A brief note to all the readers: I’ll be covering Fanime 2012 this weekend. As a result some of the normal Friday-Sunday posts will likely be delayed, and/or a bit more abbreviated than usual. Of course, I’ll also be providing coverage of the event and a summary on Monday. Read more
Well, that’s certainly going to give the fujoshi something to talk about… NoitaminA steamrolls along in spectacular fashion for yet another week, and Sakamichi joins Tsuritama in delivering peerless episodes that build on everything that’s come before. It was interesting that Crunchyroll finally subbed the OP and ED this week. […] Read more
You know this had to happen sooner or later – and it did, at Namco’s Namja Town. My favorite? “Sloth’s ‘I’m hoping to live here’ Lazy Bum Crepe”. Read more
Please, NoitaminA store – sell Duck-brellas! I don’t think there’s any question that Tsuritama is the most emotionally dense and emotionally accurate show of the season for me. I’m continually astonished at the utterly natural way the characters’ feelings for each other develop and change, and at the sheer amount […] Read more
After a bit of a dip, Shirokuma Café is back on its game with a frequently hilarious episode. All the while during the brilliant first sketch, I kept thinking “This is exactly like one of those touching nature films narrated by Morgan Freeman”. And sure enough, Polar Bear’s moving, heartwarming […] Read more
I suspect this might be an ep that will shake the tree a little when it comes to Jormungand. I remember it was just about this point where I really surrendered myself to Jormungand the manga and began to love it unreservedly. Interestingly, I’ve also read some reviews where readers […] Read more
Any Lost in Americans also Tokyoites? If any of my readers out there happens to be in Tokyo, I could use your expertise and local knowledge – I’d appreciate it if you’d reach out to me about a little project I’m working on. Drop me a line at guardianenzo1@ a […] Read more
Yes, it’s time for one of our occasional strolls down memory lane all the way back to 1964. There’s something about the utter simplicity of Shouwa Monogatari that never fails to move me. As someone who grew up in a household where the next rent check and sometimes even the […] Read more
This was the week Zetman showed just how excellent it could be when its pacing was dialed back a few notches. As you know I’ve liked this show from the very beginning, and always felt the sense that we were only skimming the surface of how great it could be. It was […] Read more
As a fellow man I started to worry about Shun a long time ago. Kimi to Boku 2 – 08 Another excellent and very funny episode of KtB this week, and something of a return to the slightly bent quality the series has displayed at times. It seems that this […] Read more