She’s back, whether you want her or not… Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W – 08 It’s official: I pretty much like everyone better as a potential romantic partner for Mahiro than Nyaruko – including a guy, his mother and now a Shantak. Nothing too fancy going on with Haiyore! this week, but […] Read more
“Pasture” Well, that was certainly an Otoyomegatari chapter unlike any other so far. But never let it be said that Mori-sensei is a conservative mangaka – she tests the rules and follows her own path when it comes to format more than most others in the field, and this series […] Read more
“The Rains of Castamere” I’m not sure which was harder – watching this episode knowing what was coming, or watching it and being surprised. I confess I missed my guess that the Red Wedding would be the finale for this season, but it’s my own fault. The adaptation has made […] Read more
Enough “wow” moments in that one for ya? It’s possible that this episode might satisfy some of the Gen-con loyalists disappointed at the lack of body count in Suisei no Gargantia, although I’d be the wrong one to ask as I’m, not one of them. It was certainly depressing enough […] Read more
I just have to ask: I can’t be the only one who has no idea WTF is going on here, can I? In one very obvious way, this was a pleasant episode of Oreimo. I mean, Kirino acted like a human being. That’s progress, right? Not only that, but she […] Read more
Now that’s what a call a severing crime edge. Kiri, I hope you were watching. We’re reaching the point now where I think it’s permissible and even necessary to start asking – is this the greatest Shounen Jump adaptation ever? The greatest shounen adaptation ever, period? It’s a sort of […] Read more
Space Brothers is officially back on track. This is a series that’s taken a somewhat PIECO-like route to get through 60 episodes. There are definitely times when it’s slowed as if bogged down in the mud, and the path has been full of detours and meanderings. But it always tries […] Read more
He’s back, whether you want him or not… I guess this is the day for gender-bender characters in anime. There’s Yeti (Wiseman’s antics have me more convinced than ever that he’s a snow boy) and in a series where I didn’t necessarily expect to find one, we have Hanji (Paku […] Read more
Since this seems to be the week for me to make references to retro US TV commercials that almost no one gets, anyone remember this one – “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature…” Of all the series that are ending this month, it’s hardest to wrap my brain around […] Read more
After probably the most satisfying Chihayafuru episode of the season last week, it’s right back into the torture chamber. This ep was pretty much everything about season two of Chihayfuru in a nutshell. It was all Karuta, exciting, frustrating as hell, and left me irritated with a cliffhanger I care […] Read more