Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Chrome Shelled Regios Episode 17 and Shugo Chara Doki Episode 81 Review

Welcome to another edition of Tenchi is late at everything. And as always I have an excuse at this late little post.

The computer decided it was tired and needed a nap. That or I royally screwed it up in some magical way. All I know is my husband had to wipe everything off of it and make it like it came straight from the factory. So that was 5 hours of saving files, cleaning, and reading all the stuff back onto the laptop. X_X Fun times.

But all seems well now and hey...maybe I do spend too much time on the computer. But maybe just a little. XD But I still managed to get this post out on its scheduled day so I am happy. Enjoy XD

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Fixing computers is tiring.






Shugo Chara Doki Episode 81



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BE NICE TO THE YORU!

A sad and tired Yoru makes it to the royal gardens. He goes to take a nap in the Chara house. After school all the Charas and Guardians go to the royal garden for tea time and Kiseki is not pleased about Yoru sleeping in his chair. Kiseki is a jerk and Amu’s Charas spill the beans about Ikuto. Amu tells the rest of the Guardians all that went down and it is sad face city. Yaya gets the awesome idea of just going up to EASTER and just asking where Ikuto is. Even though everyone in the group says this idea is made of fail she drags them off anyway. After all the Guardians run off the Charas try to cheer Yoru up but Kiseki isn’t feeling very giving. Kiseki says that Yoru is a coward and it is his fault Ikuto can Chara change with some other Chara. The other Charas tell Kiseki to shut up and Yoru is really sad. They go outside and use fortune telling techniques to find out where Ikuto is. Amu’s Chara decide that they all should go to the amusement park. Kiseki is trying to figure out the best way to apologize to Yoru when he sees Yoru leaving the gardens. The other Charas make it to the amusement park and they end up explaining the situation to Nana. Nana goes back to Lulu but she doesn’t give a flying crap about Ikuto and rather do her homework. Amu and the others get kicked out of EASTER (big shock) and must think of a new plan. That plan includes going to see their teacher Mr. X-EASTER himself. He says that sneaking into the building would be too hard and not to worry, that he is SURE that Ikuto is being taken care of by EASTER. Yeah, rolling my eyes.

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Plans? Who needs plans?!

Anyway Yoru makes it to EASTER and Kiseki catches up to him. They bicker a bit but go into the building. They sneak around and have a few close calls. They end up finding the tuning fork of doom. Yoru ignores Kiseki’s warnings and tries to steal the fork. They get caught and they have to escape through the heating ducts. EASTER sends goons all over the place as Kiseki yells at Yoru. Yoru refuses to drop the fork even though it would make escape much easier. He doesn’t want Ikuto to suffer anymore. They are later caught by the stupid scientist and Kiseki is kidnapped. Kiseki tells Yoru to just run and to take the fork with him. Yoru decides to fling the fork at the scientist and free Kiseki instead. Instead of a warm fuzzy moment Kiseki and Yoru fight. The Guardians come back failures and the other Charas return happy from their time at the amusement park. They all see Kiseki and Yoru snuggled up in the house and it is a happy moment.

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We are not pleased.

Meh. There isn’t really much to say about this episode. It was an episode focused only on the Charas. Usually that has me running to the hills. But in the grand scheme of boring fillers this one wasn’t TOO BAD.

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But aren't I grand?

Did I really say that? I must have a fever or something. I will self medicate myself with ice cream and chicken noodle soup!

But seriously….it wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad. It just was. The Charas weren’t even the most annoying part of this episode which is a shock. But then I realized that Yaya was so things started to make more sense.

I realize that these are a bunch of 11 and 12 years old and that most of the time 11 and 12 year olds aren’t really smart and responsible (except the girls in the Baby Sitters Club!). So….while I was rolling my eyes at the idea of them storming EASTER I realize that when you are that young things seem that simple. And that Yaya is a moron about simple things in life so why expect anything more out of her?

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Following Yaya is always full of fail.

What I do think was everyone else’s fault was not bringing along their Charas. Granted Yaya’s plan was full of fail and stupid but at least if they had their Charas with them they could defend themselves when things eventually go up in flames. Sparkly weapons and flashy costumes might not go far but at least it is a start. So why they ran off without making sure they had their only line of defense hurts my brain. Try harder next time guys.

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All aboard the fail train!

But I guess I am happy that Amu told the rest of her friends what is going on. Part of me wishes she had clued in the others waaaaaaaaaay before this happened but whatever. Perhaps that is just part of who she is as no one else was mad at all this secretness.

The main focus of this episode was Kiseki and Yoru becoming friends. Or losing the desire to kill each other. That part of the show was cute. A little forced at times and pretty predictable but I liked it. In a way it bridges the fight between Ikuto and Tadase. Granted the Chara fights are usually more petty than the human fights but it still was a feel good moment.

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Stop yelling at Yoru!!! :(

I am on team Yoru of course. Kiseki was pretty dang rude to the sad and tired Yoru. Last time I checked that house belonged to Amu and she was sharing it with everyone else. So Kiseki needs to put his big boy panties on when someone is sitting in his self appointed chair. And it was such a low blow to blame Yoru for Ikuto’s problems. Ikuto and Yoru might be your enemies but don’t doubt Yoru’s devotion to Ikuto. I am glad that Kiseki decided to apologize but all the tension was his fault.

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Look at that sad little face!

For a split second I thought they were going to get the tuning fork out of EASTER. I was like OH CRAP are they actually going to do something on their own and not screw up royally? But nope. The tuning fork is still at EASTER and now everything will probably be more secured and harder to break into. But since Yoru gave up the tuning fork to save Kiseki it is acceptable. Because really if Yoru was a cold hearted person or a normal person he would have saved his pal and let his enemy die. Now that Yoru has proven himself to Kiseki things better change and Yoru is treated with more respect.

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Silly for believing of them XD

So at the end of the episode are we have gained is a warm fuzzy feeling that Kiseki and Yoru are closer. Not best friends but no longer mortal enemies. Amu had to tell everyone about the whole Ikuto truth thing. And that Yaya is a moron every single moment of her life. Not much actually. Oh and the other Charas are pretty useless too.

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Yay for snuggles.

The next episode looks very fillery. I love Kukai and I think there should be more of him…but I want more plot. I am tired of Ikuto being hurt and alone in the world. It feels like MONTHS since the start of his plot! Now we have baseball kid and Kukai training Amu? Just bleh. :( No more fillers please.



Chrome Shelled Regios Episode 17



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The comments practically write themselves!

Karian’s little right hand girl goes to deliver the message to Nina. But when Nina learns that Zuellni is acting crazy she runs out of the room. Felli links Nina and Karian up so Karian can give her the scoop. He explains that Zuellni is leading them towards a bunch of filth bugs and Layfon is off to fight them. Nina says that she won’t go help him as she must stay and help Zuellni. An injured Layfon makes it to Haia and his band of misfits. Haia shows Layfon where the bugs are Cloverfield style and reminds him that his crew is only responsible for 6 of the bugs and Layfon has to take out the other 6. Layfon wants to take them out now but Haia has the stupidest idea ever and tells Layfon to wait. The rest of Platoon 17 is on their way to see Layfon and Shena is a ball of happiness. Nina is still linked to Felli as she makes her way to see Zuellni. There is a brief moment of Engrish that involves a face man and it makes no sense and it is X_X. Nina makes to down to the core and Zuellni is trapped in a blue crystal of something. The Ram of Power appears and pisses Nina off. The Ram of Power goes on and on about how he needs a new master and blah blah blah. He doesn’t think Nina is an excellent choice but decides to make Nina all sparkly and spazzy on the floor anyway. Felli loses her connect with Nina and is slightly concerned.

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Of course Synola is the master of looking concerned.

On a roaming bus Leerin and Savaris are making their way towards Zuellni. Savaris has to lie about his reason for traveling with Leerin because Synola threatened him a little. Synola is very serious about Savaris protecting Leerin but she is not allowed to know she needs protection. The next day Layfon is getting ready for battle when the special ops guy from Haia’s team strikes up a conversation with Layfon. He almost mentions why city fairies are so important when Felli interrupts the line to tell Layfon they are on their way. Layfon tells Felli that all he wants them to do is watch and record the fight. Even though Layfon wants them to watch him fight, he tells them only to watch and record Haia and his team. It really makes no sense. Meanwhile Shena is busy being shocked and amazed over filth monsters. The fight gets underway and everyone is going MOG LAYFON IS SO STRONG. After more fighting Layfon decides that he had them watch this fight to see how Haia’s men work as a team and that one day they can fight like that too, that they don’t always have to depend on him. Everyone is touched and covered with bug guts. Back at the city Vance reports that Nina has gone missing. The episode ends with Leerin taking a shower thinking about Layfon, Layfon looking satisfied, and Felli looking less than thrilled. The end.

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Layfon saves the day?! NO WAY!

Yeah….not really feeling this episode at all. It wasn’t hard to understand…it just seemed like a huge waste of time except that the bugs are dead and Nina is now the great Ram carrier. Everything else was BLEH!

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FOILED AGAIN!

So let’s talk about Nina first. Because Nina is full of specialness and is the only one who can calm Zuellni down. Out that entire city, Nina is the ONLY person that fairy trusts. Because she went to city fairy school and knows exactly how to handle them. It’s not like Nina just got done saying she thinks too much of her abilities and goes back to thinking ONLY I CAN SAVE THE DAY! Smooth.

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No saving the day for you!

But I guess we can put that aside for now. We can focus on the fact that she actually believes in Layfon’s power and won’t try to get in the way. She will focus on what she can do. So congratulations Nina, you have gained a small silver lining in this mess that you call your life.

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MMM random crystals.

Nina’s prize of course is getting possessed by the Ram of Power. After seeing what happened to Din I would be slightly worried about this whole situation but she might not remember. Or maybe the Ram of Power has taken over Nina completely given the fact she is missing. I am not quite sure what Zuellni’s issue is. There seem to be people that want to protect the city so surely it is not that issue. It makes me think that Zuellni is under the Ram of Power’s influence so why the heck would he want to kill people? Need more information please.

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Din part two.

Engrish. Just no. Really, I am over it.

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Of course. Just...of course.

So onto the battle that doesn’t make sense. I guess I will start with Haia’s brilliant plan. He tells Layfon that the bugs will be weaker right after they wake up. This actually makes sound and logic sense….if you know, we weren’t talking about HUGE GIANT BUGS. Oh and the fact that they were sleeping! See, you can go and start attacking the bugs while they are still asleep and when they wake up THEY WILL STILL BE WEAK! I am not seeing the point in letting them wake up and have time to regain their strength or form a plan. This was just….brilliant. So very brilliant. But of course I am the one who would probably live at the end of a Sci-Fi movie…or die first.

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Brilliant plan is brilliant!

So okay, the plan was lame. But Layfon was smart and called in reinforcements just in case things got bad right? Nopers. He just called in some strong fighters to a battlefield so they can watch the battle.

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Very important business.

….Seriously. -_____- What a long drawn out process just to get them to work together as a team. Oh and it totally worked, with them learning not to rely on Layfon’s awesome power while witnessing Layfon’s awesome power. See guys, Layfon isn’t that great as he takes out 6 bugs faster than that whole other team taking out 6 all together. Not great at all.

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Who needs reinforcements anyway?!

It is kind of late in the game for Platoon 17 to be getting the “Let’s be a great team” speech. I get that Layfon was just trying to help and showing them that they can work together as a team. But really I am over the whole we learn to work together and next week we fail deal. Either get the message or move on.

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Layfon....is awesome?

Maybe it will stick this time around. And now Shena knows what filth monsters look like. Because apparently she wasn’t with apart of the crew that killed the last ones that attacked the city. Everything is hugs and kisses except for the fact that Nina is missing. And that the Queen really wants to protect Leerin but she is being o so sly about it.

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Total team meeting.

Maybe next episode will be better. Not to say that this episode totally sucked…but it came off slightly useless and X_X. I just hope Leerin doesn’t get all crazy on Layfon. I can’t handle any more lame girls with their boobies molesting Layfon. Be better next week or else!

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Don't be stupid!




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