As I’m sure someone will try and blame me for not mentioning Arata more in this post, let me get it out of the way – he appeared for about 10 seconds and had no lines. It isn’t my fault – I call it like I see it. Chihayafuru is […] Read more
Bakuman 2 – 24
One of the great bromances in anime is on again – and it’s a three-way. I’m happy about the way the committee mess was resolved, but sort of conflicted too. I really hate to see Sasaki let off the hook by his subordinates, who really saved his ass from being […] Read more
Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou – 11
Well, what do you know – just like that, the magic is (mostly) back. Compared to figuring out comedy, alchemy must surely be easy. Iron into gold? Forget it – try telling me why one thing is funny and the other isn’t. I can speculate on why I’ve laughed only […] Read more
Ano Natsu de Matteru – 11
Depending on your point of view, this was probably the episode of Ano Natsu de Matteru you were either eagerly anticipating or dreading. When a science-fiction series is down to the last two eps and there’s been relatively little science fiction in it, you have to figure something is likely […] Read more
Thermae Romae Bath Guide
Thermae Romae – the last good series to appear on the NoitaminA block – has come out with an onsen guide: Rurubu Thermae Romae, a collaboration between the Japanese travel magazine Rurubu and Mari Yamazaki’s Thermae Romae bathhouse manga, went on sale in Japan on Saturday. The magazine, which features […] Read more
Natsume Yuujinchou Shi – 12
Everything that last week’s Natsume Yuujinchou episode was, this one seemed to embody just the opposite. If you’ll forgive me for saying so, this was one of the oddest episodes I can recall in four seasons of the series. Not in a bad way, mind, but still off – for […] Read more
Another – 11
After blogging the latest episodes of Mirai Nikki and Another back to back, I may need to take in this week’s Natsume Yuujinchou Shi and Ano Natsu eps directly via IV drip, stat. Man, I never thought Another would make last night’s grisly Mirai Nikki look like the feel-good story […] Read more
New Minami-ke Anime Announced
EDIT: 4th season officially confirmed! No details on studio or director yet. Now this is exciting – the long-rumored announcement of a new anime adaptation of Minami-ke looks like it was true. Not much detail in this snippet slipped into a character song bundled with the manga, but “I hope […] Read more
Mirai Nikki – 22
So there’s your breather episode before the action picks up for the final arc… As usual, it’s dangerous for me to discuss the meaning of events too much in the post (and please, you all know my spoiler rules for the comments by now). Safer ground is talking about the […] Read more
Weekly Digest: 3/18/12 – Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, Brave 10, Shakugan no Shana III
I’ve been screaming for Flame Haze deaths for weeks, but wouldn’t you know it – when they finally off one, it’s the one I actually wanted to live. Mobile Suit Gundam AGE – 23 The dogs of war are definitely barking on Gundam AGE now. It was an interesting choice […] Read more