When it comes to anime and manga, when you place Matsumoto Leiji on the “old school” spectrum, it’s pretty simple – you have Tezuka on the one side, and pretty much everyone in the world on the other. OP: “Neverland” by FTISLAND It’s a funny thing when I look […] Read more
OK, Killua is definitely the normal one in the family… It becomes increasingly clear that nothing of any consequence comes easily in the world of Hunter X Hunter. Life is a test, and the entertainment comes from watching how people react to being tested. Sometimes the tests are literally just […] Read more
In which an awfully, awfully lot happened. This was a bad episode to take place when I’m dealing with an absolutely crazy weekend of relatives visiting, nasty flu viruses and other miscellaneous crap that’s compelling me to try and keep my posts short. Why? Well, it was full of preposterous […] Read more
I sort of get the idea I’m siding with the wrong group (and this isn’t even Shakugan no Shana) but I was pretty much in agreement with the FC boys this episode. It was a two-pronged plot on Area no Kishi this week, and one of them wasn’t Nana and the Nadeshiko […] Read more
Yes, an anime of a manga about manga really can be this intense. I was wrapped up in the action right from the beginning, as the anime shrewdly gave is a long introduction to Perfect Crime Club by a kind of animated manga preview. This manga is an odd idea, […] Read more
Without question, the writing staff over at AIC know exactly what they have with Haruka, opening the episode with “Hey, look at her Man. She’s really hot!” – which just about says it all – and titling it “Sexy”. I try to be as open-minded as I can, but I […] Read more
Quick note to Yoshino-sensei – putting an apple in your anime doesn’t make you Ikuhara Kunihiko (or the Dead Sea Scrolls). I kid, of course – but I kid from love. Well, not really, but to give Yoshino his due, he had every right to use that reference because he […] Read more
Wow, that sure got serious all of a sudden. While there were lots of hints that some sort of major disclosure about Soushi was coming from Kage, the abrupt change in tone for this week’s episode was still a bit jarring. The big hint, of course, was when Kage said […] Read more
Damn, this show is seriously going to be the end of me. I’m fascinated by the unusual choices Chihayafuru is making as it hurtles towards the gut-wrenching conclusion of what’s likely to be its only anime season. I’ve already been faked out a couple of times about what the focus of the […] Read more
A source linked to the Hunter X Hunter franchise told the Mainchi Shimbun paper’s Mantan Web site that production on the first anime film based onYoshihiro Togashi‘s manga has been green-lit. Even though there have been two television anime series, including one ongoing one, there have not been a theatrical anime in the 14 years of the manga’s […] Read more