Chris Walden

Phi Brain Season 2 Episode 13

Jikugawa uses his time with the beta Orpheus armlet to conduct several, highly important experiments. However, it is to his dismay that he discovers no one is even remotely interested in seeing if he can use it to become the main character, thus his puzzle remains unsolved and hundreds of students are killed in the resulting explosion. 

[You could watch this on Crunchyroll, or you could do something more fun, like eat enough hair gel to see if you become naturally glossy]

Space Bros. Episode 14

I like this weeks episode for a few reasons, but primarily because it deals with a realistic issue in a pretty hostile environment. Sure, it doesn't seem like too much of a big deal that the old man's glasses were broken by accident, but should this have been an actual mission, it would severely of hampered his effectiveness. It's a simple problem, but a very real one. 

Of course, for the purpose of a simulation, JAXA would be well within their rights to ignore requests for another pair, but even so it seems that the two crew members involved are too stubborn to even try asking. It's a pretty fun episode where we get to see more of the two relatively unknown members of the group, which even resolves pretty nicely too.

[This show is blasting off again via Crunchyroll]

Josh Tolentino

Accel World episode 12

The first half of the series comes to a close as the crew take down the Catastrophe Armor - or more accurately, Haru takes down the Armor, while Niko gets a cheap backstab in on Snow Black in the name of competition. Ah, the young fool. Doesn't she remember that they're all sitting around the same kitchen table in real life? If Snow Black wasn't so forgiving (or if she had gotten killed from the backstab), she could just clock Niko one up the back of the head.

Speaking of real life, the conversations to be had suggest just how insular the world of Brain Burst is, restricted as it is to location-based matchmaking (barring remote access hooks) and personal, by-invitation-only membership. I've found that that seems to be a uniquely Japanese way of looking at persistent games. I'd still play it, though.

AKB0048 episode 10

Despite leading to an awesome story about the show's attempts to whitewash haters and wota, the first "beach" episode of the series was actually a bit of a fakeout, so it was about time that the series made good on such er, "terms of service", if you will.

They do, but still manage to cram some hilarious plot development into the proceedings, including stuff about the power of the now-defunct Center position, as well as on Tsubasa's past. Also, the first time Atsuko Maeda speaks! Two sentences, courtesy of Miyuki Sawashiro. Rejoice|