June catch-up
Shingeki no Kyojin 10-11! Armin finally stops being a wimp...The commander decides to use Eren's power to take control of Trost. I am still impressed by the way they animate the movement through the city.
Chihayafuru S2 22-23! An injured Chihaya naturally loses quickly to Shinobu, so the final game is Shinobu vs. Arata. 23 is about Taichi who actually shines through...for Chihaya's sake. Hope they show a little of Arata's game in the last episode...it'd be nice to see his personality.
Hunter x Hunter 2013 83-84! Gon, Killua and Kite continue to kill their way to the Queen. The other HxH arcs were more fun because the characters were having fun or they encountered fun companions, but so far, nobody is having a good time. While the ant arc is interesting in its own right, it's also a shame to see Gon slowly losing his innocence. The poor Hunter who did not die earlier gets his brain scrambled and tells the Ant Chimera, Pitou, all about Nen.
Kotonoha no Niwa (Garden of Words) jmovie! the newest work from Makoto Shinkai is about a young boy who skips school on rainy days to work sketch shoe designs in a local park. He meets a young woman who likewise skips work on rainy days. They bond during those rainy days. It's a tender unrequited love story. As with Shinkai's previous works, the animation is rich with color and detail. ~7/10 rating
Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo jmovie! It's been 14 years since the events in the 2nd movie and Shinji wakes up to the rest of the world 14 years older than him. Misato now leads a group against the Evas and NERV. There isn't enough logic in this universe that can accurately explain what actually goes on. Most of the character just react on emotion. They really need to fill Shinji (and the audience) in on what is going on. Anyway, Shinji plus Kaworu almost trigger a 4th impact. This movie had pretty entertaining visuals like the previous movie, but storywise, this movie wasn't as entertaining as the previous. ~7/10 rating
Man of Steel movie! I enjoyed the epic movie with the epic music and epic-ally hot actor. The dialogue was lacking, but forgivable. The style of storytelling was refreshing.