The trouble I’m having with Amagami SS+ is that while the experience of watching it is pleasant enough, I’m not really sure why it exists, apart from making money. The Ayatsuji arc concludes in a very low-key fashion, which I think is both a strength and weakness of this […] Read more
Was this the best episode of Guilty Crown so far? That’s subjective, but it was certainly right up there. After more false deaths than Takakura Himari, I think Gai finally bought the farm for real this week. But dammit, they robbed me of the satisfaction of taking glee in […] Read more
Inu X Boku SS – 01 On balance, the first episode of Inu X Boku left a pretty flat impression on me. Visually, aurally and intellectually, my immediate reaction was “generic”. There was generic fanservice, very standard seiyuu performances, unexceptional visuals (somewhat surprising from David Production) and what passes for […] Read more
One of the shows in this digest made some real progress this week, and it should be pretty obvious which one it was… Gundam AGE – 13 This seems to have been the episode that Gundam fans were waiting for, and it’s easy to see why. You can look at […] Read more
As great as Chihayafuru has been, my enjoyment is dampened just a bit by the growing certainty that this anime is going to leave us stranded in the middle of the story. As speculated here last week, the “fated meeting” on the shrine steps last week was indeed with The […] Read more
Japan is a wonderful country, but when I see a series like this, I really wonder just what the heck they’re thinking. I’m not sure what to make of Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai! There was a certain charm to the premiere, which was pretty well-done on the […] Read more
So here’s my question: why is this only three minutes? I wasn’t too sure, but after a couple of eps I think the premise is actually pretty cute in a dumb sort of way. The show has some heart and some actual charm to it, and it’s fun to […] Read more
Aquarion EVOL – 01 I tried to give this one a chance, mostly out of loyalty to Satelight and curiosity about Okada Mari writing a mecha series – and a sequel at that. But to be honest, it just didn’t do a thing for me. From what I can tell, […] Read more
I LOL’d… OP: “Shiny Table” by Mix Speaker’s, Inc. That the premiere of Daily Lives of High School Boys was exactly what I expected isn’t really surprising, given that I’d seen three of the five mini-episodes already in the PV releases from Sunrise. Still, it’s awfully nice to know […] Read more
More than any episode of Natsume Yuujinchou for a while, this one seemed to bridge the gap between what the series has been and what’s it’s started to become. In an oversimplified way, it almost feels as if this show spent most of the first two seasons concerned with the […] Read more