Fate/Zero S2 9/22! Aw, Waver and Rider are sooo sweet. There's no way that they have a happy end....weeping already. Things are coming to a close as everyone heads towards Kirei Kotomine who has a nasty surprise for Kiritsugu.

Wild 7 jmovie! starring Eita and a bunch of other vaguely familiar actors. The Wild 7 is a secret organization made up of a bunch of death-row criminals who are hired by the government to clean up messes that the usual police, Japanese-type FBI, and similar organizations can't do. Basically, they shoot down the bad guys by any means necessary. One day, the government (one person) decides this group isn't needed anymore and puts them out as terrorists. They retaliate. There's a side story with 2 news people who suspect that Wild 7 are good guys and another side story with a female vigilante bent on revenge. There's a lot of gun fighting and speedy motorcyling. It's a decent movie which reminds me of the recent Mission Impossible movie without the Hollywood budget or glamour. ~7/10 rating~ not worth searching for, but if you are a fan of any of the actors, it's action-packed entertainment.

Kimi to Boku S2 9! is about Yuuki's first parttime job. The boys come to cheer him on, but his lack of enthusiasm causes trouble. When the episodes are only about the boys antics, the show is definitely funny.

Jormungand 8! We see how Koko manipulates a business transaction into going her way. Pseudo-Lays and Kettle chips are eaten. No action...zzz...

Zetman 9! Konoha gets into trouble...again. Jin and Hanako have fade to black moment.

Sakamichi no Apollon 8! love problems all around...zzz...

Tsuritama 8! is building up to some sort of climax.

Les Miserable trailer: Looking forward to seeing Russell Crowe singing in that hat.

This weekend was the unofficial start to summer. Blech hot weather, insects, reruns, half-naked strangers.

Thought winter was a slow time for anime, but it looks like slim pickings for this summer's season, too. Here's a quick list of the not-so-horrible-looking anime starting in July:
Natsuyuki Rendevous: Young man falls in love with a florist who has a spirit of her dead lover hanging around.

Sword Art Online: Big budget fantasy story whose characters look a bit boring.

Chouyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi: The splash image is pretty.

La storia della Arcana Famiglia: Based on some sort of harem/action game. Again, splash image looks attractive.

...Liking FT Island's acoustic jamming session. :)

Fate/Zero S2 8/21! Saber + motorcycle = <3 Kariya is cruelly manipulated by Kirei.

Hunter x Hunter 2012 33! the newbie-hunters use Zushi to get Gon and Killua to agree to a fight.

Sakamichi no Apollon 7! Beautiful episode! It's time for the school festival and Kaoru and Sentaro still haven't made up. No problem, it's true love via 'My Favorite Things' duet...<3

Tsuritama 7! Yuuki learns how to catch sea bass. The Indian guy and his duck, Tapioca, are even more friendly with the others. I admire anime that tries to teach the audience something. I also think Tapioca is a pretty cool name for a pet.

Kimi to Boku S2 8! Shun spazzes out over his younger brother's relationship.

Zetman 8! The ojisans explain a few things to Jin and Kouga. The girls are left in the dark.

Jormungand 7! The last part of the doctor arc..Koko's group finds the doctor; interesting characters, serious parts are boring.

Fate/Zero S2 7/20! Aw, Waver in the sleeping bag is so cute. Didn't think Rider would kill Maiya (was it someone else in disguise?)...and also didn't think Kiritsugu was that much of a softy. Saber vs. Rider next? Berserker, Archer and Assasin are left...I don't think Kariya has anything left to fight for since Tohsaka is already dead (no body though...hmmm).

Hunter x Hunter 2012 32! was a thorough telling of how Hisoka beat Kastro; more descriptive than the first version. Also interesting to see slight character design changes with each new/old character. I think Hisoka is the only character with reoccuring nude scenes in this series...funny.

Sakamichi no Apollon 6! So it is a BL story...or not. Kaoru blows up after thinking that Sentaro chose the pretty boy over him.

Tsuritama 6! Yuuki learns to catch a tuna fish...and the story progresses a little when Haru does something weird.

That's a very carefully crafted Loki figure. Look at the wrinkles and cheekbones! I'm impressed.

Kimi no Boku S2 7! Chizuru and Mary and Shun angst on Valentine's Day...zzz.

Zetman 7! There's a tender moment when Kouga starts crying on Jin thinking that he's been fighting all alone all this time...very sweet. And then they find Jin's gf naked. I don't get the random naked female scenes...ok, fanservice for the guys...but she just had clothes on in the previous scene.

Jormungand 6! a rather slow middle to get to something interesting. Valmet's story is next. American men are portrayed as rather loud, obnoxious and stupid in this anime...figures.