Akame Ga Kill Episodes 16 & 17

So I forgot to watch this last week and here we are with another release.. So I'm all caught up and I really wonder how far they are going to take the show. The manga, to my knowledge, is still going and it's a pretty interesting story. I have enjoyed it the whole time... I'll admit that in the beginning the premise was a little crazy and they gore was over the top but it fades away and the story is what matters.

Episode 16 has them facing off against Kurome's minions... They all kind of get one to deal with... Hell, Tatsumi gets 2. They pull through of course but at what price? Lione loses an arm but her and Akame nearly kill Bols, the flame thrower imperial arms user. They break it so he blows his tank and disappears. Najenda kills her old mentor. Mine shoots the cowgirl looking assassin and blows a hole through the giant frog. Susanoo, thats Najenda's humanoid imperial arms, uses his special move to go all super saiyan and kill the giant danger beast corpse. Then they all confront Kurome, who manages to escape.

A small time later, Chelsea... the new member of Night Raid, assassinates Bols and assumes his form to chase after Kurome. Her attempt at killing Kurome fails and the 2 remaining puppets murder Chelsea. Lubbock, who is told to get reinforcements by Chelsea, makes it to the gang and Tatsumi and Akame are sent after her. They follow the trail of blood all the way to the capital where Tatsumi finds Chelsea's head on a spike in the center of a courtyard surrounded by commoners.

The Face of the Earth....?

So yea... I didn't fall off it or anything... Just more life in the way you could say. I have managed to catch up on a few series I'd fallen behind on and the craze to finish off Gundam 00 is pretty much taking up my commute to and from work. Hopefully I can finish that off in the next couple of days. Seems like im averaging about 3-5 episodes a day. Not counting if I watch any while I'm home.

Also to note... Akame ga Kill! Yes... this show... WATCH IT!! I'm not a gore fanatic or anything (god knows the manga is pretty gorey) but this show is really bloody... But you kind of get the feeling it needs to be that way. People are being killed and pretty violent ways and the show isn't pulling any punches and I like that. I don't know about any of you... that is to say people who may or may not read this but I started watching anime mainly because I loved cartoons as a kid. As I got older the cartoons didn't and I found my interests moving to more adult oriented material. This of course led to manga and anime in general.

I implore you to please... watch this show and enjoy the story. I know its a tad cliché with its shounen themes and plot but it is still worth it. The action is pretty great and I can't wait to see how far they take the show. There are some pretty neat twists coming up and I'm anxious to see how they will handle this in the anime adaptation of the manga.

Don't Sleep On 'Em

If you haven't taken a look around at the shows that stayed this season I suggest you take a lil bit of time and check them out.

Akame ga Kill!
Rail Wars
Aldnoah
Sabagebu!
Blade Dance of the Elementars (sp?)

These shows show real promise... And deserve at least a chance. Akame ga Kill is awesome and will only get better.

Holy Hell... It's been a while, right?

So its been a while since my last post and I've been busy as usual keeping up with all my series plus I've also been real busy gaming on my phone... I know, weird right? Who really games on their phone now a days... I think I spend probably an hour or more almost on their daily playing games... Mostly Clash of Clans... That shit is addicting... but enough of that... onto the ANIME!!

There were shows ending right? Like I said before, I'll talk a little about that but before I do I'd like to spotlight some new shows that just started for this season...

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SWORD ART ONLINE IS BACK!!!

I have to say... I'm super happy this show is back... This was everything that an episode 1 should be. Established characters... pointed the story in a direction and kind of left it open for the series to properly take shape. I CANNOT wait til this gets into full swing. The last series is one of my favorite shows of all time... Hell, I've honestly watched it 3x already... and it's 25 episodes, thats like 2 seasons worth of watching. The 2nd series is going to be around the same length as well... I urge everyone... WATCH THIS SHOW! Also, if for some reason you've been living under an anime-less rock for a while go watch the first series... It was amazing!

Second show I'm very excited about is a Manga-based show called Akame ga Kill! I have to shout out to the creator of this great story... I adore the manga. I've read everything thats currently available to me... that is, that was translated and put on one of the major manga reading sites like Batoto, Starkana, or Mangahere. I really hope they can bring the essence of the manga to the screen properly because this manga is BLOODY! So far so good, I liked the first episode and cant wait for more. 

Now I mentioned how shows ended right... Well, I'm only going to mention the ones I really think you should watch... 

1. Black Bullet - This show started off great and never let me go. The characters were endearing and you really felt the sadness in the stuff they had to deal with and persevere.
2. Blade & Soul - The story was pretty good and ended up with some decent plot twists when I really wasn't expecting them. Also, the art on this show is top notch. Definitely suggest this one to watch.
3. No Game No Life - Can you say... Cliffhanger?! Not that it was a bad ending by any means but you can tell they were always looking for Season 2 in the way they handled it. Anyway, this show is pure entertainment. There is always something crazy going on and the group dynamic is really fun. This is a MUST WATCH show IMO!
4. Akuma no Riddle - Definitely took me by surprise... I don't watch YURI... like EVER! But this show kept it interesting and the action sequences were pretty decent. Kind of a predictable ending if you ask me but it was what it was supposed to be I guess.
5. Gokukoku no Brynhildr - Another manga based but this one had an awesome plot and really original story. All the quirky characters with their powers were cool and I'd like to see a second series with this... hopefully there will be. 

Upcoming Season... Winter 2014!!!

Lots to talk about here... Been keeping my eyes peeled for new things coming down the pike... There are of course some staples for me... Let take a look shall we...

1. Sword Art Online 2 - This is probably the most anticipated show for me. I was absolutely in love with the first season of this when it aired and I've been chomping at the bit for a part 2. After the movie, which was kind of a recap for the most part they announced that there would be another and I couldn't be happier. S1 is easily one of my Top 10 anime of all time for me... So I have high expectations for this.

2. Akame Ga Kill! - I've been reading this manga for some time and even though it can get a little gruesome at times (it is about assassins afterall) the story speaks for itself. This one is shounen through and through... A Battle manga where the MC keeps leveling up by training and hard work. Classic premise and awesome execution. I really hope the show does the manga proud and delivers on that promise....

There is actually more i wanna see... But I think I'll make this a multi-parter and talk about some here and there. Cant wait.