Sailor Moon SuperS Episode 21 - Shadow of Great Evil! The Trio is Cornered

I don't always have something super clever to say. Shocking, coming from a guy whose favorite words are "goddamnit", "Japan", and "f**k", in no particular order.

But I'm still reeling from the fact that Chibi-usa is in love with a f***ing unicorn.

Spoilers for last week by the way. I'm just going to dive right into this week's episode in the hopes that it will be over quickly.

Maken-Ki! Episode 07 - Goddesses Descended to Tenbi.

You know something is very incredibly wrong when my first thought is "oh thank god it's Maken-Ki! and not Shimoneta".

I am not okay. Not in the least. But somehow, I get the distinct impression that no matter what happens in today's episode, it will be vastly easier to slog through than that other show.

What have I done to myself?

Shimoneta Episode 07 - What SOX Created

During the time I was taking a break from watching horrific excuses of animation from Japan, I kept an eye on the stats, to gauge how traffic is in these parts.

It's mostly a curiosity thing. But every now and then, it provides some rather illumination information. Like the fact that Shimoneta has basically be the most popular series here since Idol Wrassling.

And it continues to dominate the weekly picks.

So basically what I'm saying is, you guys really love making me watch this.

I'm going to go cry in a corner now. I'll meet you after the cut when I've collected the broken remains of my soul and buried them in a pine box.

Sailor Moon SuperS Episode 20 - The Fated Partner? Makoto's Innocence

Oh Sailor Moon. The show that started it all. The one thing in every weekly lineup I look forward to, because it's the kind of bad I've grown sort of attached to.

It took me a very long time before I finally understood why people love this show so much. It's bad, and they know it's bad. But it's the kind of so predictably bad and outright ridiculous that you can just look back and laugh at it, and then forget whatever message it was they were desperately trying to push across because you can't take very seriously an enemy that is a giant freaking ball.

It's Sailor Moon. The hell were you expecting by now?

Maken-Ki! Episode 06 - Descending to Tenbi Like Rain

Ah, Fridays. While most people would be celebrating the start of a weekend, here I am going over this godawful show that is somehow shoving more butts in my face per minute than a show about little girls who never wear pants.

I'm still baffled by this, mind you.

Utterly baffled.

What else is left to say? I'm watching Maken-Ki!, so let's dive right in.

Shimoneta Episode 06 - Handmade Warmth!

Of all of the shows I have watched around these parts lately, I find that few fill me with quite the same sort of dread as Shimoneta does. We're talking KnJ levels of "oh god I really don't want to watch this".

And I think everyone can agree that when I compare your series to a show about little girls trying to get their teacher to get it on with them, THIS IS NOT A GREAT THING.

So with that in mind, let's get this over with, shall we? People keep egging me on to continue watching this, and by god I may as well commit.

Sailor Moon SuperS Episode 19 - Holiday in Juban City! A Carefree Princess

I promise you, I was going to post something incredibly witty and/or insightful here.

But then I watched the preview for today's episode and... oh sweet merciful f**k I missed this show.

I will laugh. I will cry. I will beat myself in the chest until I break something. It'll be a great time for everyone.

Maken-Ki! Episode 05 - Tenbi's Strongest Woman

I wish that I could make some kind of joke about Determination, or simply not knowing when to stop. But let's just get real here for a moment.

Part of me, somewhere deep down in that twisted, dark valley of magma that is my heart, missed this.

By 'this' I mean writing this blog. Not Maken-Ki!. But on the bright side, this episode is the only thing standing between me and the next episode of Sailor Moon. Which I will not lie about - that I have legitimately missed, and keep wanting to get back to utterly destroying.

But first, I must finish what I stared. So today, we break the hiatus. We begin anew... with Maken f***ing Ki.

Why I Love Anime: Revolutionary Girl Utena

It seems only fitting that I would talk about one of my favorite genres of anime finally: Magical Girls.

I would have thought that I'd cover something near and dear to my heart, like Nanoha, or maybe even Cardcaptor Sakura. Yet, in the end, working on the blog again made me think of Utena, and it struck a chord with me. As much as I love those other shows, Utena perfectly encapsulates many things I f***ing adore about anime.

Oh, and you didn't misread that by the way. Moonlight Punishment is coming back again. This Friday even? You should probably look forward to that.

But for now, let's take a look at the wonderful work of art that is Revolutionary Girl Utena.