I Can’t Believe I Ate The Whole Kaiju, episode 2

Our Monsterized Hero is permitted to go full shouty just this once, given his unexpected fate, the need to run away at full speed, and the peculiarities of his transformation. Getting his shit together enough to rescue a little girl and her mom from another loose monster is adequate compensation. Little Girl gets an A+ for coping with the situation.

Kafka reaffirming his commitment to join the A team and hook back up with Our Sexy Slayer is enough to reverse the transformation, but three months later, Our Sympathetic Sidekick is getting exasperated about how chill he is about constantly slipping in and out of monster form.

Come the day of The Big Test, we’re introduced to Miss Overtroped. She’s a property-destroying arrogant rich-bitch twintail schoolgirl with a supersuit and an enhanced sense of smell that allows her to instantly become suspicious of Our Hero.

Who, honestly, smells like monsters because he cleans up after them for a living. That shit don’t just wash off.

(bad news: there are no sexy monster girls in this show, and yes, I expect him to go full shouty again, sigh)

Kirito 2525

(classical reference)

In the first episode, Our Fan-Service-Fashion-Victim House Elf tells Our Kirito’s-Evil-Twin Hero that the coin he handed her is super-duper rare and unbelievably valuable, so he lets her keep it. Then he goes to town and uses another one to join the adventurer’s guild, and Our Busty Guild Gal Version 1 doesn’t even blink. This is like handing a million-dollar bill to a 7-11 clerk who casually makes change, and pretty much sets the tone for how OP he is. Later while gathering herbs in the woods as a “beginner adventurer”, he curb-stomps a major monster and accidentally sends its decent-by-his-standards loot flying miles away.

The second episode opens with that actually-super-duper magic sword ending up in the royal palace, where it excites the interest of Princess Paizuri. Seriously, her outfit and endowments are less subtle than Lila’s arrows in Thighza. This gal is even more of a walking cock-holster than the House Elf:

(official art from the anime’s site; there’s basically no fan-art for this show)

Why did I attempt to watch this? Because Our House Elf’s voice was previously Lammis, Maple, Laika, Kohaku (Iroduku), Hikari (Interviews With Monster Girls), and Sakura (Zombieland Saga). Her talents aren’t enough to save this show, though.

Amusingly, Paizuri-hime’s voice actress played Hikari’s sister.

Sour Rangers, episode 3

Our Mysterious Dead-Eyed Hot Chick wears the pants in her relationship with Our Determined UnderMook, and provides him with the intel needed to strike a blow for truth, justice, and the monster way. Full props to the team for integrating the CGI so well. It’s obvious mostly because of the complexity of the shots: moving the camera around in 3D with rotation is way outside the budget for humans in a sweatshop working on a weekly deadline. While I’m saying nice things, I’ll mention that the OP/ED music is refreshingly different from the usual for the genre.

Verdict: Not sure where the story is going at the moment, which is a good thing. And the large cast could be either a plus or a minus, even without the glaring spoilers on that page.

(Loser Rangers, meet Naughty Rangers…)

Earth Day 2024

I suppose I should take a long drive to buy good steaks, then fire up the grill and a cigar. Something should be wrapped in bacon; probably the steak. With luck the landscapers will come by in the morning and run their gasoline-powered tools all over my acreage.

With even more luck, this will double as celebration for receiving an attractive offer letter.

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