This is one of those cases where I think the adaptation has a good shot at being better than the source material. Read more
First Impressions – Sakugan
Sakugan has the aura of a roughly-sewn together quilt of different influences, without anything of itself to anchor it. Read more
First Impressions – Komi-san wa Komyushou desu
The title at least is truth in advertising Read more
Heike Monogatari – 04
I think there’s an inherent paradox at work here. Read more
First Impressions Digest – Takt Op. Destiny, Kyoukai Senki
Don’t think too hard with these two. Read more
First Impressions Digest – Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru, Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu, Digimon Ghost Game
Ghosts are everywhere this anime season. Read more
First Impressions – Mieruko-chan
All in all I’d say this premiere showed some promise, but it was definitely a bit of a mixed bag. Read more
Kingdom 3 – 24
In this time and place war was as much as anything an opportunity. Read more
Blue Period – 02
As any Shinkai Makoto fan knows, art can capture the essence of something more deeply than any photograph. Read more
First Impressions – Muteking the Dancing Hero
Considering how much of a wild card it looked like, in the end Muteking was fairly close to what I expected. Read more