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
“Revelation” My take on “Korra” is pretty much the same after this week’s episode as it was after the two pre-airs – I’m finding the plot a lot more interesting than the characters. That’s rather unusual for me, as I almost always focus on character first, but that aspect may […] Read more
All aboard the exposition train… OP: “Chase the world” by May’n I’m certainly glad that Sunrise didn’t start off the series with this episode, because it’s very likely I would have dropped it. But they were smart – they opened Accel World with a two-parter that cut right to the […] Read more
I know you’re probably getting as tired of me saying the same thing over and over as I am of writing it, but it’s inescapable – this season (especially Thursday) is incredible so far. It’s only now, I suppose, that the so-called “real” story in Sankarea begins. But damn, that […] Read more
Damn – now that’s anime! OP: “Escape” by Hemenway I won’t lie to you here – I had a shit-eating grin on my face for that entire episode. I just want to throw words like “Awesome!” and “Cool!” and “Alphanumeric!” (geek check) around, but I’m too old for that – […] Read more