"Yuru Yuri (Season 2)" thoughts (up to episode 7)

So a show that I haven't talked about in a long, long time is Yuru Yuri. Unlike Sword Art Online and Kokoro Connect which I watch each new episode as soon as it is available, I feel as if I can watch Yuru Yuri at my own pace without losing anything in the long run. After thinking about what I was going to write in this post, I find myself having a hard time trying to think of any negatives about this season of Yuru Yuri.

So pretty much every episode so far has followed what the previous season did which is have some random chain of events occur in each episode; usually followed by hilarious and cute scenes. The overall charm of Yuru Yuri is still here and each character like before has their own unique characteristics. Chinatsu is still snappy and the overall cute one of the bunch, Kyouko is the tomboy always causing scenes, Yui is the quite and collected one of the bunch, and Akari is still Akari. The social interactions between the characters are as hilarious and adorable as ever; there are some parts that I would even say are more well done than its first season ever accomplished.

The animation is pretty well done; scenes are drawn very well and the transition parts flow quite nicely. The characters all look great making all the cast almost too adorable for their own good. Sound is also spot on so far. Each character's voice actor really knows how to transfer emotion into the final product that we see in each episode. The best part, the comedy, is largely intact and is as funny as ever. Each episode spawns it's own chain of events that usually entails many funny scenes. Even the side characters play a huge roll in the comedy (much more than the first season in my opinion).

I wish I had more to say but there really isn't anything else I can elaborate on at the moment. The show is great; no other way to describe it. If you are looking for an anime that you can watch at your own pace then check out Yuru Yuri (season one first).

Anime Currently Watching (September 2012)

Another month rolls on by and all of the summer anime are coming very close to their completion. Here is what I am watching at the moment:

1. Kokoro Connect Ep. 12 of ?
2. Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! Ep. 12 of ? Finished!
3. Yuru Yuri (season 2) Ep. 7 of ?
4. Tari Tari Ep. 8 of ? 
5. Sword Art Online Ep. 13 of ?
6. Accel World Ep. 15 of ? Stalled
7. Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita Ep. 6 of ? 
8. Campione! Ep. 13 of ? Finished!

I recently started watching Campione! which I have heard many diverse things about. Sword Art Online is finally getting to the good stuff, Yuru Yuri is still funny as hell, Kokoro Connect and Tari Tari are unfortunately starting to lose it's charm with me, Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! is uhhh interesting kind of still,and Jinrui wa Suitani Shimashita still has that wtf charm.

Anime Currently Watching (August 2012)

After finishing Kannagi, Fate/Zero, and Fate/Stay Night, I feel pretty drained out but there are still some great airing and completed anime that I am watching which are:

1. Kaze no Stigma Ep. 15 of 24 Stalled
2. Shakugan no Shana Ep. 1 of 24 Dropped
3. Kokoro Connect Ep. 7 of ?
4. Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! Ep. 7 of ?
5. Yuru Yuri (season 2) Ep. 6 of ?
6. Tari Tari Ep. 7 of ? 
7. Sword Art Online Ep. 8 of ?
8. Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita Ep. 6 of ?

Personally I am close to stalling on Kaze no Stigma due to the fact that I just haven't had the urge to sit down and watch it. I am so ready for the new episode of Kono Naka ni Hitori and also looking forward to watching Shakugan no Shana which I have heard from many people is a pretty well done anime. I also picked up Tari Tari (which is currently airing) because after watching the first episode, the characters and flow of the anime remind me so much of Hana-Saku Iroha (which was a decent anime IMO).

Edit:
Saw a promotion for Sword Art Online while on Crunchyroll and thought about giving it a try. Ended up watching all the available episodes and now I'm hooked :D

Edit 2:
Holy crap watched one episode of Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita and was completely hooked.

"Kokoro Connect" episode 6 thoughts

 BOLDED TEXT = SPOILERS. HIGHLIGHT TO READ BUT DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU

So a new week means a new episode of Kokoro Connect for all of us to hopefully enjoy. The whole body switch-o-roe seems to have passed and the main cast seem to have finally returned to normal. What they do not realize is that a whole new situation is about to take control of their lives once again.

At this point of the season there is still no clear cut reason why these things are happening to our cast other than someone/something controls the teacher informs the cast when certain things might happen to them. I'm getting a Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya sorta vibe from this show. What I mean is that I think that the show will be split up into five episode arcs revolving around some sort of phenomenon. This week's episode brings up the new issue they have to deal with; having their true emotions and feels come out no matter what. The beginning of episode 6 shows Himeko making a move on Taichi in the club room. The others barge in and Yui completely destroys a wooden table in the room. Also Yui gets arrested for fighting some boys that were causing trouble for some girls. Confused on the situation, they struggle to find a way to deal with it for the time being. The episode ends with Iori ending a phone conversation with Taichi and stating that she cannot mess things up this time. Thinking this a foreshadowing of something pretty awful (and hopefully exciting) development/downfall of her character's mental stability.

This week's episode seems to still have that amazing energy and excitement in the first couple episodes so I really do hope it keeps it up. I will be looking forward to next week's (or this week; idk when they air) episode.

"Kokoro Connect" episodes 1-5 thoughts

You will not believe the dialogue in this scene lol

Kokoro Connect is slowly but surly becoming one of my favorite anime made in the past couple years. While the premise at first seemed completely ludicrous (the ability to instantly be transferred into another person's body), it is providing this show with some very well done and interesting scenes that revolve around touch subjects.

So: characters. All the main characters so far have at least one issue that makes them unique to everyone else in the show.
ANY FOLLOWING TEXT THAT HAS BEEN COLORED HAS SPOILERS SO SKIP THE DARKENED TEXT (HIGHLIGHT TO VIEW):

Himeko has trust issues, Iori is going through an identity crisis, and Yui has androphobia (fear of men).

All these issues are confronted due to the whole body switching thing-a-ro. Taichi, our main male character, so far in most of the episodes has helped each female with their problem. What makes the show interesting is that while Taichi might be talking to Yui about her androphobia issues, she might be in Iori's body. A very interesting issue popped up in episode 5 when after the gang was told Iori was going to die from the bridge fall, she kisses Taichi while in Himeko's body. After they find out from the doctors that Iori will actually live, Himeko approaches Taichi about stealing her first kiss when she wasn't even there to experience it. This body switching has helped insue some very interesting scenes that are both comedic and/or dramatic.

The biggest thing going for Kokoro Connect so far is just how interesting each episode has been. It just seems as if each episode escalates in excitement and tension. I really hope that this level of awesomeness keeps going throughout the rest of the season. It has been a very long time since a anime has had me wanting more and more after each release.

Anime Currently Watching

This is actually the first time that I have bothered to watch currently airing anime in a long time so the weekly wait for new episodes is just KILLING ME -___-
Currently on episode:

1. Kannagi Ep. 7 of 13 Done!
2. Kaze no Stigma Ep. 15 of 24
3. Kokoro Connect Ep. 6 of ?
4. Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! Ep. 5 of ?
5. Yuru Yuri (season 2) Ep. 6 of ?
6. Tari Tari Ep. 1 of ?

Favorites at the moment are Kokoro Connect and Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! because even though they are simply school life/harem stuff, they both have interesting twists and plot devices that set them apart from other slice of life shows revolving in a high school setting.