A public service message from the folks at Uchouten Kazoku: if you’re feeling down, Kids, a full bottle of brandy can cure even those bottom-of-the-well frog blues! There were quite a few ways this episode could go, which is a testament to the way Morimi-sensei and the team at P.A. […] Read more
Hunter X Hunter is well on its way to developing the longest-ever list of people you really, really don’t want to piss off. We have many centers of power in the Hunterverse. We have the Phantom Troupe, and of course the Hunters Association – another group we haven’t seen the […] Read more
Uchuu Kyoudai is clearly the work of someone who’s learned many of life’s annoying lessons through practical experience. I was pleased that the recap at the start of the episode was a manageable one minute this week, but then the ED credits started rolling at the 19-minute mark, meaning a […] Read more
For fans of Shingeki no Kyoujin, it’s going to be a frustrating couple of years. If there’s anything that Attack on Titan has excelled at portraying, it’s the matter of just how fucked humanity is in this scenario. I mean, if the survival of the entire species (well, obviously not […] Read more
Yes, it’s a dance video on the net with no twerking. Exams are over, and now it’s a long weekend (a three-day weekend, in fact – the Autumnal Equinox is a national holiday here. Why are equinoxes holidays in Japan, but not solstices? That’r probably too much text for inside […] Read more
Rozen Maiden Zurückspulen is still hitting all the right notes, no matter how few people are listening. It’s funny, but for a series that seems to have failed spectacularly in important respects – certainly in terms of commercial success and impressing fans of the Nomad anime – it feels to […] Read more
There can be many reasons why a series is difficult to talk about, but sometimes it just boils down to the fact that it’s so good at speaking for itself. Gin no Saji is a lot of things, but one of them, certainly, is a testament to one of the […] Read more
It seems the big day came a little earlier than expected. It’s fitting that Chihaya had a Shingeki no Kyoujin outfit hanging on her wall (right next to Yukiatsu’s Menma dress), because Servant X Servant was probably in competition with the identity of a certain female titan for the worst-concealed […] Read more
It’s nice to have Gargantia back, though the return isn’t a matter of too much consequence. I like Suisei no Gargantia – quite a lot actually – though it’s hard for me not to look back on the series with a sense of disappointment. The air of what might have […] Read more
So this gets streamed, and no one even translates Super Seisyun Brothers? I can’t say Diabolik Lovers was one of my most-anticipated shows of the season, but it does represent something new, at least – it’s the first time I’ve ever blogged a series because an anime character liked it. […] Read more