Airing as it does in premiere week, it’s easy to see that this show stands on a different level that most of the schedule. Read more
Anime
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 13
The growing pool of evidence is that this adaptation is up to the massive task that was laid before it. Read more
First Impressions – Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions
I’m definitely intrigued by Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions and anxious to see where it goes from here. Read more
First Impressions – Honey Lemon Soda
HLS avoids some of the worst tropes of the subgenre, but the first episode does play as pretty boilerplate. Read more
First Impressions – Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku (Flower and Asura)
If you think things couldn’t sound any more wholesome, you’re pretty much on the money. Read more
First Impressions – Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu (I Have a Crush at Work)
This premiere was exactly what I hoped and exactly what I expected, no more and no less. Read more
First Impressions – Zenshu
The irony here is as subtle as a kick in the head. Read more
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 15
I feel as if things may have wandered down a bit of a narrative cul-de-sac here. Read more
First Impressions – Medalist
It’s funny. Medalist ended up being about as good as I expected, but took an unexpected route to get there. Read more
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 14
If I hear a complaint most often about Blue Box, it’s that everything (generally they mean the romance) takes too long to develop. Read more