It’s 3 AM, that’s all I got. What a stressful two hours. Ugly – but I’ll effing take it! Read more
Little Busters EX! – 05
Any episode that ends with Komari disappearing is A-OK in my book… Little Busters! is a series of many moods, no question about it. Starting with the last few eps of the first season, though, they’ve mostly been pretty serious – understandably so, and those were collectively the best run […] Read more
Hitsugi no Chaika – 12 (Season Finale)
That was a pretty good final episode – but then, that’s perfectly fitting. Rarely has an anime managed to be so perfectly balanced for so long between gaining and losing my commitment as Hitsugi no Chaika. I’ve managed to get through an entire season without making up my mind, which […] Read more
Hunter X Hunter 2011 – 135
Togashi. Koujina. Madhouse. Nothing else really need be said. Author’s Note: Please be very careful to avoid divulging any information about upcoming events from the manga. When in doubt, don’t post it, even if it’s remotely possible to view it as a minor spoiler. Thanks for your cooperation. That really […] Read more
Summer 2014 Season Preview
Summer 2013 made history, and for the right reasons. Can 2014 follow suit? By the time Summer 2014 begins, anime’s year will be half-over. And with a few weeks left in Spring, it’s looking like we’re on track for a pretty mediocre year. I’d call 2013 roughly average (2012 was […] Read more
Yowamushi Pedal – 37
I sort of feel as if I’ve written this post before. Normally it would be a real broadside to say that an omake was the best part of the episode, but the omakes in Yowamushi Pedal are so consistently good that it’s not necessarily so in this case. This one […] Read more
Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara – 12
Go ahead, anime-only viewers – tell me you predicted this after the first episode. No question about it, Gaworare has been as full of surprising twists and turns as any series this season. Most of the big ones have been of the tonal variety, as the series has shifted between […] Read more
Isshuukan Friends – 12 (End) and Series Review
Dem feels, though… Finales are hard – this is a subject upon which I’ve mused many a time already. I think if you set aside everything else, though, a series can’t go too far wrong if it sticks to a very simple rule for final episodes – be true to […] Read more
Gokukoku no Brynhildr – 12
Yes, it actually could get crazier. When a show is as absurd and over-the-top to begin with as Gokukoku no Brynhildr is (not that it happens very often) the kind of overdrive we saw kick in this week has a surreal effect. I think the difference is that for all […] Read more
Haikyuu!! – 12
There’s more than one way to skin a crow. The action begins in probably the biggest match in Haikyuu so far, at least given the historical implications of the rivalry. It seems pretty clear that this aspect is an important part of the story – not only are we given […] Read more