Death Parade arrives like a refreshing breeze blowing the stink of mediocrity from the room. OP: “Flyers” by BRADIO How glorious it is, when a series with great expectations delivers on them in full. Even in a good season I’d have placed a lot of emphasis on Death Parade, given […] Read more
Suspension of disbelief is a definite prerequisite with this one. Assassination Classroom is a very popular manga indeed – quite possibly the top dog in the “next gen” pantheon of Weekly Shounen Jump titles. I like what I’ve read of it, though I’d be lying if I said it struck […] Read more
In the parched desert that is Winter 2015, any possibility of sustenance must at least be investigated. Junketsu no Maria – 01 (Pre-air) I wouldn’t go so far as to say Junketsu no Maria was a sleeper going in, but in a schedule nearly bereft of interesting prospects it was […] Read more
And off we sail, into the great unknown. OP: “Munou (無能)” by österreich What to call Tokyo Ghoul √A (and no, I don’t mean the weird title – that character apparently translates into “Root A”)? Is this a sequel – or a split-cour? Is it anime-original or not? This series […] Read more
2014 is in the books – time for you to weigh in… Here’s the 2014 LiA reader poll – please choose your 5 favorite series of 2014. It’s a huge list, obviously, so I’m going to pin this post to the top for a week during voting rather than hijack […] Read more
Impending disaster is hanging thick in the air here. The line between the suspense/thriller and the tragedy is always an interesting topic to ponder when it comes to anime, especially those in the sci-fi horror family. With some shows it’s pretty obvious from the start on which side of the […] Read more
The Russian Roulette of writer/directors is back – strap in and hang on. I’ll get it out of the way up-front – I really, really disliked the premiere of Yuri Kuma Arashi. In fact, as far as I’m concerned it was a trainwreck. I’ll admit that I’m not a big […] Read more
Whether it’s a good or bad thing is in the eye of the beholder, but that premiere was certainly truth in advertising. Of the two madcap fantasy shows that premiered today, Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love! (hereafter referred to simply as “Binan”) was by far the better in my opinion. […] Read more
The passage of time seems to have no impact on Akatsuki no Yona, so it’s no surprise that a season break is a mere speed bump. There’s really only one negative I can point to with this series, and it’s a petty and peevish one at that – it does […] Read more
What’s old shall be new again… OP: “Kamisama no Kamisama (神様の神様)” by Hanae Welcome back, Old Friend. I can’t say I remotely expected a second season of Kamisama Hajimashita – the first one didn’t exactly sell like hotcakes and it’s been two years since it finished airing. So the announcement […] Read more