Kaze no Stigma Episode 19 - Pandemonium

A meeting is being held at the Kannagi residence, unaware of Ren’s disappearance which happened right about that time. Kazuma arrives late and Ayano insults him for the blunder he did (letting ‘Hell Hound’ get away), which Kazuma surprisingly accepts without much complaints. The Special Investigation Unit is currently dealing with the rise of people having supernatural powers lately (involved in some kind of ‘game’). Kirika explains that the target victims are middle school to high school students, who are endowed with promiscuous powers upon reaching the site known as ‘Pandemonium’.

Kaze no Stigma Episode 18 - Tokyo RPG

From where the previous episode left off, Kazuma sees a girl with a striking resemblance to Tsuoi Rin, making him once again remember the tragic incident that happened in his past. He runs after the girl but loses track of her, at the same time allowing the criminal from earlier escape.

Kaze no Stigma Episode 17 - The Way to Defeat a Magician

Kaze no Stigma finally gets back to the main arc of the story, after a series of butchering filler / short story episodes… presenting us this introductory episode to this climactic arc of KnS. In this episode, images of a computer screen with the message “Do you long for power?” have been shown at the start and throughout this episode, showing how it has a central role in this arc, but that will still have to be revealed in the later episodes.

Synopsis: Isaac and Miria depart for New York aboard the Flying Pussyfoot. Several people have agenda connected to the train as well.

The Flying Pussyfoot is a transcontinental train that travels from Chicago to New York. An old woman, who is supposed to board the train, decides against it, saying that bad things are going to happen, a premonition to the tragic incident which Gustav of Daily Days mentioned in the first episode.

Title: Iblard Jikan
Scrumptious Meter: 2 (Let them eat cake!)
Length: 1 episode
Iblard Jikan intends to whisk one to the tranquil world of Iblard. For me, however, it only reminded me of those electronics shops where the flat screen TV’s on display show colorful scenes so would-be buyers could judge the TV’s image quality. I think Iblard [...]

Momoe’s strategy, sinkers and forkballs, Mihashi’s big debut, Tajima against Junta, #1, the crowd and cheerers, and the beginning of the exciting first round match against Tosei and Nishiura in…

Ookiku Furikabutte 14 - Fight! 「挑め！」

The Real Ayano x Kazuma (fight aftermath) moment~ <33

(A semi retelling of the real father and son story in the novel~ and for some reason… I had this urge to translate the conversations~ for not wanting any details to be lost? XD)

Kaze no Stigma Episode 16 – Father and Son

Many people have been wondering what has happened to Genma ever since he’s been hospitalized… well, he finally got out and decided to take a break and relax in the onsen. He coincidentally goes with Kirika, for reasons not really disclosed. Soushu who wasn’t aware of Genma’s onsen plans schemes yet another plot to get Ayano and Kazuma together, imagining their vivid and steamy ‘love scene’ as well. Yukari and Nanase together with Ren gets dragged into this plan, which he thought will be fool-proof. That is, until he finds out that it might end up being a father and son clash, as Genma will be going to the same onsen as well.

Synopsis: The truth regarding the inn is revealed.

As the Medicine Seller stated in the previous episode, the intertwined lives of men give mononoke its form. The woman with her child, the mistress who gives the woman shelter for the night, and the man who seeks the woman are the cast. Though children’s voices are heard, there is only one child and that is the one in the woman’s womb. The Medicine Seller confirms that the mononoke is indeed a Zashikiwarashi. Now that Form is revealed, only Truth and Regret are missing.

Synopsis: Carole, assistant to Daily Day’s Gustav Saint-Germain investigates about a series of stories that started in November 1930.

Baccano! is Italian for “noise”. According to the author of the novels from which the series was based on, he wanted it to mean “stupid commotion”. True enough, the first episode is dissonant and incoherent. After finishing it you can’t help but ask yourself what it was all about.