The candy shop metaphor works pretty well with this one. Dagashi Kashi was a show I had sleeper vibes with from the moment I first saw the announcement, and it’s for a very specific niche of anime – and one that’s consistently produced sleeper series over the years. Every season […] Read more
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Well, here’s another foundation stone for Winter 2016 to build on. OP: “Genesis” by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION I had pretty high expectations for Dimension W going in. Anytime the first two words on the genre tab are “Seinen, Sci-fi” you’re off to a damn good start to begin with. Throw […] Read more
Leave it to Haikyuu to start the car in fifth gear. Like a hyperactive red-haired first-year middle blocker, Haikyuu zips into the new year at breakneck speed. There’s not much of a breather here – we’re already in countdown mode for the qualifiers in Sendai. Which, if you recall, is […] Read more
Let the parade of sleepers continue. Bubuki Buranki is the 10th anniversary series for SANZIGEN, which isn’t necessarily a studio most of us immediately think of as elite. But there was something in the promo material for this original sci-fi series that caught my eye. We knew next to nothing […] Read more
Time for the LiA readers to look back and vote… Here’s the 2015 LiA reader poll – please choose your 5 favorite series of 2014. It’s a huge list, so I’m going to pin this post to the top for a week during voting rather than hijack the sidebar. Thanks […] Read more
Anyone else think this week’s Haikyuu!! was a bit… odd? Well, here’s the thing – it’s “Sleeper Saturday”, because my top two picks to click as sleepers this season were Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu and Dagashi Kashi (more on that later) both airing today. But the truth is, it’s kind […] Read more
Most realistic idol show ever? Sekko Boys – 01 This season certainly has no shortage of shorts, and so far they seem a fairly interesting group. Sekko Boys came in with one of the sillier premises around – an idol group composed of four marble statues. But then the idol […] Read more
Here’s a couple of light bites as Winter starts to gear up. Oijisan to Marshmallow – 01 I actually didn’t realize this was a 5-minute series when I sat down with it, but that feels just about right. This show is as light as the confection in its title, but […] Read more
With anime as with most forms of art, talent wins out most of the time. Now that was an interesting beginning. And there’s a sort of interesting story behind Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya o Mezasu, which is based on a VN – a VN which doesn’t come out till March. So […] Read more