Anime Winter 2015, Going Solo, House of Robots, and Earthsea Cycle 1

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• Anime: All watching on CrunchyRoll
  
  1. ALDNOAH.ZERO - Epi 20
     - Oh dear. I guess the anime is building up to the climax! Lemrina found out that her half-sister isn't in the chamber anymore.
     - The count is back and searching for the real princess who had started to remember some things!
  2. Yowamushi Pedal - Epi 17-18
     - Perseverance.
     - Alas, it's not meant to be for the 2nd years, they fought hard and lost!
  3. Your lie in April - Epi 19
     - Contest part 1
     - Kaori decides to fight back her illness, physical therapy and operation
  4. Akatsuki No Yona - Epi 21
     - The pirate arc and Awa province.
     - Yun is maturing as a character.
• Chapter Book:
  
  1. Going Solo by Roald Dahl
     - Borrowed from bpl, overdrive
     - Read by Dan Stevens
     - Dahl's autobiography from after graduating from highschool going straight to work to WWII and being excused from service.
     - Very colorful and fun read. There are sad things, too, because of the period!
     - Highly recommended.
  2. House of Robots by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
     - Borrowed from apl, oneclick
     - Read by Jack Patterson
     - A fun book about a 5th grader whose mother is a robotic professor, their house is full of robots doing different menial task. Now her new invention is going to school with him much to his chagrin!
     - His father is an author of manga!
  3. The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
     - Borrowed from apl, oneclick
     - Read by Rob Inglis
     - I've been curious about this book, but I wasn't impressed with it much. Will read/listen to the second book eventually.

License News
• Anime via Reverse Thieves links to a Crunchy Roll news posted 3 weeks ago. How did I miss this? Discotek licenses The Earl and The Fairy anime! I'll buy this definitely. I'm a big fan of Lidya and Edgar. Party!!!! I'm so excited. eta 8/11/15: The Fandom Post
• Manga via Manga Conseil Last Game by Shinobu Amano, 7 volumes on going, I'm following in Japanese, Panini, 1st volume is out July 2015 :) lyschan, in case you haven't gotten this series and are interested, I'll send all 7 volumes to you as well. Unless Viz announce this tomorrow :P eta: via the mangaka's blog maybe volume 8 is out in may, and the main heroine is wearing a wedding dress, that's a big spoiler ;)