Tokyo Ghoul — 07 + 08 + 09

Time has escaped me recently, so I’ve been behind on my reviews. I’ve compiled them into group reviews which still cover each episode separately. For these, the individual reviews will be shorter than usual and will focus more on what I thought about the episode and its developments than summary (hopefully)

• Episode 7: “Captivity”

The real reason to feel sorry is when one is hung up on revenge and can’t live their own life.

Contrary to all the other depictions of ghouls we’ve seen so far, the extraordinary kagune and the ability to stay alive despite heavy injuries, this episode gives a sense not only for ghouls’ helplessness when faced with Doves, but also the tragedy and unfairness of non-predatory ghouls being killed.

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun — 07

• Episode 7: Seventh Issue: The Manga Artist’s Brain, Nozaki-kun

I wish I’d been born a slender bishounen!

With all the characters introduced, we take a little break and refocus on our main trio again. For once, Nozaki has some rare free time, so he and Sakura hang out at the mall. For a while, she’s excited about their “date” but soon she realizes Nozaki’s still all about manga–they watched a movie because Nozaki wanted to see the different angles of the school in it, they eat at a restaurant because the characters in Nozaki’s manga will be going to a restaurant and he needs reference pictures, and when they go into a clothing store Nozaki picks some out for Mamiko.