A full trailer for “The Last Mission” has been poster here. I know it’s natural to be skeptical of non-canon movies, but I actually liked “Phantom Rouge” more than most – and this one looks pretty good. Read more
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Hunter X Hunter 2011 – 105
That’s a plot twist (just below the shoulder) that certainly would have livened up any episode of Hikaru no Go… It really is magic that Togashi can make a board game ep as tense as any anime episode in a very long time. There’s really no fancy explanations for it […] Read more
Weekly Digest 11/19/13 – Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~, Kingdom 2
If action is your thing, these two shows offered up plenty to smile about this week. Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta – 07 I hate to be a broken record (do people still get that reference? Well – even a broken clock is right twice a day…), but Hana no […] Read more
Yowamushi Pedal – 07
You can do it, Legs! It’s hard to find much fault with Yowmushi Pedal as far as I’m concerned. For a sports series with a difference, this one does pretty much everything I’m looking for. Great main character, deep supporting cast, detailed and accurate when it comes to the sports. […] Read more
Thank You For Supporting LiA! (Updated With Shout-Outs)
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, I’ve decided on a couple of first steps in trying to make LiA self-supporting (at least a little). Please see below the fold… Update: I’m overwhelmed by the response on the first day – my sincere thanks to everyone who contributed! Some of you […] Read more
Gingitsune – 07
This show is a kind of “The more you know” for Japanese spiritualism… This episode certainly didn’t pack the kind of emotional punch the last few have, but that’s fine – it didn’t try to. You wouldn’t want that kind of gravity for 13 episodes, I don’t think – especially […] Read more
White Album 2 – 07
Even for someone who saw big trouble coming down the line, this was bigger and more immediate than I expected. Well, no question about it, we have a colossal mess on our hands now. Having danced this dance with romance anime many times before, I’m far too wizened and skeptical […] Read more
Diamond no Ace – 07
Ace of Diamond is issuing weekly reminders that it’s not to be overlooked in the race for best sports anime of the season. As great as this show is turning out to be, I have to admit my enjoyment of it would probably be a bit less if I didn’t […] Read more
Little Busters! Refrain – 07
And so it begins… Again. A while ago – it may even have been in the first season – I mentioned that Riki’s narcolepsy struck me as being something like a circuit-breaker – a switch that trips whenever he gets too close to the truth. I think the reality is […] Read more
Outbreak Company – 07
For the O.C., a return to Japan brings a return to the blog… I did say that I’d be blogging Outbreak Company on a case-by-case basis, and this was a case where I thought it really merited a quick post. Last week’s soccer ep didn’t really make much much of […] Read more