To Aru Majutsu no Index 2 - 16

So the Queen if the Adriatic arc ended.

Agnese is now officially on the good side and joined Orsola in Academy city. Lots of action and as expected the evil bishop got punched in the face :-)

The animation quality was quite good too.

It seems now the Roman church is officially after Touma. Bigger powers are starting to move behind the scenes.

But now there is no time for that, next episode is the batsu gamu!

Madoka Magica - 4

I am amazed at how dark this show is. The facade of a mahou shojo hiding such a disturbing world.

As I thought Madoka is not even considering to wish for Mami to be brought back to life. Apparently, she is so scared that she doesn't want to become a puella magi anymore.

She realizes also the sadness of fighting to save others without being remembered...
Homura shows her disillused vision though, saying puella magi are fighting for their own wishes, they are fighting for themselves.

I cannot help but think Kyubei is involved in the last witch case. The timing is so perfect.
After he understood they will not sign a contract with him he leaves. Then, immediately, a situation where Madoka is in danger (after meeting her friend Hitomi who was under witch influence) happens.

In another anime I wouldn't think so bad, but the creepy white animal that is Kyubei gives me the chills...
Also, when Sayaka was most emotionally decided to help her friend, when she definitly wanted to help him, there he is. Ready to grab on another poor girl.

Episode three was the turning point, now I am really looking at this show with different eyes. I look for a hidden meaning in every image and the tension is much higher.

At the end Sayaka formed the contract to allow her friend to use his fingers again. A wish taken in a sudden emotional moment, Kyubei got off with minimal effort...

At the end another puella magi arrives in the city. She seems very willing to fight for control of this area. Next time we might see yet another dark side of the puella magi world.

I can't wait!

Level E - 3

A prank!

I can't believe it :-D The prince is awesome. He was always ahead of them, but to have thought out every single move beforehand o_O

So basically he was faking EVERYTHING, memory loss and all. Also the neko camera they made us (well, me at least) think was put there from the diskonians was actually put there by him!
And the diskonians were with him all the time!

Really, I can't express in words how much I am liking this show :-)

I would say it's the most refreshing thing I have seen in years. With beautiful characters, great dialogue and voices from the seyuus and great animation quality it doesn't even need to put in fanservice!

Up to now this is my favourite show of the season. I really hope it will continue like this for the rest of the episodes!!

Fractale - 2

My, what a slow start :-)

This was more akin to a slice of life then a story driven anime in the first two episodes.

I see the last part of the episode as the actual start of the story. Clain took the decision of rebelling to the impersonal world (represented by his parents, who were not even able to understand his point of view) and look for personal contact.

The message is clear for the internet addicted ;-)

Nessa is a very nice character and I like how her seyuu (Hanazawa Kana) is making her shine with a very cheerful voice :-D

This is a short series with just 11 episodes. Using up the first two for a long introduction is daring. Let's hope the story will advance more quickly from now on.

I am sticking to this show because I like what I saw so far!

To Aru Majutsu no Index 2 - 15

Index is right to be upset, Touma's harem is growing again.

Very nice episode. I liked the pacing and the mix of action and dialogue parts.
They did put the occasional fanservice in, but it wasn't that heavy as in other episodes.

What's with the towel girl :-D her mates were so supportive too!

I thought from the start Agnese might become one of the good character (the character design was too good to waste). I was hoping the same for the other two nuns which seems really the case :-)

I am enjoying this arc much more then the last one. If I have to make a ranking I would put it second after the teleporter arc (but that one had both Biribiri and Accelerator!).

I am curious to see if the bishop will get a punch in the face or worse!

Madoka Magica - 3

Well, that was harsh...

They finally showed why it is dangerous to be a puella magi.
I'm wondering if Madoka will wish for Mami to come back to life. Judging from the preview I guess she doesn't even think about it.

I really hope someome would make some strong wish like:"I wish the witches don't exist", or even go for some paradox like: "I wish my wish will not come true" just to see the reaction :-D

I guess the creepy white animal is very cunning in his choice of little girls. They are less likely to make strange wishes and are easier to manipulate.

He is always pushing them to chose the wish quickly so that they don't have the time to realize what a big mistake it is to become a puella magi!

Anyhow I enjoyed this episode quite a lot. I was spolied before watching it, but still I ended up surprised at how sudden it was.

I like the stark contrast between the colorful art and the tragic events in this series.

I hope they will continue this way!

Level E 2

This anime is so over the head that is awesome :-)

The prince has an incredible personality and his attitude of always making fun of Yukitaka is ilarious!

Yukitaka is also amazing when he starts to become the annoying punk. His facial expressions when he talks to the recovery squad are amazing!

Finally, there is Miho. The fact alone that she is not concerned a little bit of having an alien around tells everything. She looks actually as she is really enjoying this :-D

The story is probably going to get even more crazy now. I guess in a short time they will have pissed off an incredible amount of people and will be running from everyone!

Even if I can understand only a little and need to resort to subtitles, I really think the seius are doing a great job.

This is one of the very few non moe shows in the last seasons and it is shaping up to be a very good one!