Things slowed down quite a bit this week, but after the emotional histrionics of the last couple of episodes, it was a welcome change. I’m still not sure whether I trust Taku, though he seems sincere enough in his contrition. What’s absolutely clear is that Haru (who can’t seem to […] Read more
I’m afraid I have to rethink all that good stuff I said earlier about Ginga e Kickoff. It’s actually better than I thought. I’m about to pay this series a very high compliment indeed – this is the first show in years that makes me think of the first season […] Read more
He’s still eeeeeeeeeeeevil. All of my favorite series in this outstanding season are carving out a special niche in my viewing consciousness. With Sakamichi, it’s sheer awe at watching a true master do his stuff. With Tsuritama, it’s pure, unbridled joyousness and a seemingly impossible amount of smiles (mine, and the […] Read more
Just a quick reminder, LiA’s second-round match goes live at 1 PM PST this Saturday, May 12th – I hope I can count on your support! Read more
Excellence all-around on Sankarea this week. This show never stopped being really good, and I think I should say that up front. I’ve commented often on it’s weirdly discordant nature, which is one of the best things about it. But what Sankarea did this week was recapture something of the […] Read more
Poll: "Korra x…" This one was close all the way, as expected, with Bolin just holding off his brother in the end. It’ll be interesting to see how everyone feels in a year or so. Read more
OK – who the heck thought that was a good idea? I’m going to say my piece and get out of the way pretty quickly here, because nothing good can come of analyzing this ep too deeply. I suspect this is the ep that’s going to divide those who’ve drunk the Okada […] Read more
“Realism” is a term that gets thrown around almost as much as “slice-of-life”, and likewise incorrectly most of the time – but Sakamichi no Apollon is that rare series that earns the descriptor. I can see where this episode might not be to everyone’s tastes, because it was certainly the […] Read more
How is it possible for an anime to make me smile so much in 22 minutes? It occurs to me in watching Tsuritama that if the four main characters were girls, this series would likely be hugely popular. It’s superb on so many levels and quite unique, and deserving of […] Read more
Hey Babe, take a walk on the wild side… Once you surrender yourself to the central conceit of Shirokuma Café, stuff like what happened in this week’s episode in almost at the level of genius. This might have been my favorite ep so far, because it had a cohesiveness through […] Read more