In which all the exposition that was skipped over for 19 episodes was shoehorned in for your entertainment. I always have a bit of a problem with characters launching into long, rhapsodic trips down memory lane for no reason but to fill the audience in on what the writer thinks […] Read more
If I were to choose one word to describe why I like Bakuman so much, it might not one you’d think – it would be “empathy”. em·pa·thy [em-puh-thee] noun 1. the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another. 2. the imaginative ascribing […] Read more
Who's your favorite Chihayafuru Character? Taichi wins, and wins big – no less than 62% of the votes. I can’t say any of the results shocked me, though I thought Kanade might place a bit higher, and I hoped Tsutomu would. Obviously this is a series full of great characters, […] Read more
What, it’s spring already? No, not really – like Working did, Hiiro no Kakera airs its premiere episode (sans OP and ED) a month early. It’s a fairly solid first ep, with a classic premise and a large ensemble cast consisting mostly of bishies. It’s DEEN, so let the carping […] Read more
Chihayafuru continues to surprise me, and this week was no exception. Life is a learning process, and it definitely looks like this adaptation is going to have a stop, rather than an ending. I’m a bit conflicted about the direction the series has taken the last couple of weeks, and […] Read more
I think I saw Tadakuni’s face on a milk carton when I opened the fridge this morning. I was interested to see that in a recent Danshi Koukousei character poll in Japan, Tadakuni placed 2nd (Karasawa was first), prompting a discussion of “pity votes” and such things. I’m no expert […] Read more
I think what Ano Natsu is doing is basically telling the creators other romcom anime, “By the way, you suck. This is how you do it – watch carefully so you’ll know when you see it, then go look for jobs in the service industry.” One thing (among many) that […] Read more
For some reason it seems as if every two-part episode of this series features one episode that’s much better than the other, and this one was no exception. If I’m to be honest the last few episodes of Natsume Yuujinchou have been pretty vanilla. I don’t recall an ep in […] Read more
Where’s Gregory House when you need him, dammit? Seriously, what Another makes me want to do is get out the big white board and do a differential – except you need someone as smart as he is for that to really work. But I still think a “House” approach might […] Read more
A little something to get you in the mood for season 2. Read more