We’re 57 episodes into Yowamushi Pedal, but it feels like the race has just begun. It’s an interesting dynamic we have as we enter the endgame of Yowapeda’s “Grande Road”. All of the opening gambits, counters, positional play and exchanges of pieces have come down to this – five riders […] Read more
Thank you for watching. Both of you… It’s probably a pretty safe bet that fewer people who follow this blog follow Tribe Cool Crew than any other show I’ve blogged about, but at the very least it’s in the top (bottom) five. As I look back I realize that I […] Read more
Did you hear about the sushi chef? He was Russian. Really? He should slow down. Durarara still isn’t firing on all cylinders for me. For whatever reason, it just isn’t the same experience. I do rather like the Russian Bratva, who are singularly weird and colorful (though often curiously pale) […] Read more
This is getting seriously depressing. I pretty much know where Daiya no A is going with this arc, and it’s not fundamentally different from a very standard theme we see in a lot of sports anime. But damn, it’s frustrating to watch. Eijun deserves better than he’s getting from his […] Read more
The arrow is loosed, in more ways than one. I would adjudge that the course of events in this week’s Aldnoah.Zero has been cast for some time, but the awakening of the real Princess Asseylum was probably the last event that could have turned Slaine’s arc from it. Based on […] Read more
The name is Tachikawa Yuzuru, aged 33. If you’re an anime fan, I think it’d be a good idea to remember it. Death Parade follows up possibly its weakest (but still very good, and quite well-received by most) episode with just maybe its best. I’m not breaking any big news […] Read more
And just like that, Tokyo Ghoul is all the way back. Raise your hand if you saw that coming. It seems almost unnecessary to say that this was the best episode of Tokyo Ghoul √A, the gap between it and any that preceded it is so wide (though last week’s […] Read more
Ronja the Robber’s Daughter is a throwback in more ways than one. No, I’m not picking up Ronja for blogging purposes, but I felt compelled to post a few words and share a few lovely images from what’s turned into a vastly entertaining series. As anyone who knows Astrid Lindgren’s […] Read more
It’s a kernel of Seinfeld wisdom I’ve quoted before – “This is going to be a shame”. I’ve previously noted that Kiseijuu has increasingly taken on the air of a tragedy, where the question isn’t whether heartbreaking events would crown the series, but rather how they would come about. As […] Read more
I think Tsuda Kenjirou as a goth-bondage transvestite bar waitress tells you everything you need to know this week. Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love! breaks with format for the first time this week, but the fact that they do it with the most formulaic of all format-breaks keeps things consistent. […] Read more