Ueno-san Wa Bukiyou (Series rating: 9/10)

Ueno is a genius. She makes inventions that can revolutionize the world on a daily basis. From equipment that can create drinkable water out of nowhere to a device that creates life from inanimate objects, Ueno can make them all. Too bad the only thing she ever does with them is make convoluted plans to get Tanaka to notice her feelings for him. Also doesn’t help that most of her plans are perverted: trying to get Tanaka to drink water made from her own urine, having him sniff her leggings so he gets attached to her smell, etc… Tanaka, for his part, seems not to notice. Or does he? Over the course of the series he gets to do things that most people would have to travel to a third world country and pay through the nose to do. So maybe Tanaka is not as dense as he seems.
It’s hard to do anime comedies well. Ueno-san does. It’s so over the top that is actually made me laugh out loud. I kind of feel sorry for Ueno though. She cannot catch a break.Subs from Erai. Enjoy.

Hugtto! Precure (Series rating: 8,5/10)

Nono Hana is ready to have her first day at a new school. She’s made the decision to reinvent herself, and be the cool girl she always wanted to be. That goes about as well as you’d expect of a pink haired Precue protagonist. Hana may not be very bright, or very athletic, or very gracious but she more then makes up for it with her cheerfulness and friendliness. Obviously, she is chosen as a Precure who must defend the world, and the beby Hug-tan from the evil Kurai Company (an obvious jab as companies in Japan who abuse their workers). She is joined by her two new friends, Saaya and Homare, as well as Hug-tan’s guardian, the mouse… I mean hamster, Harry.
Let me tell you, I love Precure. I did not pay much attention to the franchise at first, but I decided to watch Heart Catch Precure because Mizuki Nana was in it. And then I was hooked. Sure, not all seasons are as great, but they are enjoyable as all hell. Sadly, for me, the franchise went down with Happiness Charge. They made some very questionable choices, like adding in 3DCG attacks (they look terrible, but cost a lot less to make) and a final battle/boss that was underwhelming to say the least. It picked back up with Go! Princess, that has a fantastic final battle, but kept the 3DCG attacks. The low point was Kirakira PreCure a la Mode. In the mother of all idiotic ideas, TOEI did away with all close quarter combat for that season, making all the battles repetitive and boring. Also, they had the worst final boss in all Precure series, and I’m counting the giant black hole in Smile.
Hugtto! set out to fix what they broke. CQC was back in full force, the 3DCG was used very little and the final boss, while not having an epic battle due to his nature, was great.
Current season is also knocking out of the park, so the franchise is back on the right tracks.
The only downside to the show is the epilogue, which was, in my opinion, terrible. I know the birth rate is down in Japan, but ending your show with an actual on screen birth is not something I wanted. Also, for a show about accepting the future, Emiru sure as hell got stuck in the past.
The subtitles are from anon, who did a fantastic job. Enjoy the show, it’s great.
PS: Emiru is the best, but is only perfect with Lulu next to her. Those two were adorable.

Mobile Suit Gundam Narative (Series rating: 6/10)

One year after the events of Gundam Unicorn, the world is still not at peace. In fact, the tragedy that is about to unfold started even before the events of the past OVA series.
Cyber-Newtypes. Created through horrible experiments on children by the most depraved and power-hungry divisions of the military. Jona Basta, a survivor of those experiments, is about to set out on a journey that has him find his lost childhood friends. But those friends are not what they used to be anymore.
I enjoyed Unicorn a lot, but this sequel not so much. Stunning animation, great music, fantastic battles… but a very lackluster and quite depressing story. It almost makes everything Banagher and Audrey did in Unicorn seem meaningless. That might have been the point, but I still don’t like it. It ends on a bittersweet note though (?), so it’s not a complete tragedy. But neither did it accomplish anything.
Contains 5.1 and 2.0 audio, Japanese only.Subtitles are PGS from the BD.

Uma Musume - Pretty Derby (Series rating: 8/10)

This show takes place in a world like ours. But with one difference. There are no horses. Just horse girls. Named after actual famous horses. Special Week just moved into the big city with dreams of becoming a champion. Watch her struggle with a new school, new team and a new coach. Does she have what it takes to become the champion? Did I mention the horse girls have to sing and dance after every performance? Because they do.
This show came out of nowhere. The premise was stupid and it was an obvious commercial for a mobile game. Except real effort was put into it and made it a very enjoyable watch. The girls are a delight and there are actual races in this thing. Also, is the game EVER coming out?
Episode subs by HS, extra episode subs by GH. Contains both 5.1 and 2.0 audio tracks. Japanese only.

Watashi Ni Tenshi Ga Maiorita! (Series rating: 9/10)

Meet Miyako. She is an extremely shy college student who spends her time off locked up in her room making cosplay outfits. She doesn’t have any friends and is too shy to try and make any. But when her extremely hyperactive and overly attached sister Hinata brings home a friend, all that changes. When Miyako lays her eyes on Hana, her heart skips a beat. Could this be love? Could this college girl have fallen in love at first sight with a grade school girl? Well, not really. Miyako sure thinks that, but in reality she’s just amazed at how adorable Hana is. That doesn’t stop her from being amazingly creepy about it though. Things get more interesting when the new girl next door, also a grade school girl, Noa, befriends Hinata and Hana. Noa is a complete attention whore, but Miyako only has eyes for Hana. She has cosplay outfits for all of them though.
While the premise might be icky, the show turned out great and had some really sweet moments. I enjoyed the hell out of it (also where I’m going, since I like this show).Say it with me now: MYA-NEE!!!

Yuragi-sou No Yuuna-san (Series rating: 7/10)

So you're new in town, and don't have any money. You still need a place to sleep though, so you go check out the area. And just like that you find a beautiful inn. And it's cheap as hell. So you thank your lucky stars and move in immediately. But guess what? The inn is haunted. But the ghost is the cutest thing you've ever seen and is harmless. The reason you can see her? You're a spirit medium. The rest of the girls in the inn are also supernatural. And you keep seeing them naked. This is the life.

This is an old-school harem comedy. Plenty of boobs, wacky adventures and lewd situations. It's like we're back in the 90s. Hope you enjoy.

TV subs are from HS. OVA subs are from Asakura. Enjoy the boobs.

FLCL Alternative (Series rating: 7/10)

Well, here we are, more then 18 years later, watching the second FLCL sequel. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t mind blowing either. I enjoyed it, and I do think it does have some interestin things about it. Animation’s pretty good, but it’s just not as memorable. Worth a watch if you enjoyed the original. Subs are from the Erai-Raws release. Sound is 5.1.
Yeah, not much to say about this one either. I kind of enjoyed Progressive a little more, but that’s mostly because I like Hidomi a little better then Kana.

FLCL Progressive (Series rating: 7/10)

Well, here we are, more then 18 years later, watching the first FLCL sequel. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t mind blowing either. I enjoyed it, and I do think it does have some interestin things about it. Animation’s pretty good, but it’s just not as memorable. Worth a watch if you enjoyed the original. Subs are from the Erai-Raws release. Sound is 5.1.
PS: I think Hidomi has a guro fetish.