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
A new GAINAX series is always a landmark for me. This series is definitely a case of an irresistible force meeting an immovable object for me. The force is my dislike for the writing style of Nisio Isin, whose other works range from unwatchable to very unwatchable to my taste. […] Read more
There’s no denying it – these two episodes of Hyouge Mono were pretty darn spectacular. As I’ve said before, it’s almost a shame that the death of Oda and the struggle that followed didn’t actually play out this way, because it’s an amazingly interesting take on Sengoku-era Japanese history. Dedicated to the […] Read more
It’s fair to say that the first two episodes of Accel World exceeded my expectations in every way. You may want to check out your window for flying pigs (appropriate with this show) because I’ve actually found a role where I don’t hate Kaji Yuki. In fact, it’s (shudder) possible […] Read more