My name is Guardian Enzo, and I admit it – I really liked this episode. If I’d read a detailed description of this episode before I watched it, or hell, even the whole script, I would have bet a considerable sum of money that I wouldn’t have liked it as […] Read more
This constant examination and competition may be pretty heartless, but I can’t deny it really separates the wheat from the chaff. As I said last week, this training arc is a pretty good zone for Uchuu Kyoudai. Group dynamics and Mutta’s internal conflicts are the meat and potatoes of this […] Read more
We have met the enemy, and he is us. It’s 9:35 PM in Tokyo, and another excellent sports anime is going virtually unnoticed in the English-speaking world. I’m used to it by now but that doesn’t make it any less disappointing to me, yet it’s an inescapable fact – sports […] Read more
Um, so yeah, that whole thing you guys are doing? It really doesn’t work. Plan A: Invite girl you know loves your boyfriend along on an onsen weekend over Christmas. Plan B: Make lobotomy appointment. At this point, the realization is hit me that the reason White Album 2 hits […] Read more
“The Day of the Doctor” You’re going to have to forgive me if my thoughts are a bit scattered. Today I’m a 13 year-old boy again, staying up late on Sunday night to watch my favorite show on WTTW Channel 11 in Chicago. Note: this post contains innumerable spoilers for […] Read more
As much as any episode in Little Busters!, this one felt as if it was a long time coming. Inohara Masato has always been something of a singular figure at the heart of Little Busters. He’s the guy that was always there – Riki’s “best friend”, in his own words […] Read more
Garganitia returns again, filling in some very important blanks. Often with OVAs there’s a bittersweet quality because they might very well be the last incarnation of the series we’re watching in anime form. Not so here, as Suisei no Gargantia has been confirmed for a second season. My mixed feelings […] Read more
Oh, Valvrave – it’s like I’m watching you grow up before my very eyes… As I’m wont to do, let me get the niggling out of the way early so I can focus on the good stuff – and there was a ton of good stuff (and better) in this […] Read more
Yes, we do have those… So I’ve taken the plunge and set up an LiA Amazon Store. The link is in the Navigation bar, and the preview window in the sidebar. This seems like kind of a no-lose proposition to me. It’s a great way for readers who want to […] Read more
When it comes to Okada Mari, context is everything. There are a very few writers in anime who have the impact of making it nearly impossible to discuss one of their shows without focusing on them specifically – Okada and Gen Urobuchi being two of the most obvious. Maybe that […] Read more