Well – it was no “Let’s Fall in Love”… If Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun was the series that blurs all the demographic lines, Ao Haru Ride is the opposite. This is a show that wears its shoujo proudly, from the moon-eyed character designs to the dialogue to the emotional tone. There […] Read more
There was certainly no easing into things here. Of all the series that didn’t edge their way into the Season Preview, this one and Tokyo ESP were probably the last cuts. Akame ga Kill is one of those series that looks like a pretty formulaic LN adaptation when you read […] Read more
When it comes to anime blogging, weekends are survival of the fittest. Haikyuu!! – 14 The new season has me in a bit of a pinch, schedule-wise. Sundays were (as usual) the busiest day of the week last season, and that problem has only gotten worse with most of my […] Read more
Words cannot possibly do justice to the sheer creativity that goes into Space Dandy. It feels as if Space Dandy has never been away, really, except that it starts its second season much more strongly than it did the first. There were some ups and downs in the first season, […] Read more
The summer season’s top tier is already weighing in – now the sleepers start to make their case. I had fairly high hopes for Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun heading into the season. There was some material reason to be optimistic – a very good cast, a decent staff, a pretty well […] Read more
Tennis has its own field of dreams, of course. You’ll have to forgive me, Maruo-kun, if my tennis attention is divided today. Specifically, much of it is on that hallowed hall in the OP, where the greatest player of all time is set to try and win his 8th Wimbledon […] Read more
Daiya no A is a series that rally knows how to stick to the basics. Diamond no Ace is a bit of a time-crunch casualty this week, given that Sunday (my time) was already the craziest day of the season and most of its shows carried over, and now we […] Read more
Another heavy hitter steps up to the plate… OP: “Rashisa (らしさ)” by SUPER BEAVER This is obviously a critical long weekend for the Summer 2014 anime season, with several of the series I was placing my highest expectations in making their debuts. That’s a nervous time – while schedules usually […] Read more
If the role of a premiere is to capture your attention, this one certainly did the trick. There were a number of interesting questions going into the premiere of Aldnoah.Zero. Most obviously, what would be the extent of Urobuchi Gen’s involvement? Many Gen series (like Madoka Magica) featured him writing […] Read more
It’s all about having Tokyo in the title. Thanks to everyone for a magnificent turnout – participation was up 40% from the Spring Preview Poll, and the largest ever for a season preview poll. As for the results, I don’t see any huge shockers here – Zankyou no Terror and […] Read more