When it comes to Blood Lad, Dear Reader, you and I have been down this road before. If not much seems to change with my posts on Blood Lad, it’s because not much seems to change with Blood Lad. I’m hard-pressed to think of an anime that’s been more consistent […] Read more
I may have said this before, but I’m running out of superlatives for Togashi, and for Madhouse. Confession time: I was really looking forward to this episode, as much as any I have for a long time. Partly it’s because I’m such a huge fan of Gon (the most under-appreciated […] Read more
I suppose with this episode, Attack on Titan was a little bit victimized by its recent success. We’re back to extended recaps at the beginning of the episode for at least one week, which isn’t such a huge concern but does bring back unpleasant memories considering this is Shingeki no […] Read more
I think I’ll just pretend that bit after the credits never happened. Another pretty solid episode of Space Brothers this week, as our story begins a distinct new phase. One thing that’s always impressed me with this series is the way it seems to have a firm understanding of the […] Read more
Go…Yon…San…Ni…Ichi…Tamaya! Japan must surely love fireworks as much as any nation on Earth. You can find a big hanabi taikai pretty much every weekend during the summer here – in fact, there were two huge events in Metropolitan Tokyo tonight. The one I attended tonight is probably ranked no higher […] Read more
I think it may be time for me to face facts when it comes to Gatchaman Crowds. I probably jumped the gun last week, because I’m about ready to drop this series for blogging purposes. It’s a shame, because I obviously have huge respect for Oono Toshiya and Nakamura Kenji, […] Read more
What a joy it is to watch really talented people at work. Not to put too fine a point on it, but I’m finding this new adaptation of Rozen Maiden to be a truly marvelous thing. Superlatives practically leap to mind as I watch it – beautiful. Elegant. Minimalist. Profound. […] Read more
For this viewer, Servant X Service is developing a bit of a split personality. I must confess this week’s episode of S x S fell a bit flat for me. I didn’t hate it or anything, but it just didn’t have the comedic firepower of the series’ better episodes. It […] Read more
I confess I feel a bit let down by the way this part of the story has come to an end. If you’re ever seen dog racing (which is kind of a disgusting spectacle, IMHO) you know that it basically involves dogs (usually greyhounds, occasionally dobermans or whippets) chasing a […] Read more
This season seems to be all about series that make me question my own feelings when watching them. On paper, you could hardly think of two series more different than Gin no Saji and Watamote, but they have a very important quality in common in addition to the fact that […] Read more