Given that Crunchyroll just (ahem) paid homage to my idea to call out how great Spring 2007 was, I thought it’d be a good time to republish this piece I did on the 5th anniversary of that magical season, the finest in anime history. Read more
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First Impressions Digest – Ojisan to Marshmallow, Sushi Police
Here’s a couple of light bites as Winter starts to gear up. Oijisan to Marshmallow – 01 I actually didn’t realize this was a 5-minute series when I sat down with it, but that feels just about right. This show is as light as the confection in its title, but […] Read more
First Impressons – Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya o Mezasu
With anime as with most forms of art, talent wins out most of the time. Now that was an interesting beginning. And there’s a sort of interesting story behind Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya o Mezasu, which is based on a VN – a VN which doesn’t come out till March. So […] Read more
First Impressions Digest – Prince of Stride: Alternative, Musaigen no Phantom World
No matter how famous the studio may be, an absence of creative ambition and commitment is always going to be a problem. Prince of Stride: Alternative – 01 I’m not too bothered that P.o.S. (let’s be kind and let that unfortunate acronym slide on by) didn’t do anything for me. […] Read more
First Impressions – Haruchika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru
I think people are talking about the wrong things with this series, but I guess that’s to be expected. Even though it galls me to lead with it, there’s really no point in going anywhere with Haruchika until I acknowledge what happened at the end of the episode. Yes, the […] Read more
Top 10 Contest Haiku
For our winner, Melodic Thoughts… Saitama, Genos Are just friends, I swear. Except, Inside Comiket Read more
Anime’s Greatest Villains
Everyone knows the bad guys get all the best lines, right? Read more
Diamond no Ace Season 2 – 39
I’m officially rooting for Yakushi at this point. Does that make me a bad person? Well, naturally Daiya no A would decide to start off 2016 by royally pissing me off – must be payback for initially leaving it off my 2015 Top 20 list. It says something for how […] Read more
Osomatsu-san – 13
What a remarkable story this show is turning out to be. OP2: Zenryoku Batankyuu” by AŌP There’s not much I could say in criticism of this episode of Osomatsu-san, which kicks off the second of what I assume will be many, many cours of anime in spectacularly funny and disturbing […] Read more
An Article About Tropes? How Dere You!
I write about them all the time, but this is the first time I’ve ever written a whole article about tropes – the language anime speaks, even if it’s sometimes in code. Read more