Thank goodness for sequels and carry-overs. I can’t ever remember a season where I only ended up blogging one new series (excluding sequels). I’m still watching a few others, but Kotoura-san is the only one that made the cut, and the only one that looks as if it has a […] Read more
“The Winged Hawk” To my way of thinking, there’s absolutely no doubt that Otoyomegatari is the most beautiful manga currently in production. In terms of art, I don’t think there’s another mangaka who can hold a candle to Mori Kaoru – from her backgrounds to her natural landscapes to living […] Read more
The only thing that tempers the sheer joy of watching a new Ginga e Kickoff episode is the knowledge that each one brings us closer to the end of the series. It would be silly to question the judgment of TYO and the creative team behind GeK now, because they […] Read more
Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! Here are some pics and videos from this year’s Setsubun at Kanda Myojin, the same shrine at which I rang in the new year. That’s “New Year’s” according to the modern calendar – according to the old calendar though, the lunar new year is […] Read more
Look out, Hosoka – there’s a new superfreak in town. We’re five eps in, we’ve had only one appearance each by Makoto/-chan and Hosaka (and no sign of either in the preview), and yet things are still humming along at a fine pace. It’s a testament to how deep the […] Read more
Well now, that was certainly an eye-opening ending. Forgive me if I work backwards a bit when looking at this episode of Little Busters. It was an interesting ep generally, but it’s hard not to start with the finish, because it makes me call into question so much of what […] Read more
This was a pretty damn good week to be Madhouse Studios, that’s for sure. I apologize, but I fear I really am running out of good things to say about Hunter X Hunter 2011. It’s just so damn good, week after week after week – I think we’re getting into […] Read more
So – anything much happen on Space Brothers this week? I can’t help but feel something like the Grinch on a bad day for what I’m about to do, but if I’m going to be honest I wasn’t completely thrilled with this episode as a wrap to the current arc. […] Read more
Bless you, BONES, for continuing to not give a damn about the flavor of the week. Zetsuen no Tempest is yet another Fall series of sterling quality that’s a complete commercial flop, which is something of a recurring (and depressing) theme. I can understand it to some extent, because Zetsuen […] Read more
“Just Trade With Us” It’s interesting to speculate on just how the pacing of Mix might compare to Adachi Mitsuru’s previous epic baseball works, including the series it’s based on, Touch. A monthly manga tries the patience in a way a weekly doesn’t, but as of right now the master […] Read more