When you look at a batch of shows like this, the best one on screen isn’t always the best-looking one on paper. Rokka no Yuusha – 01 There might have been a time when I found Rokka no Yuusha engaging, but to be honest this light novel adaptation left me […] Read more
I’m pretty much rooting for Berg-Katze at this point. If O.D. spreads his wings and “everything disappears” as Utsutsu says, I still don’t think it would be enough to shut Hajime up. But I can always hope. I give credit to Oono and Nakamura for acknowledging on-screen that Hajime is […] Read more
Hey – I have pics this time! If nothing else, Gatchaman Crowds has managed to get a new format out of me. Not as strong as last week. More Hajime, less Berg-Katze and Jou. Coincidence? It’s ironic, but it seems as though either the budget or production schedule has evened […] Read more
Well, since it’s still on the “Current Series” list, I may as well… Definitely better than last week. Focus on Jou and B-K is a huge improvement. Miyano Mamoru – I can’t even… What a beautifully out-of-control performance. Best anime lunatic in ages. While we wait for the much longed-for […] Read more
I think it may be time for me to face facts when it comes to Gatchaman Crowds. I probably jumped the gun last week, because I’m about ready to drop this series for blogging purposes. It’s a shame, because I obviously have huge respect for Oono Toshiya and Nakamura Kenji, […] Read more
That was certainly a Space Brothers episode unlike any other. Gatchaman Crowds – 05 I suppose it’s official that I’m blogging Gatchaman at this point, as it’s almost half-over already. And it’s still about where it’s been for the last month: pretty good, full of imagination, cheaply made, occasionally brilliant […] Read more
Gatchaman Crowds is a real MESS, but as long as it remains an interesting mess I’m going to stick around. We pretty much only get one Nakamura Kenji series a year, and Gatchaman Crowds is only the second anime Oono Toshiya has ever written. So things would have to be […] Read more
I’m still engaged with Gatchaman, but the deal is far from closed. There’s something missing for me with this series so far, and it’s hard to put my finger on just what. The individual components are certainly interesting, and I see elements of what makes both Nakamura Kenji and Oono […] Read more
Gatchaman Crowds is still a mixed bag for this viewer, but trending up. If there was one show that was hard to peg coming into the season, it was probably this one. Partly that’s due to the fact that there were no previews of the show itself whatsoever (which was […] Read more
That was every bit as random as I expected. OP: “Crowds” by WHITE ASH I’ve long held the suspicion that Nakamura Kenji has experimented with augmented reality in his own way. At the very least, as a director he seems incapable of producing anything with a conventional look – from the […] Read more