The main plot may have been deferred, but the debt has started to come due. I don’t want to take up this post rehashing the last two episodes, but the two subjects are linked pretty closely and I think the question of what was accomplished in episodes 5-6 is an […] Read more
“The Name of the Doctor” Bring on November 23rd. It’s been an uneven season (or half-season) for Doctor Who. Let’s just be honest – it’s been a mediocre one. Only “Hide” and Neil Gaiman’s “Nightmare in Silver” were solidly above-average episodes by the standard of the Tennant/Smith era. And Clara […] Read more
Flawless? Hell, no – but that was certainly the first episode of the season where Oreimo felt like the show I liked so much two years ago. It just wouldn’t be Oreimo 2 if it didn’t make me cringe or howl with outrage at least once or twice, but this […] Read more
Once again, that’s 10:55 AM. On Sunday. Sleep well tonight, Kids. Hunter X Hunter continues to pretty well re-define excellence, in ways old and new. Of course it’s still brilliant both in terms of writing and the execution of the adaptation – but that’s been true for the last 20 […] Read more
It’s certainly obvious that Kouyama-sensei is one serious space geek. We’ve seen lots of pretty direct references to well-known space movies in Spacee Brothers, most prominently Apollo 13 and The Right Stuff (especially during the first exam arc). This time around it’s October Sky, the movie and the book it […] Read more
Best strap the seatbelt on tightly, because we’re fully back in JoJo mode… Damn, but the mystery aspect of this series is really interesting. To be honest I still rarely find myself caring much whenever a character says anything (apart from last week’s ep, which was very effective) and I […] Read more
And a little Todai, too. If it’s May there must be a matsuri somewhere today – especially if it’s a Saturday. Today’s happens to be the biggest in Tokyo, the Sanja Matsuri, which draws about 2 million people to Asakusa over three days. I actually visited this matsuri back in […] Read more
Well, that was a surprising turn of events… Or rather, it would have been if a commenter hadn’t spoiled this week’s ending after last week’s episode. Be that as it may, always lead with the headline – and the banner is definitely, “Mizuswa wins the title”. In many ways it […] Read more
Yeah, this series is still pretty whacked. But by Valvrave standards this ep was almost tame. Rukino Saki made quite an impression on me last episode, but this week I think she exceeded my expectations – though not entirely a good way. It seems fitting that she chose to compare […] Read more
I really like Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince, but I don’t quite think I have it figured out. GKMP has really progressed nicely since about the fourth episode, proving itself to be more thoughtful and less predictable than I had it pegged for. It has a nice blend of earnest innocence, […] Read more