Breaking up is hard to do… Tokyo Ravens – 03 Tokyo Ravens is still a series I want to like – and there are parts of it I do like – but it has two huge flaws that are proving hard for me to overcome: too much bad CGI and […] Read more
Kyousougiga – 03
Kyousogiga continues to be the best new series of the fall, with no signs of slowing down. In any given season there are always a few series that can fully engage me on an intellectual level, and a few that can do so on an emotional level. But the list […] Read more
Hunter X Hunter 2011 – 101
Never underestimate the power of bro-hood, ~degeso. It seems only fitting that Hunter X Hunter 101 should be a survey course in great anime. It’s all here – the ruthless, chilling and jet-black hilarious brilliance that makes H x H the masterpiece that it is. We also got a fair […] Read more
Yowamushi Pedal – 03
Yowamushi Pedal is the show than can makes sports anime fans out of muggles, if they’ll only let it. I said back when this series was announced that Yowapeda was going to prove a good test case for whether a sports anime could make inroads with a demographically broad Western […] Read more
Yozakura Quartet: ~Hana no Uta~ – 03
Yozakura Quartet is, as ever, a hard show for me to categorize. I’ve long suspected that this season was going to be a tougher one than usual to settle on a blogging schedule for, because there seemed likely to be an inordinate number of shows bunched very close together in […] Read more
Kingdom 2 – 20
Well, that was certainly ugly. I’m not sure if Xuan Feng is a historical figure, or even strictly based on one – unlike most of the other big names in Kingdom, his is one I’m not familiar with. But he’s certainly effective, and in doing so he shows off that […] Read more
Gingitsune – 03
I’m finally on-board with this show but in truth, anyone who knows me would tell you I never really had a chance. I’ve been on the fence with Gingitsune, or at least that’s what I’ve been telling myself. But the thing is, there’s so much about this show that’s tailor-made […] Read more
Diamond no Ace – 03
The calendar says it’s autumn, but it feels like spring for sports anime. It hadn’t really occurred to me, but I wonder why the production committee behind Daiya no A decided to premiere it in the Fall 2013 season, just as the actual baseball season was coming to an end. […] Read more
White Album 2 – 03
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
Uchuu Kyoudai – 78
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