Author: psgels

Popolocrois Story – 04

by psgels, posted in Popolocrois Story 1998

Hmm, we get some Ston and Sanda character development this episode. It was really well done, and furthermore you could really see that each and every one of the characters has a differrent personality. In some cases even unique. I also like that Pietoro isn’t the strongest person among his friends, but more like the weakest (after all, he was the only one who got blown away by Ston’s attacks, even the old woman didn’t move). It’s nice to see things like this in a fantasy anime, it gives a good perspective.

This was also one of the few episodes in anime in which some time was drawn out in order for one of the characters to sing a smal song. Of course, the song made no sense, and it was sung by an old woman, but still, it was a nice touch.

The bad guy was again awesome, even though he only got five seconds of screen time. It was an old idea the creators used to involve him in this episode, but brilliantly executed. We just see thunder and his castle, we get a moment to realize what’s going to happen, we see his funny reaction, and voila, back to the main story. I liked this.

Anyway, Ston and Sanda were again great in their huge forms.

Revolutionary Girl Utena – 27

by psgels, posted in Revolutionary Girl Utena


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Okay, this was by far the weirdest episode I’ve ever seen in anime. It’s a filler, and a Nanami episode. One day, she wakes up, and discovers an EGG in her bed. She then HONESTLY believes that SHE was the one who laid it. I swear, I laughed for the entire episde about all the weird fantasies and thoughts Nanami had about her egg. Especially the curry guys and the shadow-play girls nearly killed me from laughter. I’m still wondering why the egg ended up in her bed in the first place…

Ayatsuri Sakon – 05

by psgels, posted in Ayatsuri Sakon


I so hate myself for not remembering all of those names. I get that a lot in anime. It usually takes me four to ten times in order to remember each individual character name. It was the same in this episode. As there are lots of different characters playing in this arc, and all of these characters have a certain name, there were lots of times in which I kept wondering who the hell "Takamura-san" (or any other name) could be.

Apart from that, this episode was just as awesome as the previous one. We really get to know all of the different characters (except their names -_-), while it’s still totally unclear who the murderer could be. Sakon still impresses me, and the cliffhanger was once again amazing. I am SO looking forward to the next episode.

The Law of Ueki – 33

by psgels, posted in Law of Ueki


Ugh… the battles are turning slowly into power-based battles, instead of strategy-based battles. This episode as well. Rihou starts off well, advising Ueki that he shouldn’t abuse his sacred treasures too much. Unfortunately, instead of advising him to use more of his brains, he advices him to use more of his power. What happens afterwards… well… *dies from the countless DBZ-references*

It’s such a shame that such an excellent series loses itself like this. The strength of this series was the huge creativeness in the battles, but somehow the creators thought that more power means a better show.

Please, go back to the brilliance of the first season. T_T

Bleach – 65

by psgels, posted in Bleach

The first half of this episode reminded me of those horrible american cartoons, in which someone or something has been caught and the main character has to do some kind of treasure hunt/quest in order to get it back… I’m also curious about the motives of the new bad guys. Why the heck would they capture her? Do they want something from Ichigo, or were they just in the neighbourhood and found it a nice idea to drop by and say "Hi!" in a kindof eccentric way? And why would they organize such a treasure hunt in order to do it?

I do like the bad guys themselves. They show lots of potential, and seem better antagonists than Aizen and his gang.

Oh, and btw, the new ED is too cute. ^^

Ayakashi ~Japanese Classic Horror~ – 02

by psgels, posted in Ayakashi ~Japanese Classic Horror~

Oh my friggin’ god! This is one disturbing anime… I had no intention of blogging this anime after seeing the first episode. It really looked like some mediocre concept executed rather boringly with rather dull art. How this episode proved me WRONG!

I repeat: do not get fooled by the first episode. It’s just a big introduction of the second one. So many horrible things happen (I can reaaaaaly understand why they called this Japanese Classic Horror), most often considered taboo in anime. Seeing Oiwa kill herself was extremely painful to watch. The other murders that happened afterwards gave me the chills, and when the episode ended with the text: "this is only the beginning", I really had a tough time swallowing.

If you like to see some horror movies, and have a bit of patience, then I’ll certainly recommend this.

Jigoku Shoujo – 09

by psgels, posted in Jigoku Shoujo

This episode wasn’t anything special. I guess they’re developing the little girl bit by bit. The story just was the same. Guy does something horrible, girl gets revenge. It was interesting to watch though, I think I’ll never really get tired of these kinds of stories.

Bleach – 64

by psgels, posted in Bleach

It was great to see everyone who was left behind again after Ichigo set off for Soul Society. Especially Ichigo’s father cracked me up. What I found a bit weak was the fact that Renji suddenly appeared. He was getting popular, so the creators certainly couldn’t avoid to write him out of the series, so they tried to find an excuse to stuff him into this arc somehow. Furthermore, Inoue gets some serious screentime, probably the first time in fifty episodes, and we already know the goal for the next fifty episodes of the series. We also got a small glimpse of the new bad guys. I don’t know why the creators tried so hard to hide their faces, when right afterwards the ED gives us some nice close-ups of our new antagonists. I have to say, I like their art. The little girl is also too cute.

Noein – 13

by psgels, posted in Noein


Oh my god Atori! When I thought the last episode was good, I really didn’t know that this one would be even better!

Even though this is just the aftermath of the previous episode, it suddenly became all clear what kind of huge impact it had. I’m most surprised about Atori. This was something I never would have expected. Tobi (I finally know her name. :P) plays a wonderful part once more, and the chase had me laughing for quite a while. It’s so nice to see that the total group of protagonists as become so large. It offers a great variety, which is what the series really shows in this episode.

Please, Noein. Give me more awesomeness.

Bleach – 63

by psgels, posted in Bleach


Recap episode. Along with the ending of the ending of Soul Society arc.

"Bleach!"
"Celebration! Rukia rescue!"
"Shine Away! The ten fights of the Shinigami!"
"We will show you your favourite Shinigami!"
"Special!"
"On top of that, we’ll show you new developments!"

That’s the caption of this episode. I don’t know, but it seems a bit desperate. Especially the latest sentence. Are the creators that scared of losing people in a recap episode? I’m a bit sceptic about this. Another thing that I find strange is that they keep talking about the ten fights. Eventually, we just get to see seven of them. Did the creators have something special in mind, or are they just trying to save some budget?

Anyway, the recap itself consisted of almost all of the long fights that had happened in the series, put in just twenty-five minutes. The creators obviously tried to give the fight-loving viewers a little extra, by repeating the "good things" all over again. I, however, hated it.

Then we get Ichigo&co saying goodbye to everyone, and Rukia deciding to stay. That one’s an interesting development, but a tiny voice inside of me keeps yelling that they’ll eventually end up together again. My intuition says that that’ll happen within two episodes.

The thing I enjoyed about this episode was the comedy that finally returned to the series. From Ichigo’s arguing, to Kon’s blabbering and Inoue’s naiveness to Kenpachi’s enthusiasm.

About the next arc: I’m getting a bit worried. The fights at the soul society were already incredibly long. I have a feeling that the creators are trying to surpass themselves, with even longer fights. As for Ichigo, I would so love it if he became the bad guy in his Hollow-form. That would be so awesome. But then again… looking at some of the signs of low-budget in this episode, that probably won’t be happening.