Blue Box Ep. 4 "If He Wins" definitely puts Taiki into the spotlight here. Yes, Chinatsu is still an integral part of the story. However, it feels like now the spotlight is swinging onto badmindton rather than basketball. Blue Box Ep. 4 "If He Wins": Details Apparently, Mr. Badminton is the star of
Blue Box Ep. 3 "Chii" gives us the rather traditional case of acute misunderstands typical of a romcom story. However, that's not getting our hero Taiki down. No, he's now using the frustration from those misunderstanding to get better at badminton. Blue Box Ep. 3 "Chii": Details Taiki puts that
Blue Box Ep. 2 "You Have to Go to Nationals" is the episode that clearly reminds us that this anime is in fact a sports anime at heart. It's not hard to see why then our main characters Taiki and Chinatsu are so passionate about their respective sport. However, the anime doesn't stop reminding us
Blue Box Ep. 1 "Chinatsu Senpai" is a rather odd Shonen Jump manga when you think about it. All because it's more of a shojo romantic comedy anime with sports as the backdrop for it. However, this is also one of the most adorable love stories I've ever seen. It's why I'm a fan of that manga by
Blue Box is one of the most popular manga on Shonen Jump for some very good reasons. Mostly because it's not actually a shonen manga. Its focus on romantic comedy with sports (specifically: badminton and basketball) as the backdrop makes the story more like a shojo story than your typical shonen
Astro Note Ep. 12 marks the conclusion of this sci-fi tale of romantic comedy. Not only that, but it does it in a way that gives us a most satisfying end to this anime series. While this anime falls short of being a masterpiece, they certainly know how to do a proper ending. Astro Note Ep. 12:
Astro Note Ep. 11 makes us think that this episode is going to be the final episode before a tearful goodbye. Granted, the plot might still turn out to be that kind of a plot. However, before that point, the story needs to have everything happen all at once, and right at the last moment to boot.
Astro Note Ep. 10 is another complex episode featuring multiple, intersecting plolines. This time, the idol Terurun is the star of the show, along with some surprising new chefs for Takumi to train. All with the sci-fi plot in the background slowly coming to a head to boot. Astro Note Ep. 10:
DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 9 is for the most part a slice of life episode. Mostly depicts the girls' college days as they continue to try to live a normal life in Tokyo under the shadow of the massive alien UFO. However, those aliens continue to bleed into that normal, everyday life.
It's pretty clear that DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 11 is where SHIP gets real. Not just the human organization, but also the aliens in the actual mothership as well. Everything is getting real when violence starts to look like the only answer to violence being directed at them. DEAD
DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 8 marks a major turning point in the anime. Not only does this episode introduces a pair of new characters to us, but it seems that this episode is when the situation comes to a head. What else do you call it when aliens start raining down from the sky in
