Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun is basically the narrative antithesis of Occam’s Razor. I think you can probably group everyone in the industrial world into two groups: those who worry about which armrest to use, and those who don’t. There’s a deeper symbolism to this, and the events of this episode of […] Read more
Nobody does what Haikyuu!! does this week better than Haikyuu!! does this week. Diamond no Ace – 47 This episode was one that had the feel of marking time to it, though to what extent that might be connected to the relatively late announcement that Daiya no A wouldn’t be […] Read more
How can things be almost over when they’re just getting started? I made the mistake of scanning the batch of chapters that come after the (anime) current arc of Baby Steps ends, and it was a real stab in the gut. So much great stuff we’ll miss out on… Without […] Read more
Yup, that was as BONES as it gets. Welcome to the “Eureka Seven episode” of Captain Earth. It’s tempting to label the director and writer of CE as the “Star Driver guys” but there’s a hell of a lot more in their resumes, both at BONES and outside. I think […] Read more
If you’re a Entomophobe, this just may not be the country for you. Yesterday while at the Yasukuni Jinja flea market I saw Osuzumebachi (which no one seemed much concerned about considering it’s the deadliest animal in Japan). Then inside the suupa I saw a moth so big I quite […] Read more
So the sun rose in the East after all today… I’m certainly not going to waste any “I told you so’s” on Aldnoah.Zero this week, because I don’t think it took any special foresight to know that Princess Asseylum would still be alive. Indeed, it was pretty much a lock […] Read more
Wow – that guy actually has a name? Three cheers for the D List – this was definitely an episode for the backup singers to cover lead vocals. Jamie can still speak, so her fans can rest easy. She even finally got to an onsen. More military minutiae that gives […] Read more
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, so they say. Does it work here? Maybe it wasn’t the worst time in the world for Zankyou no Terror to go on a break, because my esteem for the show had reached a low ebb after Episode 7. I came into this one […] Read more
Damn, that’s some depressing stuff right there. I would have thought having read all this (almost – the anime has added a few bits and pieces) in the manga would have prepared me for the shuddering impact of “Book of Circus”. But seeing these events play out live, with characters […] Read more
This has turned into one crazy-ass show. Author’s Note: I realize the temptation is overwhelming, but please avoid any manga spoilers in the comments. Most of you have shown admirable restraint thus far – please continue to do so for the remainder of the series. I’ve reached the conclusion that […] Read more