But since Pandora Hearts was not subbed I had to suffer through some WTF episodes this week. We have a filler Shugo Chara Doki Episode 82 and a WTF is going on with Chrome Shelled Regios Episode 18. I guess I can look at it as a good thing to get the special out of the way to enjoy the rest of my week....but still. BLEH!
So yes, spoilers for both these episodes, blah blah you have been warned. But in the case of Chrome Shelled Regios I am not sure how spoiler it will be since you know...it makes no sense at all still. In any event ENJOY!
Shugo Chara Doki Episode 82
Softball is very scary.
Summary: Amu is almost killed with a stray baseball/softball. A reverse/not trap named Natsuko is training to be a pitcher on their school’s team. She is not as good as this boy and Amu is in shock that girls can be pitchers! It is decided that Kukai will train Natsuko. Training ensues and is mainly boring and useless as they learn Natsuko’s problem is nervousness. Despite all this effort Natsuko is not made the pitcher. Lulu comes and jewels her up. There is a 5 second fight. Natsuko is healed and resolves to be a pitcher one day. Everyone is happy and skippy. The end of the longest summary EVER!
Are those steroids being pumped into her arm?!
Well this episode was slightly less than memorable. See me yawning? This is me trying to stay awake long enough to type a review/summary for this episode. This episode was a filler and not one bit of plot in it making it really nonessential to the storyline. And the filler character was beyond bleh and predictable. There were parts of this episode that were bearable must mostly it was a lot of WHY and SNORE.
Most exciting thing all episode.
So yeah, the filler friend of the week was a girl. X_X Even after Lulu noted it was a girl I still thought no, that is just a pretty boy and Amu will go MOG you are a boy?! later in the episode. That is typically how these kinds of shows go down. I mean…half the guys on this show look like girls anyway right? (cough Tadase cough).
YOU ARE A BOY!
But nopers. Natsuko is a girl. Despite the guy shaped eyebrows and really, really slanted eyes she is not a trap. I mean, she does look girly but Kukai has worn his hair like that before. And voices in anime aren’t really that great of an indicator on gender. I guess in the end it doesn’t matter THAT much as the whole episode was boring anyway but still…WTF?
Look at those eyebrows!
The only part of the episode that it mattered Natsuko’s gender was the stupid comment made by one of Amu’s Charas. “Oh, even though you’re a girl?” Yeah, let me smack some Charas and dumb writers for writing that stupid line. This is supposed to be a cutesy feel good and positive message type of anime. If anything it should be sending its (mostly girl) viewers the kind of message you can do anything you want if you try hard enough message. But after 82 episodes apparently girls can’t do everything. They can magically transform and save everyone and FLY IN THE SKY but they can’t play baseball. Awesome.
Just die in a fire.
So back to the actual episode. Boring. The only thing not typical about this episode is that in the end the friend of the week does not reach their dream in the end. Yes Natsuko shines in the game but not as a pitcher. So while this episode SUCKS at showing girls that they can do anything boys can do, it does a good job of showing that even if you try your best sometimes you will fail in the end.
Sometimes you get second place. And nothing is wrong with that.
And failure is not always a bad thing. It sucks that even though you try your hardest you don’t succeed in the end. But that is life and sometimes it isn’t fair. You can’t just wish to be the best and it happens. Natsuko gave it her all and she is still second place. And after she got done having her little tantrum and trying to kill some people she decided that she will keep on pushing to reach her dream.
See, have a tantrum and then you move on.
And that is what failure should do. Not the trying to kill people part, but picking yourself up and deciding that you are going to keep on trying is what separates second place and losers. Sometimes people get cocky when they are in first, like the little jerk pitcher in this show. Sometimes those on top stop trying so hard and that allows those in second place to gain ground and sometimes pass those cocky bastards. That was a lot of words for just…keep on trying and never give up if something means that much to you.
As she nearly kills herself to prove her worth.
So with that said, is there anything left to say about this episode? I thought Kukai coming would make it a special…or less boring episode but instead it had me rolling eyes. Yes, we get it. Kukai is good at sports. All sports apparently and this episode showed that you do the exact same training exercises for every single sport out there. Even though Natsuko’s problem was NERVOUSNESS it was necessary to practice running and stair climbing. Yeah, my eyes might just roll out of my head.
Running up stairs cures nervousness of course!
I wish Amu would stop being in awe of every single person that comes in her life. It can be cute at times but really Amu these are just normal kids like you. Don’t you think you are special and unique? After all you are the one saving them every single week! And did you forget about Ikuto suffering at EASTER? How can you act so carefree about this new friend and her less that serious problem?
SEE! You can be amazing too!
I love how Rima summed up this episode so perfectly. Why are we here? Good question. XD
So yeah….that was the entire episode. Pick me off the floor and color me unimpressed. If you are going to fill my mind with fillers at least make them a little interesting.
Chrome Shelled Regios Episode 18
Chrome Shelled Regios: Where pens are the enemy!
The episode starts off with a naked Nina floating in a random place. The Ram of Power tells Nina he will be her sword or something and he sparkles into her (again). Zuellni appears and gives Nina a kiss, telling her to go somewhere else. She wakes up and is greatly confused. Elsewhere Layfon is outside fighting what turns out to be a third wave of bugs. He is injured and tired but takes them out pretty easily. Layfon tries not to think about Nina as he returns from bug slaying. Layfon is a little cranky with his team mates and doesn’t listen to their concerns about his health. Felli collapses from overuse of her powers. In some other city Leerin and Savaris are being held captive. Some weird stuff has been happening in that city and they need to investigate outsiders. While Leerin molests a pen the dude in charge jokes that he knows Leerin has nothing to do with the problems and this is a mere formality. Nina wakes up in the same city and is also taken captive. Leerin is playing a game with Savaris and he teases her a little bit. Then he rushes out the window and she pouts a little bit. Savaris thinks that something is up with a city fairy and goes to investigate. And then there was the Engrish section and my brain exploded.
While at dinner Nina and Leerin run into each other. Even though Nina thinks she knows who Leerin is neither knows of their connection. They eat dinner together and have a special bonding moment. Karian has decided that depending only on Layfon to kill all the bugs is a really really REALLY bad idea. Felli wakes up in the hospital and is happy to see Layfon looking out for her. Only she tells him she is not happy and that he should focus on Nina. Then she gets pissed when he does go worry about Nina. Then she gets worried when Layfon is shot in the hall. Then Felli passes out from 42380958 different emotions at one time.
Getting a little rough with your only good fighter? XD
While Leerin and Nina are playing a game a random bird keeps coming in the room. When they look outside they see tons of birds trapped in an energy bubble and Nina thinks it has something to do with a city fairy. Nina runs off and Leerin is all X_X. The investigator dude from before tells all the citizens that there are bugs coming and they need to seek shelter. Savaris takes Leerin to the building tops but she gets away to approach the birds. Nina has been stopped by the dog faced men so she can’t make it to help. Leerin almost falls off the building but the investigator dude saves her and she manages to save all the birds/electronic fairies. She is happy and he acts all suspicious. Layfon wakes up as he was only hit with a stun gun. Karian informs him that Layfon is pushing himself so hard not out of duty but just so he doesn’t have to focus on Nina being gone. Layfon is all upset and forced to stay inside while Felli listens on. Karian goes outside and makes an epic speech about how everyone has to work together to stop the bugs. Felli tells Layfon she will use her powers if that he is what he wants. He says that it isn’t and it is all dramatic.
MMMM dramatic.
X_X That is seriously what my face looks like. My eyes have turned into tiny little X’s as my brain has melted on to the floor. Thank you Chrome Shelled Regios. I didn’t need to use my brain today anyway.
Layfon is not pleased!
So what happened in this episode today? Yeah, I am not really sure. I guess we will start with Nina. We apparently weren’t done with the sparkly overtaking of Nina’s body. We had to had a naked floating scene and make sure that all the viewers KNEW that Nina now had the Ram of Power in her body. After Nina got done screaming and being annoying she is WHOOSHED to another city.
The art quality is so awesome in this scene.
I am surprised about how WTF I am about that situation. I mean, this is a show with giant bugs and city fairies. Why am I thinking that someone being teleported to another city is so weird and impossible? I have no idea. I wanted to think that there was some logic behind this show but I was wrong. And I am always wrong so why am I shocked? It will piss me off if it is not explained in the end how these city fairies have such powers. It can’t just be a blanketed comment that they can do anything. I will not accept it!
It must be the kiss!
But whatever. Nina flew to another city and no one else noticed her flying in. They do notice her though when she is on the outskirts of the city not doing anything or harming anyone. She must be taken in for questioning because this makes no sense at all! I mean, why would such an advanced civilization have means of communicating with other cities and proving Nina’s story? That is just crazy talk.
I can see why this city is a little weary of Leerin and Savaris. Savaris is a bit strong and Leerin was carrying something important. I think they have bigger problems to worry about but whatever. When your city fairy is going insane and bugs are coming to eat your brains I guess you start making up conspiracy theories.
Have all the city fairies decided that they hate humans and had a meeting to discuss how to kill them all? We have the city that one the intercity match that is already dead. Now Nina’s home is having a crazy fairy. This new city may or may not have a crazy fairy but it looks more like human interference than craziness. Still, why are cities depending on such fickle creatures?
And why are they not all fairy shaped?
And how do humans know that city fairies boost the powers of kei users? Who was the first person who decided to get a happy little city fairy and merge it with their own power? I mean, I won’t even ask how they decided to use city fairies. Or why city fairies allow themselves to be used. I just want to know how they discovered this new power. Just seems very random.
We should ask him, I bet he knows.
I am not going to touch the dog faced men. My brain can only handle so much craziness. At this point I am not sure who the bad guy is. I mean this Ram is allowing a city to die and apparently allowed his previous city to die. So while these dog men look kinda evil I am not really on the city fairies side either.
This makes perfect sense DUH!
Not much of this summary is making sense mainly because I have no idea what is going on during the episode. I like how Layfon is finally being told that he should take a rest and let other people deal with the bug problem. Really?! Layfon only had to fight the bugs by himself three times before you all realized that HE CAN’T DO IT ALONE? This isn’t even his city. He just got there! I would be embarrassed to allow one person to continuously protect me when I am in the military arts.
Who cares about injuries!?
Felli is so cute and silly. She is willing to risk her life to protect FonFon but gets all spazzy when she learns Layfon has been watching over her. She tells him to go away and worry about Nina and when he does she gets all angry. She wants Layfon to take a rest from fighting the bugs and is pissed off when her brother makes Layfon take a rest. It is all so special in the world of Felli.
Caught in the act of molesting!
Just WTF Engrish. WTF. You last like 30 seconds each week and you hurt my head as much as the rest of the episode combine. Why? WHY DON’T YOU MAKE ANY SENSE?! Now this random emo girl is not human too? I am glad she isn’t some giant eyeball person but seriously? WTF. I hate it. DIE IN A FIRE!
No. Just no.
So…yeah. Random episode was random. It was going all over the place and people are focusing on stupid issues rather than staying alive. I can’t imagine being so selfish that I would want to take a city’s means of protection just so I could have a tiny bit more of power. And I also can’t imagine locking useful people up when big bugs will eat my face. This show is full of specialness and there is still time for more! It will be interesting to see what goes down next week and if my mind can handle anymore. XD
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