[Midonin]

Spoiler for Busou Shinki 03 - A Pun I've Heard Somewhere Before:

I'm half expecting Ann to jump into a bath at the end of every episode. The moods of Shinki and Hidamari make a good pairing. In some ways, the structure of this episode was very similar to the previous Hidamari outings, with the starting three spending their time in the bath (with towels) after a terrible pun (sentou/sentou, one I've seen everywhere), and Hina off doing something else with Clara. The second half, however, was much less so. It was probably one of the most battle-heavy episode to date. I loved the new Shinki that debuted this week, with their bike transformation. It's very Kamen Rider Accel, though they obviously predate him by several tears.

Pochi and Tamami, the duo from the previous episode, returned for both this one and next week, taking on the role of a Team Rocket-esque group of comic antagonists. I foresee many puns in the future. Even with the high-speed battle going on (the animation for it was pretty nice), the show still maintains a pretty heartwarming air.

This show may also have created a butt-painting fetish. Even with the doll joints, that's pretty decent Hina fanservice. Next week looks to be a race between the Shinki. Sure, two of them are actual bikes, but that doesn't necessarily mean they'll win.