This shocking news just in: Zaeheart lost another major battle. Film at 11. A couple of thoughts strike me as I reflect on this episode. First, how some of the things that annoy me about AGE haven’t really changed in 43 episodes. Second, how much Seric Abis is the unsung […] Read more
Would it kill KyoAni to have just one of these bit parts filled by a no-name seiyuu? I have to give full credit to Hyouka, a series that’s really raised its game in this culture festival arc. There was always an insidious quality to the way the show wormed its […] Read more
It’s interesting that the two alliterative school life series both succeeded this weekend with episodes that were totally different, but quite true to the nature of what each show is. Last week did a nice job of setting up the conclusion of Wakana’s arc, and honestly, I really couldn’t have […] Read more
Having already demonstrated its brilliance at slapstick and satire, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita this weeks conclusively proves that it can do emotional depth, too. There’s just so much more going on in Jinrui right now than anything else airing that at times, it can almost feel like a lot of […] Read more
How fitting that today’s episode of Space Brothers should be so focused on curiosity. Looking back over the first 19 episodes of this series, I’d have to say this episode was one of my favorites, despite the fact that not much really happened. It’s not like we’ve been counting the days till […] Read more
AnoHana was certainly popular enough to get a sequel (NoitaminA would have loved that) but the story was wrapped up pretty conclusively. So instead, we get a big-screen film in Summer 2013. Looks like a retelling from Menma’s POV. It’ll be interesting to see if Nagai directs and Okada writes […] Read more
Well, that had to be the shortest H x H pre-open ever. But I guess it said everything that needed to be said. If there’s a danger with Blogging this show, it’s becoming repetitive. Not H x H, but the blog posts – because there’s only so many different ways […] Read more
Gardena Buddhist Temple in California held their Obon Festival and Bon Odori this weekend, and I stopped by today. More pics and video below the fold. This first video is Jodaiko, the UC Irvine taiko group celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. If you’ve never been to an Obon festival, I highly […] Read more
At last the main relationship in Sword Art Online takes center stage. SAO has a funny sort of narrative style to it – the anime anyway – where it seems as if things keep happening whether we’re watching or not, and we just happen to check in on them from […] Read more
Kokoro Connect makes a habit of showing us both the risks and rewards of creative ambition. This week, thankfully, the balance was tipped heavily in favor of the latter. I consider last week’s episode quite a stumble, but KK definitely regained its footing this time, and the reason is that […] Read more