And so, the emotional roller-coaster ride continues. If you consider the emotional spectrum of anime a true circle, there must be a point where the two extremes meet – where funny and hopeful transitions into bleak and tragic. There are series that spend some of their time moving back and […] Read more
The big question for Mushibugyou – will it become the first anime to use an eyecatch during the preview? Mushibugyou – 21 Simply put, this was another excellent episode of a hugely underrated series. Fans of shounen have of course been down this road many times: like the training arc, […] Read more
The little show that could just keeps delivering. I figured going in that it was a mistake to watch Blood Lad later in the same day as the most recent episode of Uchouten Kazoku, which was so brilliant and profound that it pretty much left me bled dry of emotion. […] Read more
One word review time is upon me again – “heartbreaking”. Once every great, great while, an anime episode comes along that’s so perfect that I literally hate to write about it, because there’s no way I can do anything but poor homage to it with whatever I write, and that’s […] Read more
In terms of pacing, this continues to be one of the stranger adaptations of the year. It’s not really possible to say with certainty just yet, but I wonder of this “Gora Academy” arc wasn’t a luxury the anime couldn’t afford. To be blunt, I don’t think it was very […] Read more
At long last, I can finally talk about the manga ending. About damn time. OP: “Kyouki Chinden” by Yousei Teikoku Well, now we know why Asread elected not to animate the epilogue from the manga. It took a while to get here, but this was always the place Mirai Nikki seemed likely […] Read more
Ever the tease, Attack on Titan once again shows how compelling it can be when it gets in (manoeuver) gear. You know Shingeki no Kyoujin is in run-out-the-clock mode when it resorts to three-minute recaps, but they’re back. Clearly it’s a matter of stalling for time to end the season […] Read more
Well, since it’s still on the “Current Series” list, I may as well… Definitely better than last week. Focus on Jou and B-K is a huge improvement. Miyano Mamoru – I can’t even… What a beautifully out-of-control performance. Best anime lunatic in ages. While we wait for the much longed-for […] Read more
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There’s so much about Rozen Maiden Zurückspulen that’s different from the anime we usually see – and the Rozen Maiden we’ve seen before. Yes, it’s really happening – I’m going to drop the “simple and profound at the same time” bomb again, because Zurückspulen really deserves it. In fact I’d […] Read more