at the end was pretty cute. They sure do love cake.

Out with the old, in with the new I suppose. This is one of those times where I wish they didn’t get rid of the old. I liked how Takemoto finally realizes the real reason for his journey when he’s together with Hagu. Thanks to his journey, you can see that Takemoto has really matured. I have mixed feelings about the ending. On one hand it was very good if we only consider Takemoto’s story. On the other hand, the Mayama, Rika, and Ayu situation doesn’t get a conclusion in this episode. Although I guess it wasn’t meant to have a conclusion when you take into consideration how Takemoto’s story ended. By not wrapping everything up you know things will continue to roll forward and this isn’t the end of the road yet. Life will have times of happiness, tribulations, sadness, and confusion, but the bottom line is the wheel will keep on turning.

This series caught me off guard. I was pleasantly surprised by how fresh and entertaining this series was right from the very beginning. The character designs were extermely well-suited for a series that contained drama on one end of the spectrum and humour on the other end. One of the best things about this series are the characters. They all have very distinct personalities and there is a whole lot of character development. You can see how they all change through the course of the series. Each and every one of us can find some sort of connection with at least one of the characters. I highly recommend both anime and non-anime fans to give “Honey and Clover” a try, you will not regret it.

It seems like only yesterday when I watched the first episode with some skepticism about a series I had heard nothing about previously. Now I’m sad to see that this awesome series has ended. We begin the final episode with an alternate ending to the previous episode thanks to Minamo. I must admit I found that scene highly entertaining. We also get to hear from Pucchan himself his real identity. I thought that was kind of unexpected, but things all worked out that way. I liked how they reintroduced all the main characters again at the very end. It was a nice way to wrap up the series. Overall, I’m pretty satisfied with how things turned out. It’s just too bad we won’t get to see anymore of their hilarious adventures.

This series is 26 episodes of hilarity and fun. All the characters are likeable except Minamo. Lucky for us she doesn’t show up early on in the series. The character designs may not be the best ever, but it has its own appeal. My biggest complaint about this series is it was too short. I wish this was a 52 episodes series instead. I’m going to miss the laughter this series so kindly provided. If you want some good laughs and an easy-to-watch series, “Gokujou Seitokai” is the series for you.

As happy as I am for Honoka, it’s going to turn out ugly for her. Since Yamato will most likely end up with Suzuka by the end of the series, there’s going to be a point where Honoka will have her heart broken. Unless the breakup happens another way. Although it seems unlikely the outcome of the breakup will end up differently. I wonder how Honoka is going to respond if and when Yamato explains his reason for going out with her. It’s going to be interesting to see Suzuka’s reaction after she finds out about Honoka and Yamato.

キターーー! Finally an episode where we get to see lots of Melissa. We get to learn a bit about her past, even though it was only through her telling a story about it. I thought it was quite humourous to hear her speak in Cantonese. Sousuke’s conversation with Arbalest’s AI was pretty interesting. That’s definately one smart AI. You can see how losing his mission to protect Chidori affected Sousuke. He starts losing the ability to focus on his new mission. Sousuke accepts he can’t carry on without thinking about Chidori so he withdraws himself from the mission. It seems like there’s still a lot of stuff to cover with only 3 episodes left.

I was hoping to see more action in this episode. Unfortunately it was only one short scene. Then we have the idiot Rokusuke who tried to dig out his friend who was buried alive. Any moron would know his friend couldn’t have survived being buried alive for so many hours. None of the enemies were able to put up a fight except Raiga. Raiga appears to have a mysterious kid named Ranmaru on his back. I wonder what that’s all about. It looks like things will get more interesting in the next episode.

Yet another series has come to an end. This was the kind of ending I was expecting for a series like this. It took 12 episodes, but Yurie was finally able to confess to Kenji. You can see that Yurie has grown since she was able to gather the courage to confess. Not once did she use her powers. She did it all on her own. It was nice to see everyone cheering her on. I have to say I’m satisfied with how the series ended. It’s too bad this series has to end here. I enjoyed watching a series that was completely different from the other stuff this season.

The series was pretty laid back all the way through. One of the common problems with 12 to 13 episode series is we don’t get to know supporting characters very well. I thought “Kamichu!” had the same problem. We don’t know a whole lot about Matsuri, Mitsue, and Kenji. In terms of animation quality, it wasn’t all that consistent overall. Sometimes you’ll see odd-looking characters. Even with its fair share of flaws I would still recommend this series to anyone who wants to see something other than robots, giant-breasted school girls, and ninjas. The story is original and it’s refreshing to watch a series like this.

Zaraki’s fight against Tousen and Komamura begins in this episode. We didn’t get to see much of this fight in the manga. I’m hoping they’ll include more scenes of the fight in the anime. Renji finished training already so we’ll get to see his bankai next week. I believe this is the first episode where we get to hear Soi Fong speak. The voice suits the character nicely in my opinion. The next few episodes should be good provided that there aren’t anymore random fillers until the end of this arc.

The ending was a lot better than I had anticipated. At first it didn’t seem like it would turn out all that well, but I was wrong. It’s a very Aquarion-esque ending with effects that would seem completely bizarre to people who have not watched the entire series. I had a different ending in my head, but I felt this ending was very well done. Sure it’s a theme we’ve all seen before, but it doesn’t take away from the fact that this was a good ending. Playing “First love Final love” without vocals was a great idea. It fit perfectly with the final scene.

This series had its share of misses just like many others. I think the ending makes up for a lot of it. This wasn’t your typical mecha series. It was unique in the fact that the story is told differently than the usual. The music was one of the stand-out features of this series. Breakthrough artist AKINO gave us catchy songs and Yoko Kanno provided us with great BGMs like always. I wouldn’t recommend this series to only mecha fans. Its originality allows it to be enjoyed by a wider variety of audiences.