Category Archives: Episode Reviews

Yakking about a single episode, usually in depth.

Rosario + Vampire 9

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Well, the turn we’ve been wondering about may have finally arrived. 95% of the episode was cute and fluffy (and they might have finally bumped the animation up a notch–about time). Then in the last thirty seconds, all hell broke … Continue reading →

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Rosario to Glompire 3

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Week 3, a new girl, and a little less glomping going on. But then, the show was never really about the glomping, was it? For those that have somehow missed the point, this is what R+V is all about: (NSFW!) … Continue reading →

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Rosario to Glompire 2

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Wow, this ended up being the most picture-centric post in a long while. I guess I just like the subject matter! I’m a few days late with this, but the 2nd episode of Rosario to Vampire is out, and we … Continue reading →

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Glompire-mania!

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Ubu Roi

So it seems J.Greely has come up with a new term to describe the first (and, er, “suckiest”) of the haremettes in Rosario + Vampire: Glompire. Seeing as she’s a vampire that, well, glomps. Do all the girls have skirts … Continue reading →

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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagen

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Ubu Roi

I think I made a mistake. I think I made a really big mistake. It’s like this. Take a ridiculous robot show that pulls in just about all the clichés: shouting attacks, combining robots, “powering up”, you name it. Overdo … Continue reading →

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Snap thoughts: Goyshusho-sama 9 and Shana II 9

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Goyshusho-sama may be trying to develop a plot after all. It’s doing it in fits and starts, and I don’t know whether to believe it or not after that last head fake. Moreover, I don’t know if I should consider … Continue reading →

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I Knew It!

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Jason sez: “Skip episode 7 of Shana, go straight to episode 8.” Well, that’s not exactly what he said when he reviewed episode 7, but thats what I read. More slice-of-life angst. Ike tries to make a play for Yoshida … Continue reading →

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