Atypical magical girls
Puella Magi Madoka Magica 8-12! the end. Amused that the opening visuals tell you what the show is not about. I figured I should zip through the last few episodes to see why many consider this to be one of the best anime shows early this year. Last episode we learned that Mokona Kyubey took the girls' souls and plopped them into gemstones, so essentially they are walking corpses.
Sayaka wallows into depression after this knowledge darkening her gemstone, and after finding out her crush has no interest in her, she turns into a witch. The turn of events is quite interesting, but it's only the last 4 episodes where the characters become understandable. In all the episodes before that, there's a bit of a dull lag while the characters whine & cry about their lives. I did find that Sayaka's fate in each reiteration to be a nice touch. Despite all the Madoka merchandise, it's Homura who is the star of the show. Many pluses for time-traveling, method of gun acquirement, and bomb-making.
~8/10 rating~ If you can sit through the first 8 episodes, the rest is worth it. The anime production is top quality though I'm not a fan of the character's facial design. Going back to the beginning, Mami's death is worth seeing since the cosplay it inspired is pretty awesome.
Usagi Drop 6! Rin learns what cereal is and gets a tree. Sweet!
No. 6 6! Safu returns to No. 6 for her grandmother's funeral, gets nosy about Sion, and then gets captured by the police. Nezumi and Sion bicker. Looking forward to a Safu and Nezumi throwdown.