There are limits to how far a lot of plucky optimism can take a person… It’s a great time to be a sports anime fan, all the more so with this week’s announcement that tennis manga Baby Steps will be getting an anime adaptation next Spring. That’s one of the […] Read more
I won’t say I’m surprised at the winner here (I voted for it myself) but this was a much bigger whitewash than I expected. Specialist carries the day, with an almost 3-1 margin over the runner-up, Enhancer. The field was tightly packed except for Emitter, which trailed badly. Not much […] Read more
It’s hard to believe I ever had any doubts about Gingitsune given how I feel about it right now. The trajectory for this show has been unidirectional since the third episode, straight up. And so has been my affection for it. I went into this season solidly ranking it as […] Read more
In case there was any doubt, that light at the end of the tunnel is definitely a speeding train. There a tragic sort of tone to White Album these days for me, despite the generally warm tone to much of the material. Rarely have I seen an impending train wreck […] Read more
Well, any way you slice it that was a “Shaka, when the walls fell” kind of episode. I’m trying very hard to trust Kyosuuke here, because in my gut I can’t help believe he has what’s best for Riki and Rin – and all the Little Busters – at heart. […] Read more
Yup, that’s manga baseball all right. One of the things that’s always driven me crazy about baseball in manga – even in series I love, like Major – is this notion that the only manly thing to do is fight the opponent by throwing fastballs down the middle. Well, unless […] Read more
This episode felt just like old times, in so many ways. This is the first time in quite a while that I’ve had a strong feeling of anticipation when an episode of Uchuu Kyoudai came to an end – starting the countdown to next week as soon as this one […] Read more
We’re past the joking stage now – Kakumeiki Valvrave is just plain good. I’m wrong plenty of the time, so it’s OK to feel good about being right, especially when so many other people were wrong. Those of us that saw something in Valvrave the Liberator have been proved right […] Read more
I wouldn’t say that was on a par with last week’s gem, but Kill la Kill avoided the regression I feared might be coming. I won’t lie, I missed Tsumugu in this episode, as for me he’s easily the most entertaining thing Kill la Kill has brought to the table […] Read more