Don’t strain the budget too much here. Impressions: There’s only so long that I can stand a recap monologue, and almost half of this episode was consumed by one. Maomao just standing there, recapping the whole poisoning thing from last week while the other dude occasionally interjects to say “I see” or “Could you …
Vampire Princess #07 — Drop a Rock on Them
Get a new move. Impressions: Seriously. What is with this show and dropping boulders on people? You have all manner of magic to pull out of your vampire butts, and the big finishing move that every single one of them comes up with is “create large stone in air.” It also continues to be …
Skip and Loafer – Episode 3
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m delighted to be returning to the charming and quietly thoughtful drama of Skip and Loafer, as Mitsumi continues to integrate into life in the big city. After receiving some contrasting advice from her new classmates regarding Sousuke and Mika, Mitsumi soon realized that second-guessing …
Sousou no Frieren – 11
Sousou no Frieren’s flirtation with battle shounen appears to be over, for the nonce at least. In its way the transition was just as whiplash-inducing as Helck’s this week, but it was likewise pretty seamless in actual practice. Just like that we’re back to what this show was for its first eight episodes – thoughtful, …
The Big O – 15/16 [Negotiation with the Dead/Day of the Advent] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome all, to another (late) week of Big O! Apologies, lost track of time. This week we meet another android, rocks fall from the sky, and Rosewater finally takes center stage as our lead villain. Is it any good? Does Dorothy do cute robot girl things? And does Roger get to punch something? The answer …
Kingdoms of Ruin #07 — I’ll Have My Own Post-Apocalypse
There are pet velociraptors now? Impressions: I was settling in for a tedious, talky, angsty episode after the first five minutes or so, but man, I underestimated this show. I know I’m repeating myself, but how can you not laugh at this? Not that the director of the show is above making some “you …