Tachikawa-sensei is just making it look easy now… Has there ever been a gap this wide between the best series of a season and the second-best? It’s an interesting question to which I don’t know the answer, but intuitively it seems to me as if great series are more likely […] Read more
Two old haunts, seen in a new light (one in a new dark). Here’s some pics from yesterday’s excursion to Higashiyama. I’ve been to both these places on many an occasion – Kiyomizudera is among my favorite places in Japan, in fact – but because Hanatoro is still going on, […] Read more
I’m left wondering if the things I thought and felt about that episode were what its creators intended. That certainly lived up to its billing, on the whole. There were elements of this week’s episode-encompassing fight scene that were animated unevenly, but on the whole it was visually excellent – […] Read more
Not a rolling stone in sight. One thing I’ve definitely found out over the years is that weather is a huge component of photography. It’s true even if you have the best equipment in the world, but if you’re skating by on the bare minimum, it’s even more of a […] Read more
Pretty tough to fight on without your right-hand man. It’s been a bit left behind as the scope of the story has broadened in recent weeks, but the center of Parasyte has always been the relationship between Shinichi and Migi. If this is a show about the relationship between humans […] Read more
This sort of thing is especially important in an all-boys school, you know… I was worried about Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love! having “legs” comedically speaking, but if anything the series seems to actually be getting better. Last week’s episode was great, and for me this was the best so […] Read more
Man – how can you serve up a sundae that good and still have the cherry be the highlight? I have no doubt that this episode of Akatsuki no Yona will prove to be among the audience’s favorites, and it’s certainly with good reason – it has a lot of […] Read more
This series really shows its teeth sometimes, and this arc definitely has bite. I really like this arc, and not just because it does a nice job of expanding the breadth of this season’s story. As we’re seeing, it’s offering a(nother) nice opportunity for Nanami to demonstrate her growing strength […] Read more
Not with a bang, but a whimper. It’s tempting to dwell on the memorable way this episode ended – with the plaintive “Himeeee!” and the best end card ever (I love how TMS has been having ever-more fun with these – the sponsor messages are even better, but CR cuts […] Read more
Seemed like time to finally move this off the sidebar… Who’s Your Favorite Akatsuki no Yona Character (Choose up to 2)? Read more