Akatsuki no Yona is acting like a series that’s going to be around for a lot longer than 24 episodes. I know this series is confirmed for two cours and that the manga it’s based on is ongoing. But even so, it’s quite refreshingly deliberate in its pacing. As I’ve […] Read more
In which a serious shitload of stuff happened. It’s a good thing Shingeki no Bahamut is finishing up a week later than most of the competition, because I don’t see how this many loose ends could possibly be tied up in a single episode. It’s a colossal mess that involves […] Read more
One down, twelve to go? I remain a bit puzzled about how the rest of the inter-high is going to go. After everything has shaken out, the deck seems to have been shuffled a whole lot less than one might have expected. Some of the warriors have fallen, no doubt […] Read more
Thank goodness the Tengu wasn’t around for all that. More than with any other series this season, I think, I find myself fervently hoping Gugure! Kokkuri-san gets a sequel. I like it very much, of course, but more than anything it just feels like this story has only scratched the […] Read more
And just like that, the switch is flipped… It’s hard to believe that in any season Unlimited Blade Works could be only the second-most maddeningly up-and-down series, but so it is this Fall. No, in first place would be Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso – I’m not sure I’ve ever […] Read more
Ginko’s journey to the dark side continues in a big way. I’d forgotten what a dark ride the last stretch of chapters of Mushishi is, but lest anyone think Nagahama-sensei is spiking the punch, he’s not – he’s adapting the manga more or less in order. One could speculate as […] Read more
What a study in contrasting emotions this series is. Diamond no Ace is in many ways the quintessential sports manga/anime. It’s s old-school as it gets – baseball being the ultimate manga sport, lots of GAR and rough-hewn male bonding. But there are extremes here, more so than in most […] Read more
This is one franchise that isn’t going anywhere for a long, long time. Hard to believe I know, but if you didn’t hear, a second season of Shingeki no Kyojin was announced (it and Kamisama Hajimemashita – equally surprising sequels?) for 2016. And of course, it’s already had several semi-canon […] Read more
Goodness me – series finales and penultimate episodes already. Where does the time go? We said goodbye to Hitsugi no Chaika today with a predictable but modestly entertaining final episode (which seems fitting), and another long-time fence-sitter in Argevollen is down to one ep remaining. There was certainly a stretch […] Read more
Is it Spring yet? There’s no sugarcoating the headline here – this is the shortest preview post I’ve ever done. Eleven series, that’s all – and believe me, this was not the most stringent selection process I’ve ever used. If this preview wasn’t going to be one I could send […] Read more