Where there’s BONES, there’s hope. It’s quite appropriate that on today of all days we got a Space Dandy written, directed and storyboarded by Oshiyama Kiyotaka. Why? Because on his sterling resume are several Studio Ghibli credits, and the Ghibli influence can be felt in “The Big Fish is Huge, […] Read more
Slide over Miura-san – make some room in the bad editors hall of fame. Since Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun seems like a pretty thorough satire of the manga industry, I guess it was only a matter of time before the subject of editors came up. And frankly, it was a bit […] Read more
More than ever, I’m glad I stuck around. I know the complaints about Captain Earth are never going to stop, and Lord knows it’s not a perfect series (though I would question why someone would want to stay with a series for 18 weeks just so they can repetitively bitch […] Read more
There’s nothing quite like the joy of seeing a faithful adaptation of a manga you love. As spectacular a crowd-pleaser as last week’s episode of Baby Steps was, this one was every bit as true a representation of what this series is, and why it’s the equal of any sports […] Read more
So, wait – you can do that? Diamond no Ace – 42 The Sensen semi-final saw its first pitch this week, just as real-life Koushien qualifiers are wrapping up. But the big news with Diamond no Ace came “off the field”, as Shounen Magazine announced that the anime would be […] Read more
Summer is no longer an afterthought on the anime calendar. 2013 marked the first time since I became an anime fan that Summer was the strongest season of the year. It’s too early to tell if that will be true in 2014 – in fact it’s too early to tell […] Read more
None of you took that scene in the preview at (suck) face value, did you? There’s no doubt that Aldnoah.Zero is airing in the right season, because this is a summer blockbuster if anime ever produced one – a popcorn flick that’s easy on the eyes and ears without being […] Read more
I guess it isn’t surprising, but watching Barakamon has roughly paralleled the stages of grief for me. Denial: “That premiere was really good. They changed a couple of things, but I’m sure it’s nothing. The manga is so could they couldn’t possibly screw it up.” Anger: “Fuck! How could they […] Read more
It’s showtime at last. Thursdays this season have it covered when it comes to big-scale Miyano Mamoru performances and boys with eye patches, that’s for sure. Kuroshitsuji is definitely one of those series that’s easy to take for granted – it never seems to draw much attention in the Western […] Read more
Still fence-sitting… I’m not ready to commit either way on Argovellen – not with it being a two-cour series and all. So if you want, think of this post as a place-holder – a dog-paddle. I’m still tuned in, still considering, still undecided. A few brief, er, impressions: Once you […] Read more