“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
There’s no more running from the future, it seems. I must confess there were times in this episode when I had absolutely no idea what was happening. Given the fact that I probably wasn’t supposed to, that may not be such a bad thing – but for the first time […] Read more
There’s no need to mince words – that was utterly fantastic. Chihayafuru firing on all cylinders. I swear, when I wrote last week’s post I had no idea that Tsuboguchi Hiroshi was going to have by far his most screen time in this episode. Hell, Madhouse even used the same […] Read more
The short version: all of them are out. I’m putting all three of these series on blogging hold, though I’ll be keeping an eye on them at least for a while. Amnesia is just a little too slow, a little too ensnared in the VN format and a little too […] Read more
I wonder if Urobuchi Gen has heard the criticism that Psycho-Pass isn’t exactly an original idea. There’s no doubt that having Makishima compare the Tokyo of the series’ creation to Gibson, Orwell and Philip K. Dick had the feeling of a wink at the audience – and I’ll give him […] Read more
“Future Diary” After a brief detour last month, Hourou Musuko’s focus returns squarely onto Nitorin in the new chapter – and any way you slice it, it’s a heartbreaking one. I feel no closer to knowing how this series might end or even where it might be headed in the […] Read more
There’s an effortless quality to Robotics;Notes that belies just how many good things it accomplishes every week. I’m not going to bemoan the commercial failure of Robotics;Notes anymore, I promise (the first volume did about as poorly as expected) but I am going to keep singing the praises of the […] Read more
You may have noticed a slight change to the comments section. With apologies to those of you who comment anonymously, I’ve had no choice but to switch to a more conventional registration system. Why? Spambots of course – trust me, you’ve seen only the tip of the iceberg with these […] Read more
Kotoura-san is still the best non-sequel of the season, but it’s pretty clear that the issues that keep it from reaching greatness aren’t going away anytime soon. It’s a shame the folks at AIC don’t have some paranormal abilities themselves, because if they’d known how well this series would be […] Read more
For a minute there I thought I was watching “Bears on the Slope”. There are many relationships in Shirokuma Café that pack plenty of charm, but the one between Shirokuma-san and Grizzly-san may just be my favorite of the lot. It sounds funny to say considering the premise of this […] Read more