Kyoto Animation carries the day. There are a couple of milestones in this poll – first, it was the closest preview poll in LiA history. And second, it received the most votes ever. Thanks very much to all who voted. I can’t say I’m surprised that Kyoukai no Kanata and […] Read more
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And so ends, more or less officially, the Summer 2013 season. And happily, it ends on a high note thanks to one of this year’s truly underrated anime. 26 episodes was pretty much the standard for anime back when I first became a huge fan. I’d guess (no, I haven’t […] Read more
I didn’t think Kingdom was that sort of show, but now I’m only about 95% convinced instead of 99%. With everything that’s going on in Kingdom – and it’s enough that important characters and plot threads disappear for weeks at a time – one of the last things I would […] Read more
This finale was neither spectacular or especially emotional, but it succeeds in terms of the modest expectations it laid out for itself. I don’t think there’s any question Uchouten Kazoku is one of the finest anime of 2013, and when I consider the Fall season it clearly belongs in the […] Read more
This finale left pretty much everything hanging, but one thing I can say for certain: for a change, this is an anime on my watching list for which a second season isn’t remotely in doubt. One of the complaints I heard about Attack on Titan before this series even started […] Read more
Today certainly marks a milestone for Hunter X Hunter, but not in a good way. In case you missed it, there was some big news this week on the Hunter X Hunter front. The move to late nights forces us to contemplate, for the first time, that the unprecedented run […] Read more
You rarely see anime depict what we’re seeing happen to Sharon, never mind in such stark and uncertain terms. There’s a lot of sadness in Aunt Sharon’s story, there’s no two ways about it. It’s a risky move for Space Brothers to focus on this development, frankly, because even if […] Read more
I wish anime seasons synched up with the Tokyo weather. Summer in Japan rolls on, unbearably hot and humid, but it’s time to turn our attention to the Fall anime season. It’s been a pretty odd year for anime – Summer has proved to be a better season than Spring […] Read more
Well, that was certainly the best Higurashi animation in years. I certainly never expected to blog Higurashi again. I had no plans to blog this OVA, in fact, but when it was over and I realized how much I liked it I discovered I wanted to say a few words […] Read more