Maruo Eichirou – the coaches’ best friend. It’s a funny thing about Ei-chan – he’s a perfect mirror for any player who wants to improve to hold himself up against. He so relentlessly and unerringly finds the flaw, the defect – sometimes ones the opponent himself doesn’t know he has […] Read more
We’re still four months away from the Iowa Caucus, but at Tootsuki the campaigning in in full swing… Read more
Good things do indeed come to those who wait. I don’t want to seem ungracious about finally getting the first Hoozuki no Reitetsu OVA subbed (thanks, FFF! Hope this means you’re subbing the third), nor do I want to be a broken record. But the occasion of this article requires […] Read more
Working really is the gift that keeps on giving. This series is really one of anime’s little miracles. For a series to be as consistent as this one has over three seasons spread out across five years is remarkable. For a comedy to do so, that much more remarkable. Yet […] Read more
That’s one hell of a gremlin. This was another solidly entertaining episode of Ushio and Tora, but I have to say, the silliness factor was turned up quite a bit. I mean, even if you’re not flying high enough that the lack of cabin pressure would kill you, you really […] Read more
Wow – is this really the same show? Happily, it seems as if last week’s ugliness was a mere aberration as opposed to the beginning of a death spiral, as Joukamachi no Dandelion rebounded with one of its best episodes this week after easily its worst. I’ve developed a considerable […] Read more
“Umar’s Visit” I’ve said it already on more than one occasion, but I really think Otoyomegatari is at its best when it’s at its simplest. That’s what seems to suit Mori Kaoru’s writing style best – the action-packed battle arc was brilliant in its own way, but it somehow didn’t […] Read more
This one was a commission: the folks at MAL asked me to do a piece trying to explain to new viewers why one of the shows I’m blogging is worth watching. I picked Shokugeki no Souma, and this is the result… Read more
Yep, the vampire is definitely the normal one. Read more
Great job, Rumiko (and Brains Base). Not for the first time, I apologize for ever suggesting that Kyoukai no Rinne wasn’t a first-rate series. This isn’t second-tier Rumiko or anything else – it’s a great anime comedy, with impeccable timing and a wit as sharp and hard as a diamond […] Read more