Super Recaps: Yuri Kuma Arashi (Episode 4)

We’re back with another episode of the Lesbian Bear Soap Opera Extravaganza!  The last episode ended on a really high note with Kureha finally standing up to the bear menace and landing a decisive blow against one of her enemies!  Needless to say that this episode has a lot to live up to after such a great ending.  Does the show continue to impress, or will it fall back on old tricks that always kept me at arm’s length?  Let’s find out!!

The episode begins with a bit of back story for Lulu.  Right off the bat, this episode is headed in the right direction because the one thing I’ve been begging for this show to do is flesh out the world and the characters we follow.  That said however, it still doesn’t quite make sense.

What, ANOTHER bullshit trial!?
What, ANOTHER nonsense trial!?

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Super Recaps: Sailor Moon Crystal (Episode 16)

Has it been a fortnight already?  Well we find ourselves with yet another episode of Sailor Moon Crystal!!  Will the show continue its upward swing from the last episode, or will reality come crashing down once again to remind us that we’re watching a rushed and under budgeted remake that doesn’t understand why COPYING THE MANGA EXACTLY TO A TV SHOW ISN’T A GOOD IDEA!!  We can only hope for the former.  Let’s get started!!

The episode begins with a recap of Sailor Mars getting kidnapped by the big bads of this story arc.  Sailor Moon is clearly upset but notices that Chibi-Usa is standing off to the side.  Usagi confronts the brat and demands to know what’s going on!

“ADMIT IT!  You’re really an undercover ISIS agent!  TELL ME WHERE THE NUKES ARE!!”
“ADMIT IT!  You’re really an undercover ISIS agent!  TELL ME WHERE THE NUKES ARE!!”

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Super Recaps: Sailor Moon Crystal (Episode 15)

After three weeks of waiting (Pope Gregory XIII’s horrible invention strikes again), we finally get another episode of Sailor Moon Crystal!  Was it worth the wait, or are we just setting ourselves up for even more disappointment with this new story arc?  Let’s find out!!  The episode begins with Usagi staring down the barrel of a gun while a little girl demands she give her the Silver Crystal.  Why the hell didn’t Queen Beryl think of this?

“Trust me; I’m not above taking it off your corpse.”
“Trust me; I’m not above taking it off your corpse.”

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Super Recaps: Yuri Kuma Arashi (Episode 3)

We’re back with another episode of Yuri Kuma Arashi, the number one show for those who like high school lesbians being eaten by adorable bears!  The last episode ended with a damn fine twist that this one will hopefully build upon to give us something amazing!  Do they succeed at making the most of this revelation, or do they end up squandering the potential that it had to really flesh out this series!?  There’s only one way to find out and that’s to keep on reading!!  The episode begins with a very confusing bit of narration.

What the hell?  Is Gollum writing this shit?
What the hell?  Is Gollum writing this shit?

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Super Recaps: Yuri Kuma Arashi (Episode 2)

We’re back with another episode of everyone’s favorite lesbian furry romance horror adventure!!  While I wasn’t overwhelmingly happy with the first episode, I definitely saw enough potential to stay excited about what the series has to offer!  Will episode two improve on the first, or is this show going to be one big downward spiral?  There’s only one way to find out, and that’s to keep on reading!!

The episode begins at the funeral of Sumika who has been murdered by Lulu and Ginko, the two transfer students who are actually bears in disguise.  The eulogy is being delivered by the class president Mitsuko, who’s aware that the new kids are the murderers, but doesn’t seem to have found time to discuss this with anyone.  Hell, the bears crash the funeral and Mitsuko doesn’t seem compelled to rat them out for some reason.

“Nothing!  It’s not like I just saw the murderers walk in!  EVERYTHING IS FINE!!!”
“Nothing!  It’s not like I just saw the murderers walk in!  EVERYTHING IS FINE!!!”

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Super Recaps: Yuri Kuma Arashi (Episode 1)

So where the hell did THIS come from?  Seriously.  I hadn’t heard ANYTHING about this show until about two weeks ago, and since then it’s just exploded!  Were people really aching for a story about gay bears that had absolutely NO hairy men in it!?  Still though, the show comes from Silver Link who has had some big hits in the past (Watamote) and has even done some stuff I liked (Dusk Maiden of Amnesia), so maybe I’m the only one who’s surprised that people are talking about this.  So is the series worth talking about outside of it’s weird as hell premise?  Well, we’re about to find out!!

The episode begins with the introductions of Kureha Tsubaki and Sumika Izumino who are two students at a nearby high school.  Oh, and they appear to be lesbians.

“Nobody puts Sumika in a corner!”
“Nobody puts Sumika in a corner!”

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Super Recaps: Sailor Moon Crystal (Episode 14)

After thirteen episodes of varying quality, lackluster characterization, and insanely swift storytelling, the Silver Millennium story arc comes to a close.  With the end of such a personal journey for our heroes in sight, does the show give us a satisfying conclusion, or is this yet weak episode in a series that needs to REALLY start to bring it’s A game if it wants to hold onto its audience in the future?  There’s only one way to find out and that’s to keep on reading!!

The episode begins with Usagi firing off her Moon Staff thingy at Queen Metalia which reduces the would-be tyrant to dust.  No wait, it does diddly squat.

“SHIT!  I was REALLY banking on that one to work!”
“SHIT! I was REALLY banking on that one to work!”

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Super Recaps: Sailor Moon Crystal (Episode 13)

We’re approaching the end of the Silver Millennium story arc, and the last few episodes have been REALLY ramping up the insanity levels of this show.  Will this episode continue that trend, or will this show finally make some freaking sense for once?  There’s only one way to find out, so let’s dive right in!!

The episode begins where the last one left off.  Wait, what exactly happened?

Oh right.  That…
Oh right.  That…

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Super Recaps: Sailor Moon Crystal (Episode 12)

Another episode of Sailor Moon Crystal has descended from on high by the benevolent Gods among men who work at Toei.  Will this episode fix the awkward stumbling block that we ended the last episode on!?  Will our heroes be able to actually do something other than wring their hands for five minutes before each fight!?  There’s only one way to find out, and that’s to keep on reading!!

The episode begins where so many of them have before, i.e. all the scouts who AREN’T princesses curled up into balls of defeat due to dubious injuries sustained by a dubiously powerful foe.

“I’m in so much pain right now!!  Can’t you tell by my squinty eye!?”
“I’m in so much pain right now!!  Can’t you tell by my squinty eye!?”

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Super Recaps: Sailor Moon Crystal (Episode 11)

Another two weeks, another episode of Sailor Moon Crystal.  No wait, it’s been three weeks.  DAMN YOU POPE GREGORY XIII FOR INTRODUCTING THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR!!  IT’S YOU’RE FAULT THERE WERE FIVE SATURDAYS IN NOVEMBER!!!  Anyway, let’s jump right in and find out what Evil Tuxedo Mask has in store for our heroes!!

The episode begins with Usagi having another dream about Tuxedo Mask.  Despite getting some answers to her in the last episode, the guy is still missing and it’s definitely affecting Usagi.

“Usagi.  That’s not how you do a sit up.”     “SHUT UP!!  I’M SAD!!!”
“Usagi.  That’s not how you do a sit up.”     “SHUT UP!!  I’M SAD!!!”

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