Game on. If you’ve been paying attention there have been a number of hints that the two second-years, Teshima and Kitaro Aoyagi, were going to be entering the drama soon in a big way. Besides their presence in the OP and ED, within the episodes themselves they’ve sort of been […] Read more
The plot thickens, in a big way. You can pretty much scratch Toaru Hikuushi off the “maybe” list for me, based on this week’s episode. It’s been a slow build, but the series is genuinely getting more interesting every week. I have some concerns that TMS is trying to shoehorn […] Read more
Whatever they’re putting in the water over at BONES these days, I wish they’d sell it at the local kusuri-ya. I think it’s in the very nature of what Space Dandy is trying to do that it’s going to be somewhat hit-and-miss. The series has pretty much dispensed with traditional […] Read more
Change is in the air, at long last. When all is said and done this battle with the State if Wei has lasted most of the season – something in the neighborhood of 23 episodes. It’s been one of the better battle arcs (notwithstanding the bad CGI, which has subsided […] Read more
Shinto is breaking out all over. A recurring theme among the new offerings this season has been the big fluctuations in quality from episode to episode, but Noragami is definitely the most consistent show of the season for me (at least among the ones that aren’t consistent and bad). It’s […] Read more
“Report” Every time NoitaminA announces a new series that isn’t Otoyomegatari, I grieve a little – especially when it’s a manga adaptation. I’m prepared for the obvious possibility that this series will never be adapted – there are major difficulties any producer would have to face, plus the near-certainty that […] Read more
These high school training camps are dangerous places, apparently – and for more than just wedgies. I noted last week that we saw the twin towers of the sports anime schedule, Yowamushi Pedal and Ace of Diamond, bringing us their training camp arcs simultaneously. Not satisfied with that, Diamond even […] Read more
It’s “Oscar” season, and again time to pay tribute to the best anime had to offer in 2013. And my earnest congratulations to Miyazaki Hayao and Studio Ghibli for representing anime at the Academy Awards this year. This year’s winners: Best Song: “Yokan” by Itou Masumi – Red Data Girl ED […] Read more
No major surprises in the results this year. Shin Sekai Yori claimed the top spot on the first day of voting, cruising to an easy victory in the 2013 reader poll. The only real drama at the top was the see-saw battle between Shingeki no Kyoujin and Kyousougiga for third […] Read more
For the second time in a day I’m forced to ask – do you want the good news or the bad news first? This was well on its way to being my favorite episode of Space Brothers in a long, long time – maybe as much as six months. It […] Read more