For sports anime fans, things are so good right now it’s almost embarrassing. Thank goodness Ace of Diamond puked up a recap ep to keep us from losing it. The results of the Weekly Shounen Champion character poll for Yowapeda were released this week – with a cool 23,000 respondents […] Read more
Hunter X Hunter is back! No, it has nothing to do with either show, Just felt like repeating it. Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara – 03 I officially like this show. Yeah, it’s pretty lowbrow in most respects, but it ain’t brainless, believe me. This is a very clever show […] Read more
HE IS BACK Update: the official return date is the 6/2 issue of WSJ. The tagline: “What is being aimed for is darkness. What is being hunted is hope. What blocks the way is endless despair.” Hunter X Hunter is returning to Weekly Shounen Jump, starting in June. This time […] Read more
“Breaker of Chains” It’s not a spoiler if it already happened, right? As you know if you’ve been reading these posts, I try not to dwell too extensively on the differences between the HBO version and the book version of Game of Thrones. And of course, to avoid discussing things […] Read more
Yes, I’m quite aware of the irony in blogging these two shows back to back. If Isshuukan Friends is a model of restraint (stylistically if not emotionally) then Gokukoku no Brynhildr is a bacchanal of shameless excess. If this series took itself too seriously it would be mostly an exercise […] Read more
When it comes to telling a story, it’s often the case that less is more – and Isshuukan Friends has that figured out. This is definitely the season for good shows that are challenging to blog – I’ve already discussed this as regards Mushishi (which actually qualifies as “great” by […] Read more
Sometimes, trying not to get your hopes up too much is the hardest thing of all. I’m not going to say that I wish Pierrot (Sundays are a very good day for them this season) and Murata-sensei’s Baby Steps wasn’t any good, or that it was already selling out the […] Read more
Sports Sunday got off a little bit of a late start this week thanks to Ace of Recap, but it was worth the wait. I suspect Haikyuu may end up being one of those shows (as sports anime sometimes are) that are quite difficult to blog despite being ridiculously easy […] Read more
This show is seriously fun, and it’s even starting to make sense. I’ve been just a bit hesitant to commit to Captain Earth, and the reason is the strong Star Driver ties in the command center. I know this isn’t really fair – as I’ve said myself there’s a lot […] Read more
Break out the sorting hat. Not only can I see this series being pretty divisive among anime viewers, I have a hard time seeing it not be divisive. It’s not so much of a love/hate kind of thing, I don’t think, as a matter of acceptance/dismissal – that is, accepting […] Read more