Episode 3 of Kekkai Sensen is more of the same, and oh so different. I’m more or less in the same boat with Blood Blockade Battlefront that I have been from the beginning. That is to say, the style is way ahead of the substance for me, at least so […] Read more
You can’t spell “Shameless” without without the “SH” in “Shoukugeki”. Or something… I’ll give J.C. Staff credit here, because they’re delivering the goods with Shokugeki no Souma for better and worse. This is a studio known for faithful adaptations (along with Pierrot probably the most faithful on average, I’d say) […] Read more
For the second time in two weeks, Punchline has surprised me. I’m still not fully sure what we’ve got in Punchline, but I am sure that it seems to be missing the mark with most of the anime audience. That’s not remotely surprising given how little it resembles the bulk […] Read more
Blech. No, your eyes didn’t deceive you – that piece of dreck from Trigger was actually in 4:3, a product of its status as a web series. And boy, was it horrific in every way. When Trigger first started up, the natural inclination was to assume they’d be a kind […] Read more
Sorry to drop a Doctor Who reference on you, but it’s remarkable how much Takeo reminds of dwarf star alloy… Which is, for the record, the densest thing in the (Doctor Who) Universe. I feel like I’m starting to get a handle on what sort of series this is (though […] Read more
This pair isn’t exactly your one-stop shopping for pulse-quickening excitement. Mikagura Gakuen Kumiyoku – 02 I think it would be fair to say that the problems with the second episode of Mikagura were easy to predict. Namely, that once you got past he veneer of insanity and things calmed down […] Read more
Dammit Suetsugu-sensei – you got me again. Chapter 143 Once again Chihayafuru clocks in with a deceptive chapter – one which seems like a relatively low-key change of pace, only to amp up the stakes exponentially in the final few panels and leave you feeling a bit breathless and on-edge. […] Read more
The latest RC podcast is posted for your enjoyment! This one is an indulgence for Samu and I, talking about topics we’re passionate about – Hunter X Hunter, sports anime and cages. Plus new season discussion and underrated gems of recent vintage. Artist’s Rendering: Read more
“The Wars to Come” Into the great wide open… Our annual wandering through the desert of the soul has ended, and Game of Thrones – as usual – follows hot on the heels of the cherry blossoms. It may last a little longer, but 10 weeks sure does seem to […] Read more
As is so often the case with Fate, this episode was a case of taking the bitter with the sweet. For an episode that featured the great triumvirate of Fate awfulness – TsundeRin, Loli and Shinji – this episode was remarkably good. Part of it was that we got the […] Read more