Gingitsune - 03: Not blogging this episode because nothing much really happened, but still an adorable little episode to dream away to. I stand by my case that that fox is adorable. The turtle was a one-off character, but he did illustrate the concept of time really well, which is quite important for our white friend's development.
Golden Time - 03: I was surprised by the weird cult that appeared out of nowhere, but I guess that weird obsessions are a theme of this series. However, what happened afterwards was quite interesting: two characters just sat down and had quite a long talk for anime standards, in which they got to know each other much better. Lots of interesting stuff happened there.
Noucome - 03: I just realized how hard it is to animate characters laughing. Most of the time you get these awkward squeals with blushes that feel incredibly forced. But yeah, another hilarious episode. Everything about this episode was just so wrong, but for once the show actually acknowledges this, which is something you don't often see. Of course it then goes and pulls in some twists that are as bad as the things it's parodying, but still, even the drama here is done tongue in cheek.
Yowamushi Pedal - 02 & 03: Okay, my verdict after the first real cycling match is that I'm not going to continue watching. The reason for this is that the creators are rather dragging them out, resulting in a lot of repeating lines that don't really add anything other than padding things out. For cycling anime, the two Nasu OVAs do a much better job at portraying the sport than this.
Golden Time - 04: This episode. Did it really only take up 20 minutes? I mean how much can you stuff in one episode, especially for a regular drama series. Talk about things escalating quickly here. The good news is that there is great character development. The bad news is that we seem to be heading into a generic love triangle, so try to stay away from that, okay?
Hajime no Ippo - Rising - 04: Aoki's fight actually got more episodes than Ippo's. Perhaps a few too many penis jokes, but still this was a really enjoyable build-up and thankfully it set up the stage a bit better than with the first arc here that just boiled down to how deep the sea was. I like how this episode really shows Aoki in a serious light, yet didn't shed away his goofiness. Lots of other anime have failed pretty badly in the past attempting this
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