This is a dangerous post for me to write. I’m at the point now where I’m harboring serious thoughts that no series should be as good as Hunter X Hunter for as long as this one has. I mean – it must be unfair or a sign of the apocalypse […] Read more
Yowamushi Pedal – 10
It’s all starting to make sense now. It’s kind of a depressing day for fans of good anime, as we can say that Kyousogiga has joined the seemingly endless ranks of quality series that tank commercially (final week 1 results Thursday, but we know it sold less than 1647 Blu-rays […] Read more
Weekly Digest 12/10/13 – Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~, Kingdom 2
That episode of Kingdom was one of those anime episodes that felt like it lasted about four minutes. Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~ – 10 This was an odd little episode of Yozakura Quartet, the series where even the eyecatches have panty shots. We’re only two weeks away from the […] Read more
Gingitsune – 10
It’s not how much plot you have, it’s what you do with it. Gingitsune continues to prove itself to be supremely adept at presenting the pure slice-of-life format in many different permutations. In a sense this episode is to the endless schoolgirl kuuki-kei series clogging our screens as Danshi Koukousei […] Read more
Diamond no Ace – 10
T’is the season of gruff but good-hearted sempai. I never really though about it, but it’s pretty amazing that with all the baseball anime and manga out there, this is the first time I’ve ever seen the towel drill. Anyone who follows baseball closely will know it well – it’s […] Read more
White Album 2 – 10
This is one of those anime episodes that make me ask – if the medium is capable of such brilliance, why can’t we see it more often? I just have to scrape my jaw off the floor after that episode of White Album, to be honest. I’m floored by how […] Read more
Uchuu Kyoudai – 85
When Uchuu Kyoudai is good, it’s very very good. And right now, it’s good. There’s an old saying – “Dance with the girl that brung ya”. In other words, stop screwing around and stick with what you’re good at. It’s not a code I would want to live by in […] Read more
Little Busters! Refrain – 10
At last, the cat is out of the bag. I won’t say there were a whole lot of surprises in this episode of Little Busters, starting with the fact that most (but not all) of the secret of this world was revealed. But that didn’t stop it from being […] Read more
Otoyomegatari – 34
“Shield at Your Back” So all that stuff I said a couple of days ago? That. Seriously, this is the problem with monthly manga (actually it’s even worse with Otoyomegatari, as Harta is only published 10 times a year) – the waits between chapters are brutal. And that’s under the […] Read more
Tokyo Diaries – Happo-en Garden
The sheer number of hidden gems in Tokyo never ceases to amaze me. When people dismiss Tokyo as a soulless and grey modern megalopolis, they reveal their own ignorance more than anything else. It’s here more than anywhere else that the duality of Japan is most inescapable – the juxtaposition […] Read more