Really, it isn’t supposed to look so effortless as Watanabe-sensei is making it look. I watched Watanabe Shinchiro’s Baby Blue from Studio 4C’s “Genius Party” this week, and it made me realize just how much he’s changed as a director from his Bebop and Champloo days. He was always a […] Read more
Why does everyone make this anime thing out to be so hard? Just do it like that. I almost feel as if I shouldn’t defile this episode by even trying to talk about it, but I guess that’s my job – and the hard part at the moment is to […] Read more
It would be hard to imagine an anime having two better opening episodes than Sakamichi no Apollon. I promise never to take NoitaminA for granted again. Nothing like a couple of rough seasons (especially this last one) to make one appreciate what a luxury it is to have great and […] Read more
How can a show with such ridiculously high expectations possibly exceed them? OP: “Sakamichi no Melody” by YUKI What was without question the most anticipated day of premières this season kicks off with Sakamichi no Apollon, the long-awaited return of legendary director Watanabe Shinichiro (of Cowboy Bebop fame). I’ll get […] Read more
I’m officially psyched by these. Sakamichi – Art Blakey played over visuals that look like Jiro Tanaguchi, directed by Watanabe? Where do I sign? For Tsuritama, it looks as if Nakamura Kenji is again using an unusual visual style. Plus, Miyu Irino in full genki mode. Read more