I don’t see anything this week to fuel doubt that Minority Report is the main course for this series, but might we just have a Soylent Green salad on the side? There’s no denying that this was a heartily entertaining episode of Pshyco-Pass, though I’m not sure I enjoyed it […] Read more
There aren’t many anime episodes about which I’d use the term “brutal” in a good way, but this was definitely one of them. When you consider how many times Robotics;Notes has actually raised the ante already, it’s clear this is a series that has the potential to go extremely dark […] Read more
Is this a new beginning for Kotoura-san, or just a change-of-pace? It’s fitting that this episode started with Kotoura settling into her new apartment, reflecting on the events that led up to that moment, before flashing “The End” as the boxes fell on top of her. That’s because for me […] Read more
Surely, there’s no art form more (ig)noble than than manly art of the pun. That a series can devote an entire half-episode to puns in a language I barely speak and still make me laugh is testament to just how well-executed the first half of this week’s Shirokuma Café was. […] Read more
Thank goodness for sequels and carry-overs. I can’t ever remember a season where I only ended up blogging one new series (excluding sequels). I’m still watching a few others, but Kotoura-san is the only one that made the cut, and the only one that looks as if it has a […] Read more
“The Winged Hawk” To my way of thinking, there’s absolutely no doubt that Otoyomegatari is the most beautiful manga currently in production. In terms of art, I don’t think there’s another mangaka who can hold a candle to Mori Kaoru – from her backgrounds to her natural landscapes to living […] Read more
The only thing that tempers the sheer joy of watching a new Ginga e Kickoff episode is the knowledge that each one brings us closer to the end of the series. It would be silly to question the judgment of TYO and the creative team behind GeK now, because they […] Read more
Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! Here are some pics and videos from this year’s Setsubun at Kanda Myojin, the same shrine at which I rang in the new year. That’s “New Year’s” according to the modern calendar – according to the old calendar though, the lunar new year is […] Read more
Look out, Hosoka – there’s a new superfreak in town. We’re five eps in, we’ve had only one appearance each by Makoto/-chan and Hosaka (and no sign of either in the preview), and yet things are still humming along at a fine pace. It’s a testament to how deep the […] Read more
Well now, that was certainly an eye-opening ending. Forgive me if I work backwards a bit when looking at this episode of Little Busters. It was an interesting ep generally, but it’s hard not to start with the finish, because it makes me call into question so much of what […] Read more