My brain is feeling like sludge at the moment, so here’s just a brain dump
Lovely Complex episodes 2 & 3
While the fact the two leads are obviously suited for each other and can’t see it borders on annoying, the fact that the other characters see it and point it out to them levens it. And for a Toei show it looks great. I don’t know in the extreme facial expressions are taken straight from the manga or not, but they are fun. Kind of weird hearing Spandam’s voice alongside Nami’s in episode 3.
Darker Than Black episodes 3 & 4
I’m liking the sci-fi aspects, the amoral heroes and the bloody violence, but this 2 parter’s single parent scientist experimenting on their single child story was a bit too bog standard. Plus the schoolgirl characters were annoying. Still the 2 part story format means something new next time.
Detective Conan 469 & 470
One of the better TV stories I’ve seen from this show. The whodunnit was obvious, but the story focused instead on the howdunnit. And it was fair mystery, as all the clues were there for the viewer. I got part the way there, but missed the cellphone part. And it had Kaitou Kid in it too.
Human Giant 2, 3, 4 & 5
Looking to be the best sketch show of the decade I think. Though MTV’s habit of editing out a sketch and leaving a post credit payoff scene in is annoying.