They just had to go ahead use the word “Moribito”, didn’t they? It was a quiet week in Kouka, not my home kingdom.  But with this series that doesn’t mean important stuff didn’t happen, both in terms of character and plot.  Akatsuki no Yona doesn’t have a whole lot of […] Read more

I’ve already opened with “Thank goodness for Akatsuki no Yona“, so how about “Thank goodness for good shoujo”? Thank goodness for good shoujo. You know the drill with this series if you’ve been watching, so this episode won’t have surprised you.  It’s just good, week after week – patient and […] Read more

Poor Hak… I haven’t quite figured out if Yona landed on her head after that fall, or maybe it would have been better if she had.  In any event it’s pretty clear that when it comes to reading signals she’s several cards shy of a full deck yet, in true […] Read more

Thank goodness for shows like Akatsuki no Yona.  Really, what else can you say? At this rate, folks are going to have to start being thrilled when Pierrot is announced as the studio for adaptations.  I mean, look at the last year or so – Kingdom, Baby Steps, Soredemo Sekai […] Read more

The beast awakens. Which one?  Take your pick. Things developed just a bit differently than I expected here, in that I figured tragedy was going to visit Akatsuki no Yona – and Fuuga – this week.  But apart from several hearts melted by shota-moe, the capital of the Wind Tribe […] Read more

Akatsuki no Yona is definitely the WYSIWYG anime of the season. There’s something incredibly honest about this series.  There are no shortcuts or tricks – merely a difficult story about peaceful lives being consumed by violence and betrayal, of the kind that epics of this genre often are.  We’re not […] Read more

There are things about what we’re seeing in Akatsuki no Yona that just don’t add up.  And I love that. One way to spot a good anime, I think, is when it’s able to accomplish a whole lot without all that much seemingly happening.  A series doesn’t have to be […] Read more

Akatsuki no Yona is really delivering the goods. I keep promising myself I’ll stop reading anime forums, because as I find my perspective growing more and more remote from the mainstream of anime fandom it’s an increasingly frustrating experience.  But it’s always fun to watch the mass of viewers react […] Read more