Gargantia Ep 7: Co-Existence and Co-Prosperity

      We take off where we left, with Ledo headed to battle with a Hideauze which Bellows calls a whalesquid. Ledo and the whalesquid go to battle as Bellows urges Ledo to stop attacking it. Eventually Ledo does end up killing the Hideauze/whalesquid much to Bellow's dismay and yet again, Ledo finds himself in another screwed up situation with the Gargantia. It turns out that to the people of Earth, the Hideauze are actually sacred creatures and killing one is believed to bring about a curse. As news begins to spread of Ledo's actions, Pinion gets a brilliant idea to take Ledo and Chamber down to Whalesquid territory and go salvaging.
 

Attack on Titan Ep 7: Don't Give up Just Yet!!!

      This week, we're taken back to the battlefield where the situation has become so hopeless that even the generals are running scared. Some soldiers have decided to shot their own brains rather than be eaten alive by the Titans. Throughout the whole ordeal, Mikasa seems to be the only one keeping her composure. She finally manages to reach the frontlines where she finds Armin but the news she receives is anything but good. As Armin continues to weep, mourning Eren, Mikasa still carrying her calm attitude has only the look of death and emptiness in her eyes. Even so, she still manages to rally the troops and restore the team morale for one last stand. Despite her calm and strong leader like appearance, Mikasa is obviously trouble by Eren's death as she completely disregards how she is currently fighting and simply attempts to drown out the pain of Eren's death by taking out as many Titans as possible. Eventually this proves to be troublesome as the moment she runs out of gas, she ends smack dead in-between two 15 meter class Titans. While she attempts to make one last stand, an odd moment occurs that leaves her alive and one Titan dead. The other Titan is an abnormal type that not only knows how to take a fighting stance but also knows exactly where the Titans weak spot is and strikes it. Thanks to this abnormal type that seems to be more preoccupied with killing other Titans rather than humans, Mikasa is given a second chance at life.

Hit Video Game BlazBlue Gets Anime Adaptation

Well folks, ask and you shall receive. There have been thousands of people that have always wanted the BlazBlue video game to be turned into an anime. BlazBlu originally started out as an arcade game in 2008 but over the years has received a full console editions and even two novels. It's currently unknown as to which studio will have the lucky honor of animating this hit series. An animated series of BlazBlue is bound to rake in the ratings and some real dough. The anime will basically be your typical shounen action series and I'm expecting it to end up like most video games turned anime series, not very good. Than again, I could be wrong after all, there's no information on who the staff are. Well, I'm kinda looking forward to this but really more so to seeing an animated Taokaka. Her and Kaka race are my favorite of the series.

The Best Naruto Themed Rap Ever Made.

This is by far the best Naruto themed rap I've ever heard and I'm quite sure you would agree. Naruflow is a work of art brought to you by Shizzy Six and Matt Houston who's Youtube name is TheyCallMeProphet. The actual beat was created over a year ago and is a remix of Pain's theme song. I've talked about Shizzy before on this blog and I have some serious respect for his skills. The lyrics contain some great wordplay, referencing many of the major characters and some of the best fight scenes in the Shippuden series. It also includes some visuals to go along with each rhyme. 

Bleach 537: Juha Bach The King of Quincies

    Okay, this chapter had some pretty fucked moments. The truth behind both Misaki's and Katagiri's death is just wrong in so many ways. Before that though, let me say it was pretty obvious that Katagiri was Uryu's mom all along which also makes the ending of this chapter even more crazy. So basically, Juha Bach is the long lost king of the Quincies and all Quincies originated from him which is why he called Ichigo his son. After awakening, he stole the power of every non-pure blooded Quincy like Katagiri but also a few pure bloods like Misaki. Having her power stolen is the reason behind why she couldn't beat Grand Fisher. Under normal circumstances, she could have easily killed Grand Fisher without getting a single scratch on her. This event proves just how ruthless Juha Bach is, not even caring one bit for his fellow Quincies.


      This makes me further question the reasoning behind Uryu's decision to join Juha Bach's army. Is he aware that Juha Bach is resopnsible for his mother's death or maybe he has no choice but to join. Maybe Bach will kill him if he refuses to join or it could just be that Uryu is going undercover to find a way to destroy the his army. There's a good chance that he's just going undercover since there's no way he would actually fight against his own friends. Speaking of which, we still don't know what has happened to Chad, Orihime and Urahara who are still trapped in Hueco Mundo with whom we presume to be Grimmjow. Kenpachi is still learning about his zanpakuto and it's still not official whether or not Unohana is actually dead. There are still so many questions floating around but so few answers.

Gargantia Ep 6: The Festival!!!

Ledo finally gets a job as a fisherman on the Gargantia. For the first time ever, Ledo pilots a Yunboro but  he attempts to operate the Yunboro the same way he does with Chamber which proves troublesome. In the end, he proves to be horrible at fishing and Chamber takes over once again. Ledo is put back on standby and awaits for the beginning of the "Festival." The first show of the Festival begins with some more fanservice in the form of a belly dance show from Amy and her friends. During the show, Pinion and Bellows are going back and forth with offers, attempting to get Ledo to become full-time members of their salvage crews. During the whole argument between Bellows and Pinion, Ledo becomes more enticed by the belly dancing show turned borderline strip show. Things turn weird when Ledo's dinner arrives and it resembles a Hideauze but thankfully Bellows tells him it's just an octopus before he decides to blow the thing to smithereens. After that situation is defused and Ledo helps Chamber go fishing, he and Amy go hang out where we finally get the first romantic situation of the series. Things get hot and heavy when Ledo ask Amy to give him a private dance. LOL, I'm just exaggerating, but Ledo was definitely hypnotized by Amy's dance. In the end he finally decides to join the salvage team as a member under Bellow's command. While out on a salvage mission, Bellows and Ledo get into some trouble when a Hideauze attacks.

Attack on Titan Ep 6: Survival Builds Close Bonds

       This week, we return to the battlefield where Armin is in shock over Eren's death and the rest of the trainees are being killed one after another. The battlefield is riddled with half eaten corpses of the soldiers and the titans continue their rampage as the civilians attempt to flee. After Mikasa gets done being a badass and all, we run into our first flashback of the series. Normally flashbacks aren't very welcomed in most anime but Attack on Titan actually has a pretty good flashback. As many already know, Mikasa and Eren are not blood related and this flashback tells us how she came to living with Eren's family. Mikasa was kidnapped after her parents were murdered but thankfully Eren comes to her rescue before anything happens. Even at a young age, Eren proves himself worthy of the title of badass and these kidnappers learn that the hard way. After Mikasa and Eren survive their ordeal, Mikasa is asked to live with the Jaeger family. This event triggers the sort of overbearing feelings Mikasa has towards Eren. Shes incredibly close to Eren, to such a point that she can't even imagine her life without him so you know that's only going to make things that much worse when she learns of Eren's death.

Pokemon X & Y: Karos Region and Some New Pokemon

Looks like we finally get some new information on the upcoming Pokemon X and Y video games. It has officially been confirmed that the new region will in fact take place in France and will be named the Karos Region. Along with the name of this new region, we get a picture of a few new Pokemon as well. Besides that, I think Nintendo has finally listened to some of the Pokemon player's demands (a LITTLE BIT). In the new games, you will finally be able to switch up your character's look (kinda). You can only customize your character's skin shade and hair color.

Here are a few of the new Pokemon:

Gogoat (goat, right): The Riding Pokemon and it's a Grass type. You can actually ride this Pokemon in the game.

Elikiteru (lizard, bottom): The Generation Pokemon and it's a Electric/Normal type. It has a new move called "Parabola Charge" which heals Elikiteru while damaging the opponent.

Yayakoma (bird, left): The Japanese Robin Pokemon and it's a Normal/Flying type that can use "Flame Charge."

Yancham (panda, top): The Naughty Pokemon and it's a Fighting type.

Trigger's First Real Anime Series: Kill La Kill

What I mean by real is that this is the first full length television series Trigger has produced. Studio Trigger is a new animation studio founded by former Gainax employees, Hiroyuki Imashi and Masahiko Ohtsuka only two years ago and hasn't exactly made head waves but that all might change with Kill La Kill. Trigger has only cooperated with other studios in the production of Magi, Black Rock Shooter and IDOLmaster along with a few others. You might know this studio best for it's entry in this year's Young Animator Training Project. Animators from Trigger created the OVA known as the Little Witch of Academia, one of my personal favorites from this project. Besides Little Witch of Academia, Trigger was also responsible for the short anime series called Inferno Cop. I understand that both of these works are small compared to a whole 12 episode long, 24 minute per episode series like Kill La Kill but they still give me high hopes for this anime and Studio Trigger overall. 

Tokyo ESP Anime Green Lit!!!

      The after school supernatural action manga Tokyo ESP has just been green lit for an anime adaptation and that's pretty damn awesome. Tokyo ESP hasn't even gotten to chapter 30 yet so I thought that this wouldn't receive an anime for at least another six months. Nonetheless, I'm happy to hear that this crazy series is getting an anime. Tokyo ESP is brought to us by Hajime Segawa, the same guy responsible for the Ga-Rei series. Believe it or not but Ga-Rei was actually made after Hajime started brainstorming on Tokyo ESP so the series share a little bit in common. Just for the record though, these two series are not set in the same universe.

       Tokyo ESP is about a albino named Rinka Urushiba who lives a relatively normal high school life although she is a bit poor. She lives with her father and works part time as a waitress to help pay for expenses at home. One day after school, she sees a flying penguin and fish swimming through the air. At first she thought she was hallucinating but there was another person near by who saw the whole thing. When she came in physical contact with one of the fish, she passed out and when she woke up, she gained the ability to phase through objects (Intangibility, Phasing, Ghosting.etc..). She meets a fellow student who has the ability to Teleport and with him, the two become superheroes saving the town from other people who use their superpowers for evil. The problem is that their is a larger organization that is comprised of powerful ESP users who have some big plans in store.

       Tokyo ESP is like a Japanese style story of a Marvel comic book but a lot more interesting. There is currently no premiere date but I'm guessing it will either be the 2013 Fall Season or the 2014 Winter Season. I stated earlier this year that 2013 is really looking like a good year for anime and by now, I think you would agree as well.