S x S has its off weeks, but seemingly never two in a row. Once again we see that the success of Servant X Service, perhaps more than any ensemble series of recent vintage, is totally based on which characters it focuses on. It’s clear that the author’s heart is […] Read more
It’s not the size of the force that matters, it’s the man commanding it. Kingdom 2 – 14 As befitting the historical epic that it is, the scope and scale of Kingdom just keep getting more and more impressive. It’s a cutting reminder of just what a loss it is […] Read more
Sometimes even knowing something terrible is coming doesn’t dull the impact. Let’s cut straight to the chase – when I wrote my post last week, I was strictly guessing about everything I wrote. But unless Uchouten Kazoku has just pulled off one of the great misdirections of all-time, it looks […] Read more
That ending was definitely a pain-in-the-ass dumpling. It feels strange to be writing a series review after an episode 10 – definitely a first for me – not to mention doing one on the 9th of September. I’m certainly conflicted because while this was yet another excellent episode, it ended […] Read more
All in all, this was a very nice return to form for Kaminai. The last few weeks have been a bit of a trough for this series, but with the “Class 3-4” arc it seems to have found its footing – all the more important since this seems likely to […] Read more
That’s pretty much how you do an anime episode, just like that. Got it? Good. The vagaries of the anime schedule are what they are – every week brings its ebb and flow, its ups and downs. But then there’s Hunter X Hunter, which doesn’t torture us with three-minute recaps […] Read more
This is not so much the sort of episode that Araki Tetsurou was born to direct – but it still had its share of fine moments. Attack on Titan giveth, and Attack on Titan taketh away. For me at least the sort of approach this series takes is inherently going […] Read more
The shoe is on the other foot for the Nanba brothers, and it might just be the first time. There were several interesting developments in this week’s Space Brothers, among the most welcome being that the recap was considerable shorter and the episode was full of plot development on both […] Read more
I’m pretty much rooting for Berg-Katze at this point. If O.D. spreads his wings and “everything disappears” as Utsutsu says, I still don’t think it would be enough to shut Hajime up. But I can always hope. I give credit to Oono and Nakamura for acknowledging on-screen that Hajime is […] Read more
Kanaria, I knew you had it in you… I’ll be the first to say that I never would have suspected that Rozen Maiden had it in itself to be this transcendent and special. I’ve been effusive in my praise for the director and writer of Zurückspulen, and I think with […] Read more