Even by Mushishi standards, that was a dark ride. Mushishi can be quite an uplifting show at times. The thing is, pretty much the entire emotional spectrum is covered within the boundaries of this series – nothing is off-limits because it has limitless range. We see stories about the redemptive […] Read more
All things considered, I’d say that was a pretty strange turn of events. Gonna be a short one today, as I just got back from Sendai and I’m pretty beat. In brief, I’m a bit puzzled about what to make of this turn of events in Argevollen. I’m not sure […] Read more
Why I love Japan: Dinner at “Sasebo” Burger Bar Visit Pokecenter next to hotel Onsen & Sauna with LotR soundtrack playing Vending machine whiskey in a can The quest for gainful employment (I’d take a job as an organ grinder’s monkey if it came with a work visa) takes me […] Read more
Forget Jon Lester – that’s the kid the Cubs should be trying to sign. What a kaibutsu! I would say that, on the whole, this episode of Kiseijuu made a pretty big impact. But I think it’s worth pointing out that when the story was originally published, the world was […] Read more
They just had to go ahead use the word “Moribito”, didn’t they? It was a quiet week in Kouka, not my home kingdom. But with this series that doesn’t mean important stuff didn’t happen, both in terms of character and plot. Akatsuki no Yona doesn’t have a whole lot of […] Read more
Talk about the tail wagging the dog. For a series that for a good while I was enjoying in spite of rather than because of the recurring plot, Shingeki no Bahamut has proved itself to be a rather interesting story. The importance of veteran writer Hasegawa Keiichi (he’s written for […] Read more
Hey, this is Yowapeda – everyone gets a backstory. If I try to pinpoint what makes Yowamushi Pedal a better series to me than Diamond no Ace, the sports manga adaptation with which it’s been in lockstep for most of its existence, one of the more obvious answers is that […] Read more
How can 22 minutes of that not leave you smiling? Gugure! Kokkuri-san does the expected every week – make me smile consistently, and occasionally LOL. And this week it did the impossible, which was make me feel sorry for Inugami (though not by glossing over his true nature for plot […] Read more
Like the wheel of life, the artistic fortunes of any Fate series are forever turning. This wasn’t an awful episode of Unlimited Blade Works by any means, but it certainly paled in comparison with last week’s sterling effort. Any series with an ensemble cast is going to rise and fall […] Read more
That was a side of Mushishi we haven’t seen in quite a while, and boy, did it pack a punch. Read more