Slide on over, Gangsta and UshiTora – make room on that top shelf for one more. Here’s a question: in fiction is it enough to create nice, likeable people that make you want to spend time with them, or do you need to do more? I suspect different people would […] Read more
For my first feature article over at MAL, I thought I’d introduce myself with a partial list of some of my favorite under-appreciated anime of the last few years. Share some of yours here… Read more
Ramen for breakfast? Sign me up. Souma #16 is here. Read more
It’s the first weekly post over at MAL – please check it out! And remember – feel free to discuss the episode right here. Read more
Kid must be in an HMO… To start with, since I know you’re all thinking it I’ll stipulate to the fact that there’s no way that kid could have gotten out of the hospital so quickly and come to the match, even if it was just a temporary release. It […] Read more
Shall I call that episode “Game of Rings”, or would “Lord of Thrones” be better? The epic pedigree is certainly strong here. Obviously guys like Tanaka, Martin and Tolkien read the same books as kids – and a lot of them were history books. Sometimes no fiction can be as […] Read more
I tell you what – I never again want to hear anyone bitching that things don’t progress in this show… Well – that was the second straight “wow” episode of Working for me. Not so much for how good they were, though they were good (especially this one) but for […] Read more
It’s hard to start an anime episode much better than that. OK, I was slightly hesitant after last week’s episode (which was perfectly fine, don’t get me wrong, just a step down), but I’m pretty close to committing after this one. I found it consistently funny from start to finish, […] Read more
While the success of Ushio & Tora isn’t at all surprising, it’s certainly gratifying. I said a couple of days ago that Gangsta was the best new series of the season, but the thing is, Ushio to Tora is so flawlessly executed that it’s hard to make the case against […] Read more
This is one series where the title is kind of deceptive. It’s happening again. I can’t help but find the supporting cast in Ore Monogatari more interesting than the main couple. It’s not their fault, either – I like Takeo and Rinko just fine. But there’s just not much drama […] Read more