I really wonder if the instincts will kick in at some point and Polar Bear will turn this series into Blood-C… Highlights this week: “Where’s the panda-only car?” Polar Bear’s minds-eye imagery for “waiting” (scary) “Parhay Hair” Mandill Parfaits. Intense! Penguin-sans argument for Fish Parfaits – “Full of DHA!” Parfait […] Read more
“Dizzy Girl” My goodness, if ever a chapter was screaming out for game-changing interpretation, it was this one. That’s a dangerous road to go down, of course, but there was some awfully interesting stuff in there that demands analysis. First off, what I loved about this chapters is that it […] Read more
The passage of time has only increased my appreciation for UN-GO. As anime in general has trended towards xenophobia and nationalism, BONES has provided a welcome contrary perspective. Specifically, writer Aikawa Shou has been a standout – first with UN-GO and now with Eureka Seven: Astral Ocean, he shows a […] Read more
Up City! The most exciting football match of the week was certainly the one that took place in Manchester, but even if Ginga e Kickoff can’t compete with the most hyped Premier League match in decades that doesn’t mean it let the side down. In typical “Ginga” fashion it dispensed with a […] Read more
This episode felt like the first time, if you were really paying close attention, that Jormungand revealed the essence of what it is as a series. There’s a funny quality to Jormungand for me, in that rather than 22-minute episodes weekly, it feels as if things are happening 24/7, and […] Read more
Why is that you never have a stick of gum when you really need one? Watching Zetman one really does get the sense that they’re seeing the tip of the iceberg. Kouga is a perfect example. In the anime, he’s coming off as a slightly pathetic (maybe more than slightly) […] Read more
Another episode, another personality for Dusk Maiden of Amnesia. Tasogare Otome x Amnesia – 04 After a slapstick beginning and a fairly scary diversion, this week represents what my gut is telling me is the closest thing to a “true” face of this series – a kind of slice-of-death story […] Read more
“The Ghost of Harrenhal” It’s remarkable how often the thoughts I have about Game of Thrones mirror those I have about Fate/Zero. These are two stories that share much in common – a large cast, a struggle for power that cuts through all the threads, and an extremely dark and […] Read more
Two episodes in, Hyou-ka is almost interesting, not quite boring, and still right in KyoAni’s sweet spot. I guess in some ways this show is a little like “Seinfeld”, except it’s about four Japanese teenagers and it’s not really funny. Monk’s Café is the classics room and the gender mix […] Read more
Nothing makes a Grandfather more proud that teaching his grandson how to kill before his 14th birthday… OP3: “Real” by ViVid The final arc begins with a rousing, action-packed episode that introduces the third-generation hero and his surrounding cast. I’m pretty much working under the assumption that the series is […] Read more