In this case, the three-episode rule was just right. OK, I’m in. I was somewhat unsure after last week’s episode, which veered off course a couple of times, but this was another very good one. On balance White Album 2 is one of the better series of the Fall when […] Read more
I fear I may have spoken too soon – Space Brothers may be going there after all. This is what I wrote two weeks ago: “They can’t possibly be playing up a romance angle with a 15 year-old (though I would have said they can’t possibly portray an African-American as […] Read more
These are two series with some interesting parallels, but one of them is working considerably better for me than the other. Outbreak Company – 03 Outbreak Company is definitely a better show than I figured it would be going in, though I’m at the three-episode cutoff and it’s still right […] Read more
Conspiracy-wise, I think this was the episode where the gloves finally came off. We got some interesting news today when the home video schedule for Refrain was finally released. Apparently Refrain is going to be 13 episodes, with EX being 8 BD/DVD eps (the final volume will have two EX […] Read more
I have a suspicion that sometime during Valvrave’s development, someone asked “What’s it about?”, and someone else answered “Yes.” Well, somehow or another Valvrave the Liberator managed to find another plot thread that wasn’t in the blender yet – amnesia (it’s a good week for amnesia in anime). One thing […] Read more
I give up, Okada-san – you’ve got me (for now, at least). There are a few things on my mind as regards Nagi no Asukara, apart from the simple fact that I like it very much and find it consistently entertaining. There are elements to the show’s reception that have […] Read more
There’s definitely a trap in this show for a blogger – and I don’t mean Okada-style. Kill la Kill to me feels content to be very much what it is, and to its credit, not at all apologetic about that. But among the audience there’s seemingly a need to try […] Read more
Well, that episode did everything but say the actual words, “the plot thickens”. To call this episode of Golden Time eventful would be a bit of an understatement, considering the intense bombardment of plot we received. My sweet little romcom/coming-of-age story sprouted wings and turned into an action series – […] Read more
I’ve lived here for a year now and that’s the first time I’ve heard “onegaishimasu” pronounced anything like that… Samurai Flamenco is off to a very promising start as far as I’m concerned, though I confess I’m a little worried about whether Manglobe is headed for yet another commercial debacle. […] Read more
Mecha and Onmyouji is a pretty unusual pairing for anime. Tokyo Ravens – 02 I place this show is the same broad category as Kyoukai no Kanata in terms of overall quality (perhaps a little better), but the two make an interesting contrast in terms of the reasons why. Whereas […] Read more