Wow, they’re still letting Vargas drive? Mobile Suit Gundam AGE – 28 The Asemu arc wraps up in what I would say is mostly unsurprising fashion. Asemu marries the blander than milquetoast Romary (possibly the most lifeless performance KanaHana has ever given), Flit uncovers the huge conspiracy in the Earth […] Read more
“Garden of Bones” Things just keep getting darker and darker, don’t they? That’s the impression I get when reading this portion of the second novel, and the TV series is doing an excellent job of sucking us into that morass. We’re also getting an avalanche of new characters and venues […] Read more
What’s last shall be first – when it comes to Spring premières and animation quality, anyway. OP: “Yasashisa no Riyuu (優しさの理由)” by Chouchou We finally come to the last of the Spring series debuts -the ones I’m concerned with anyway – a field that has offered both quality and […] Read more
Given the abundance of wealth in every genre, it’s no surprise that sports shounen would be well-served this season too. The most important event of this episode was the first real action throw-down of the series (or perhaps Kagami actually using the slang “Dasai” for one of the few times […] Read more
The Watanabe Ayumu double-bill caps off with his “normal” series, Space Brothers. I can see where this show isn’t going to be all that popular. There are no teens in sight, there’s no overt fanservice, and the pacing is deliberate. Stories about adult males wrestling with sibling issues and feelings […] Read more
The last thing I want to do is say something controversial after the last Fate/Zero post, but I’m just going to come out with it though I know it’s pretty out there – Urabe is a sort of a weird girl. OK, maybe that’s not so out there. But it’s […] Read more
While there was an awful lot of mystical terminology thrown around this week, it didn’t stop Hunter X Hunter from being effective and unsettling – and it certainly didn’t undercut the episode’s big payoff. In a week where there’s been so much good anime my head is spinning and on […] Read more
With video! Sorry, Inu x Boku SS fans – not that Karuta. No, this is the game – and today was my first chance to see it played live. The SF Karuta Society held an exhibition today as part of the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival (last day tomorrow, stop […] Read more
Season check-in will be out this week, but I’ve been thinking about this a lot today… Anime that have graced our screens in the last two days: Sakamichi no Apollon Tsuritama Eureka Seven AO Sankarea Nazo no Kanojo X Fate/Zero (arguably best episode yet) Uchuu Kyoudai Hunter X Hunter Shirokuma […] Read more
If this is what saving looks like, I’d rather not be saved, thanks. Obviously, that was a mighty powerful episode, easily the best of the second cour. There’s no question in my mind that episodes like this one are where Fate/Zero shines brightest, because they’re the ones that best show […] Read more