I wouldn’t say Bodacious Space Pirates was one of my most anticipated series of the Winter, but it was certainly one I was looking forward to. And given the studio, staff and premise, it delivered just about what I expected. OP: “Mōretsu Uchū Kōkyōkyoku – Dai-Shichi Gakushō ‘Mugen no Ai’” […] Read more
Dammit, I was really thinking this might be an easy season for me as long as something that wasn’t on my watch list didn’t crack the rotation. Well… Honestly, I went into this one pretty much cold turkey. I knew Divine from RC liked it a lot, but SenZeSym (copyright […] Read more
I’ve been pretty damn happy with my last two sleeper picks, Kamisama Dolls and Chihayafuru. So how does Winter’s candidate fare? OP: “Higher Ground” (ハイヤーグラウンド) by SRS There are an awful lot of reasons to hope Area no Kishi might be something special. The manga is extremely well-regarded, penned […] Read more
Kill me Baby – 01 Well, that was pretty dumb. After a historically, epically awful OP, Kill me Baby is pretty much 22 minutes of one lame schoolgirl assassin joke after another. In some ways it reminds me of Seitokai Yakuindomo with ninja jokes substituted for sex jokes. It’s not […] Read more
This is a sequel I’m not at all sure was necessary, but at least I’d say the first episode was pretty consistent with the first season quality-wise. OP: “Check My Soul” by azusa While I found S1 of Amagami SS to be fairly average for the most part, what set […] Read more
Is it just me, or is it rather pointless for a 3-minute anime to have an ED? To be honest, I had no idea that episodes for this series were going to be only three minutes long. I’m not against mini-eps on principle – Chi’s Sweet Home certainly made them […] Read more
After a long build-up, the circle – or at least the triangle – is finally in place as Arata rejoins the narrative. This time, it looks as if he’s here to stay. There was certainly plenty of high drama in this week’s episode, though even with Bishie #2’s return there […] Read more
Like an old friend you love dearly, Natsume Yuujinchou is always missed terribly, even if the parting is as short as this last one was. OP: “Ima, Kono Toki” (今、このとき) by Hiiragi One thing struck me about the premiere for this fourth season, and that’s how incredibly busy this episode […] Read more
What kind of a year was it in anime? To sum it up in a word – well, two – pretty good. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention my favorite movie or OVA of 2011, and maybe my favorite anime of the year – Colorful. I reviewed it […] Read more
Here’s a tentative look at what this coming season will look like at LiA: Sunday: Hunter x Hunter 2011, Gundam AGE (Digest), Mirai Nikki (Simulcast with Random Curiosity), Aquarion EVOL (Tentative) Monday: Another (S), Natsume Yuujinchou Shi, Ano Natsu de Matteru, Daily Lives of High School Boys Tuesday: Chihayafuru (S), […] Read more