The one-word series summary bonanza continues. This time around, it’s “epic”. Kingdom has been sneaky good for a long time, but perhaps the most surprising thing is that while I’ve barely noticed the transition, it’s become quite an attractive show visually. Those horrendous days of bad CGI character animation seem […] Read more
And so, a taste of the source of rage at last… Given that my only exposure to this mythology – which includes the earlier manga/anime Suzuka, set in the same universe – is the two-episode OVA from Tatsunoko, the way the first two episodes of Gonzo’s anime were presented is […] Read more
The experience of spending 22 minutes with Kuroki Tomoko sure isn’t getting any easier. I’ve been of a mind to come up with one-word summations of anime lately, and with Watamote the one that really leaps to mind is “brutal”. There’s a kind of savage brutality to this show – […] Read more
It’s beginning to sound like a broken record, but Mushibugyo just keeps getting better and better. It’s not every week a series can add Kazuhiko Inoue and Fujiwara Keiji to the cast, but it’s a damn good week when it does. Seiyuu are just that – they rarely make or […] Read more
It might not be the best, but I think Blood Lad may be the most consistent show of the season so far – and it’s pretty darn good, too. This is going to be one of those seasons where the blogging choices are brutal. It’s turning out to be a […] Read more
Uchouten Kazoku remains one of the most inscrutable shows of the year, but I find myself slowly falling for it. Because of my obsessive personality finding one-word summations of anime is something I do, well – obsessively. If I apply that formula to Uchouten Kazoku the one that spring immediately […] Read more
Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi offers up the first strong final episode of the season. Wait… What? Talk about a split decision… That’s certainly how I feel about Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi right now. All things considered that was a very good – not great – episode, with more of the […] Read more
It’s fitting that this is a series with “Titan” in the name, because it seems to approach everything it attacks with the mantra of “bigger is better”. For once, I agree with pretty much everything Eren said – I was thinking “this is a haven for freaks” just at the […] Read more
Now those were the last two people I expected to see in this arc… They call this arc “Chimera Ant” but there was nary a mention of the buggers in this episode. Rather, it focused completely on Gon’s fight with Knuckle – and in the process re-examined some old themes […] Read more
Well, scratch another one off the bucket list. It’s been a lifetime of firsts in the months since I’ve been in Tokyo. A couple days ago I heard my first Japanese cicada (sadly, he sounded nothing like the one in Namiuchigiwa Muromi-san) and tonight, saw my first Japanese fireworks display. […] Read more