Damn – is this show really only 12 episodes? I’ve said all along that my biggest worry with Sidonia no Kishi wasn’t the complete reliance on CGI (that is what it is) but the length. I think this show is about 25% Yamato, 25% Evangelion, 25% Shingeki and 25% Star […] Read more
In case anyone forgets, Ping Pong steps up to remind us that yes, this is in fact a sports anime. If there’s a drawback to populating a series mostly with interesting and likeable people – especially a sports series – it’s that it can be an avalanche of mixed emotions. […] Read more
Just the elder statesmen this time – it’s a podversation! Read more
The waters feel as if they’re stagnating a bit here. I closed last week’s Hitsugi no Chaika post by using the words “perfunctory and oddly incomplete” to describe the story of Simon Scania, and they could just as easily apply to this week’s episode. For the second straight week we […] Read more
Dammit, Key – you have to make him look good in a skirt and give him Hochan’s voice? I suppose I should really have seen this coming – but in terms of the plot twist and the general tone. Saya’s arc in EX plays out a lot like Little Busters […] Read more
Well, now – that certainly was a thing, wasn’t it. Before I begin, a confession: I was partially spoiled as to what was going to happen in today’s episode. First by an intentional troll comment on RC two weeks ago, and then by images on my Twitter. I managed to […] Read more
I suppose even the title is a spoiler, but don’t read below the fold (especially the cast list) if you don’t want to see some very general spoilers about the post “Chimera Ant” era. It’s been expected, but Madhouse announced casting for the Chairman Selection Arc today, which makes it […] Read more
Now, see, that’s why Yowamushi Pedal is so damn great, right there. Sometimes in anime we get episodes that so perfectly capture the charms of the show they represent that it’s hard to imagine any fan wouldn’t be won over. I mean, we’re at 33 episodes here – if you […] Read more
Nope, they definitely don’t have the Fourth Amendment here… Is this the end for Tonari no Seki-kun? Well, no – apart from the fact that I’ve stopped making any assumptions about the broadcast schedule for this series (the last eight episodes were widely reported as not scheduled to air on […] Read more
Gao, Gao! OK, I just wanted to do it once… That was definitely my favorite episode of Gaworare for a good while. I like the weirdness and darkness this series brings to the table, but I think it’s at its most charming when it indulges the sillier side. As is […] Read more