Studios are pretty important when it comes to anime, so I thought I’d take some time to talk about a few of them. First up is Manglobe – underappreciated, often misunderstood, but almost never less than interesting. Read more
Akagami no Shirayukihime – 10
Why isn’t the opposite of low-key “high-key”, anyway? I wonder about stuff like that… Something felt just a bit off to me about this episode of Akagami no Shirayukihime. I find myself starting to notice the series is seemingly clueless about to handle certain characters (Kiki and Ryuu principally) whose […] Read more
Diamond no Ace Season 2 – 23
This is not the first time in Diamond no Ace that I’ve wanted to shout “Stop bunting, you idiot!” at Kataoka. And if the series continues in anime form (as I strongly suspect it will at some point) I very much doubt it will be the last. Read more
Shokugeki no Souma – 22
Pity the supporting character – the tournament arc is never kind to them… Read more
Baby Steps Season 2 – 23
Every time we’re tempted to forget the title of this series, Baby Steps reminds us. Curses to three-minute recaps. They’re the bane of the existence of sports anime fans, though Baby Steps has generally been good about avoiding them (unlike, say, Diamond no Ace). I guess they give us something […] Read more
Arslan Senki – 22
Are we there yet? Not quite. Military epics share a common element with sports anime, and that of course is the setup episode. Every big game has to have a buildup, a time of quiet reflection on what’s to come – and the big battles are no different. It just […] Read more
Mushishi Zoku Shou: Suzu no Shizuku
How can I possibly start my final Mushishi post ever with anything except “Thank you”? OP Sequence: I just need a minute, I’ll be fine. Honest. I put off watching “Suzu no Shizuku” for quite some time. Part of it was going through a very busy patch and not wanting […] Read more
Working!!! – 10
Remember all that stuff I said about Souta’s mom last week? Never mind. Working has always been an anime comedy with great chops – it could range all over the stylistic palette and deliver spot-on humor. What we’re seeing more than ever this season (though not exclusively this season) is […] Read more
Ushio to Tora – 10
You’re just not going to see an anime episode executed much better than that. There have been a few instances now where Ushio & Tora has flat-out nailed it – delivered an episode of old-school shounen as close to perfect as it’s realistically possible to make. It hasn’t been every […] Read more
Kyoukai no Rinne – 22
Kotatsu de aru. Not much to say apart from broken record time: that was a really, really funny episode. I think Kyoukai no Rinne must be one of the elite candidates to be poster child of overlooked and underrated anime, because it seems as if almost no one is paying […] Read more