What the heck did I just see? Yesterday was “Movie Day” in Tokyo, when theaters make all seats “only 1000 yen on the 1st of the month. I took advantage of the opportunity to see Eva Q, which is the biggest box-office hit of the year in Japan and causing […] Read more
I think Btooom! can be summed up pretty well in one perfect line of dialogue: “Nice work, Cripple.” There’s a sort of purity in the way Btooom! views the human race with almost perfect disgust that makes it fascinating to watch. From the evisceration of whole groups of people (doctors, […] Read more
That was quite simply another example of magnificent theater from Zetsuen no Tempest. There’s absolutely nothing else like this series, and there hasn’t been for a while. It’s old-school anime for sure, classic BONES, but it’s so old-school that it feels as much like Shakespeare of even Sophocles – and […] Read more
Sometimes the fact that you know an event is coming does nothing to lessen the impact. That was probably the most emotionally devastating anime episode of the year, and though I know – as always – there will be some who heap criticism on it for this that or the […] Read more
The pieces continue to be fit together in increasingly interesting ways. I have a lot of respect for Robotics;Notes. It’s not taking shortcuts either with its storytelling or character development, not (often, anyway) resorting to low-hanging fruit for audience gratification, and seems to be putting it’s stock in a slow-build […] Read more
As the old carnival sign says, “This is a dark ride”. This was another thought-provoking, interesting and smart episode of Psycho-Pass, which continues to descend further down the rabbit hole of Urobuchi Gen’s psyche. It was a flashy episode too, full of signature moments and speeches and crescendos of violence. […] Read more
“Sasako-san – doko no aru daro?” Look out Handa-san – looks like you have some competition. Shirokuma is another one of those shows that’s so easy to watch and enjoy that you don’t have to think too hard – it’s great at providing the simple pleasures. But this one does […] Read more
If there were any doubt that Chuunibyou would be pursuing the romance angle in its final arc, I think it’s safely dispelled now. Chuunibyou has been a study in extremes for the most part. In the first six episodes it was very silly and pretty funny a good percentage of […] Read more
These are two series that do a really good job delivering straightforward, no-nonsense entertainment. Magi – 08 Magi continues to succeed not by doing anything especially revolutionary, but by executing the familiar with a modicum of wit, style and intelligence. Without question Magi is at its best when it delves […] Read more
If it seems as if there’s one character in Jormungand that’s always a step ahead of everyone else, that’s because there is. Her name is Koko, but I don’t think she’s loco at all. In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr, pronounced [ˈjɔrmuŋɡandr]), often written Jormungand, or Jörmungand and also […] Read more