All in all, this was a very nice return to form for Kaminai. The last few weeks have been a bit of a trough for this series, but with the “Class 3-4” arc it seems to have found its footing – all the more important since this seems likely to […] Read more
That’s pretty much how you do an anime episode, just like that. Got it? Good. The vagaries of the anime schedule are what they are – every week brings its ebb and flow, its ups and downs. But then there’s Hunter X Hunter, which doesn’t torture us with three-minute recaps […] Read more
This is not so much the sort of episode that Araki Tetsurou was born to direct – but it still had its share of fine moments. Attack on Titan giveth, and Attack on Titan taketh away. For me at least the sort of approach this series takes is inherently going […] Read more
The shoe is on the other foot for the Nanba brothers, and it might just be the first time. There were several interesting developments in this week’s Space Brothers, among the most welcome being that the recap was considerable shorter and the episode was full of plot development on both […] Read more
I’m pretty much rooting for Berg-Katze at this point. If O.D. spreads his wings and “everything disappears” as Utsutsu says, I still don’t think it would be enough to shut Hajime up. But I can always hope. I give credit to Oono and Nakamura for acknowledging on-screen that Hajime is […] Read more
Kanaria, I knew you had it in you… I’ll be the first to say that I never would have suspected that Rozen Maiden had it in itself to be this transcendent and special. I’ve been effusive in my praise for the director and writer of Zurückspulen, and I think with […] Read more
To sum up episode 22 of GKMP in two words: “Never mind.” Or perhaps, “Lutier who?” I don’t have all that much to say about this week’s Majestic Prince, honestly. It was pretty good, which this show has rarely failed to achieve at the very least, but certainly didn’t feel […] Read more
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out where this season is going to finish up. Gin no Saji has certainly been an enjoyable ride, but the whole Butadon thing has been a foreboding presence hanging over the series since the premiere. The fact is, there’s no better device for […] Read more
Definitely the most stratified show of the season. We’ve been here before, so if I found few surprises in my reaction to this episode, I doubt there will be many in my reaction to it either. More so than for any other Summer series – and maybe than any show […] Read more
Better late than never, I say… I think most fans of the manga have a pretty firm opinion of A-1 Pictures’ adaptation of Ao no Exorcist at this point. It was darn good for a long time, but went seriously off the rails when it diverted into anime original territory. […] Read more