“Please, Master Rikuo – do that thing with me again…” It’s almost as if Nurarihyon has been saving double entendres for two years, and did a massive download for the first five minutes of this episode. “He did it with Zen, too?!” Never mind the expression on Itaku’s face when […] Read more
As predicted in this space, a big-screen adaptation of Doctor Who has been confirmed. Interestingly, it sounds as if Matt Smith will not play The Doctor and Steven Moffatt won’t be writing, so it doesn’t explain the odd gap in next year’s “Who” schedule. Fans will remember that their were […] Read more
Shakugan no Shana III – 06 We’re still basically in setup mode with Shakugan no Shana, though the episodes are moving briskly enough to be interesting. Outlaw is preparing for the climactic battle with Bal Masque in Tokyo. When I see anyone try to organize flame hazes, I’m always reminded […] Read more
I confess, I’ll be very interested in seeing what the fans of the first series think of this week’s Hunter x Hunter. To me, they seem a pretty surly and hard to please lot – much the same as they’re saying about me when it comes to Last Exile… I […] Read more
We’re five episodes in, and Last Exile is starting to settle into a comfort zone. It might not be exactly what I’d like it to be, given the choice, but at least the series is establishing a clear (if somewhat bipolar) identity. It’s worth noting that the fifth episode is […] Read more
It seems as if the episodes where Ben-To is at its best are often the ones where it’s also at its worst. By contrast it was neither this week, and the episode was undoubtedly the safest and most straightforward one so far. It was interesting just how much of a […] Read more
If I’d made the claim midway through the first season that an episode of Bakuman would be arguably one of the most intense anime episodes for months, I’m pretty sure just about everyone would have said I was crazy – and the line would have formed behind me. Well, guess […] Read more
I’m beginning to think that honor has about the same currency in Fate/Zero as it does in Game of Thrones, and it will likely get you just about as far. There should certainly have been enough action to please any of the hardcore fans in this episode. It was pretty […] Read more
Inami hairclip meter this week: acorns, ship anchor, bunny (and one I didn’t recognize). Maya dialogue meter: zero again. Can we all chip in and send Kawase Akiko a check for rent money? This was easily the best episode of this season (just look at all the caps I took), […] Read more
What a pleasure it is to jump back inside the heartbreaking and beautiful world that is Hourou Musuko. It’s been better than six months since episodes 10 and 11 aired, and if you recall, 10 was a “compilation” of what was originally episodes 10 and 11. I’m still not sure […] Read more