Old school is definitely making a comeback in 2012 – where anime is concerned, anyway. Area no Kishi – 14 In some ways this might have been the most interesting episode of Area no Kishi so far, both on and off the pitch. I was pleased to see a little […] Read more
Everything about Mysterious Girlfriend X is extremely odd and seemingly mismatched, but I was absolutely and utterly fascinated by the premiere. I’ll say it up front – I loved that episode unreservedly. It was that head-shaking, talking to yourself kind of love that really great first episodes give you sometimes, […] Read more
It’s the second recap episode this week, and the question you may be asking is, “Do I need to watch it?” Not really – there isn’t much new footage, but there are a few small pleasures. It’s always nice to hear Han Keiko (Gon’s Mom playing Gon’s sort-of Mom) and […] Read more
I’m not sure if this is the series to break the long-standing record of sports shounen failing to make a splash for me as a blogger, but quality-wise it’s off to a pretty good start. And no one is going to blame me for lack of trying… OP: “Can Do” […] Read more
Come on now, ufotable – that was just showing off. OP: “to the beginning” by Kalafina I’m not really sure why that season break was necessary, because Fate/Zero – perhaps more than any show with such a pause – made no attempt to couch it in terms of a true […] Read more
“Bridal Boot Camp!” There’s not a whole lot to be said about this very straightforward half-length of Otoyomegatari, because it pretty much speaks for itself. While things didn’t end up going in the direction I thought they might when Layla and Leyli’s mother announced her intentions (Mori-sensei, it seems, plans […] Read more
Boy, I’ve really fallen behind on this one, haven’t I? I haven’t gone back and checked, but I’m almost positive that this is the longest gap between blogging episodes of a regular weekly series at LiA – about 10 months, in fact. Thus are the vagaries of not speaking Japanese […] Read more
Are you out there, Flower? Acchi Kochi – 01 If any series ever screamed out “4-koma slice of life” it’s this one. I’ve seen it compared to Sketch Book and Lucky Star, but for me it’s not much like that show at all – much more light-hearted and less built […] Read more
It’s not among the things I’m most proud of, but I can never hear “No Ayumu – you musn’t get any cuter!” and not find it funny. OP: “***Passionate” by Iori Nomizu I enjoyed parts of the first season of Kore wa Zombie very much. I called it a tragedy […] Read more
That was altogether different from any other premiere this season, that’s for sure. OP: “New Wuthering Heights” by Naruyoshi Kikuchi I don’t have a lot of baggage with the “Lupin” franchise one way or the other, so I think I go into this updating with a pretty open mind. […] Read more