“The Cold War” All in all I’d say this was the strongest episode of the three thus far this season. It was nice to see an episode focused on The Doctor, first of all, and more concerned with the plot itself than obsessing over the conspiracy plotline surrounding the Companion. […] Read more
The feel-good hit of the season this ain’t, but Shingeki no Kyojin is still pretty darn good. At this point Attack on Titan is looking like a strong contender for the top tier of new shows this season. I’d slide it a notch or two below Gargantia for sure, and […] Read more
Hentai Ouji probably isn’t my cup of tea, but I can see where it’s pretty good at what it does. Wai, it’s another LN adaptation with a long title and alliterative character names to show us how clever it is – and it stars Kaji Yuuki to boot. Both those […] Read more
It really isn’t fair for the series that’s great at everything else to be so great at endings, too. Am I surprised that “Greed Island” closed with such a fulfilling, warm and emotionally satisfying final episode? Not in the least – Togashi has already proved to anyone’s satisfaction (certainly mine) […] Read more
My basic feeling is that Yahari is a show I could come to like quite a bit if it doesn’t make me hate it first. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru – 02 Everything about this show screams dichotomy to me. I think it has a good heart […] Read more
Team matches certainly present an interesting litany of choices for a sports mangaka, don’t they? I can’t say I felt entirely confident about which way things would go this week on Chihayafuru, though I was certainly hoping the match with Akashi Girls Academy would be settled one way or the […] Read more
That was one premiere that could never be accused of being boring. Sunrise is probably the epicenter of the mecha universe as far as a plurality of anime fans are concerned. While some (me included) would argue Evangelion is the seminal mecha anime (and probably anime, period) of all-time, and […] Read more
That was definitely better, but I’m still on the fence with Karneval. What I see with this series is a huge plot, some potentially interesting characters, and a lot of question marks. There’s no doubt that Karneval is hugely stylized, and the performances are a match for that. Apart from […] Read more
No letdown in sight here. There’s a word in Japanese, “Jouzu” (上手) which, like so many words, doesn’t translate perfectly into English. It means some combination of “skilled”, “competent”, “expert” and the like – and it’s the word that springs to mind when I consider Hataraku Maou-sama. This is a […] Read more
I really love the fact that series like this exist – it makes me appreciate what an amazing art form anime can be. OP: “Unmei no Ori (運命の檻)” by Aimi My great fear is that Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge is going to be the next great anime that no […] Read more