Release the kraken. As hinted at last time, Kyoukai no Rinne has indeed unleashed the romcom hijinks in full force. And as you’d expect based on this cast and general tone, it’s a perfect fit. This bunch is a perfect vehicle for Rumiko to remind everyone just how good she […] Read more
“Glaring hole”, indeed. We’re in a funny sort of Purgatory in Chihyafuru right now. There’s obviously not just someone but something missing. Suetsugu-sensei acknowledges this openly in the writing, as it’s obviously an intentional development – yet the fact that it’s missing is no less glaring. Right now the series […] Read more
OK, it’s interesting – I’ll give you that. Whatever the threshold Overlord needs to cross in order to be relevant in this extremely played-out genre, I’d say based on the first two episodes it has a chance of meeting it. It’s no sure thing, mind you, but there’s something present […] Read more
This episode was clearly inspired by that classic protest anthem, “If I had a cutting-edge memory erasure apparatus”. You’ve heart Enzo’s Hippocratic Oath of comedy before – “First, be funny”. For all the others things we like our comedies to be able to do, they don’t really amount to much […] Read more
“To Work” I had a thought recently, when the 251st Nisio Isin adaptation was announced. What a wonderful thing it would be if Otoyomegatari got an adaptation, and a bunch of Nisoisin fans watched the premiere thinking it was one of his, and were perplexed and infuriated. Well, a man […] Read more
Leadership can take many forms, I suppose. I know we should be used to recaps from Diamond no Ace by now, but seriously – three minutes worth before the OP, and then you show the same damn clip again after it? Making use of the same scene three times is […] Read more
Nope – I can’t claim to be impartial. I feel irrationally pleased by how much I enjoyed the second episode of Joukamachi no Dandelion (especially the B-part) – even vindicated, as silly as that sounds. I think I’m capable of being honest here – I’ve thrown plenty of my sleeper […] Read more
Delayed a week, was God Eater worth the buildup? God Eater was a series where the peripherals interested me more than the story itself. Frankly, it sounded pretty much like a generic game adaptation – dystopian future (2071) with mysterious monsters wiping out humanity, new technology that lets teens act […] Read more
Akagami no Shirayukihime comes at this shoujo fantasy thing from a pretty interesting angle. It’s always tempting to compare shows that are part of a genre that’s underrepresented in anime – sports, mecha (hard as that is to believe, it’s certainly the case these days) etc.. And shoujo fantasy certainly […] Read more
Where was it that nice guys supposedly finish? I can’t really write a Baby Steps post on this of all Sundays without acknowledging the events at Wimbledon, and not the ones in the OP either. It was another heartbreaking final Sunday in London as Roger Federer once again fell short […] Read more