That was a pretty good final episode – but then, that’s perfectly fitting. Rarely has an anime managed to be so perfectly balanced for so long between gaining and losing my commitment as Hitsugi no Chaika. I’ve managed to get through an entire season without making up my mind, which […] Read more
Togashi. Koujina. Madhouse. Nothing else really need be said. Author’s Note: Please be very careful to avoid divulging any information about upcoming events from the manga. When in doubt, don’t post it, even if it’s remotely possible to view it as a minor spoiler. Thanks for your cooperation. That really […] Read more
Summer 2013 made history, and for the right reasons. Can 2014 follow suit? By the time Summer 2014 begins, anime’s year will be half-over. And with a few weeks left in Spring, it’s looking like we’re on track for a pretty mediocre year. I’d call 2013 roughly average (2012 was […] Read more
I sort of feel as if I’ve written this post before. Normally it would be a real broadside to say that an omake was the best part of the episode, but the omakes in Yowamushi Pedal are so consistently good that it’s not necessarily so in this case. This one […] Read more
Go ahead, anime-only viewers – tell me you predicted this after the first episode. No question about it, Gaworare has been as full of surprising twists and turns as any series this season. Most of the big ones have been of the tonal variety, as the series has shifted between […] Read more
Dem feels, though… Finales are hard – this is a subject upon which I’ve mused many a time already. I think if you set aside everything else, though, a series can’t go too far wrong if it sticks to a very simple rule for final episodes – be true to […] Read more
Yes, it actually could get crazier. When a show is as absurd and over-the-top to begin with as Gokukoku no Brynhildr is (not that it happens very often) the kind of overdrive we saw kick in this week has a surreal effect. I think the difference is that for all […] Read more
There’s more than one way to skin a crow. The action begins in probably the biggest match in Haikyuu so far, at least given the historical implications of the rivalry. It seems pretty clear that this aspect is an important part of the story – not only are we given […] Read more
That was only like kissing your sister if this is your sister… Before anyone else says it, yes – if you’d said a week ago the USMNT would have 4 points after playing Ghana and Portugal, I’d have gladly taken it. So would they. Hell, both of us would have […] Read more
In tennis, the toughest battlefield is definitely between the ears. There are times when I forget that there’s an elephant in the room – Baby Steps is only going to be 25 episodes long. It’s easy to forget, because so far the anime has done next to nothing to remind […] Read more