Now that’s what I call a digest post. I’ve finally caught up with Kingdom, though it took a while. There’s absolutely no way I could hope to write anything intelligible about 19 episodes worth of material, but I did say I’d check back in with this show when noteworthy events […] Read more
A new year means in with the new poll, out with the old… The Lost in America 2012 Favorite Series Poll is now live in the sidebar. Please choose up to 5 series. Yes, I know it’s not a complete list – I didn’t want to have a 200 series […] Read more
I swear there are times this country is so sugoi I think my head is going to pop like a champagne cork… It’s Hatsumode time in Japan, and that means a visit to a temple or shrine on the first three days of the year. For many that comes on […] Read more
All in all, this is a pretty darn impressive group of series. In some ways, the shows that don’t make a Top 10 list may be as good a measure of a year as the ones that do. Certainly, they’re a better measure for depth in terms of quality series. […] Read more
I wouldn’t exactly call attending Comiket fun, per se, but in a way I do think it’s sort of (stay with me here) inspirational. I think I played up the sheer terror of Comiket in my mind so much that in the actuality of the thing, it really wasn’t all […] Read more
There was never really any question in my mind what my #1 anime of 2012 would be, once I started seriously considering it. #1 – Tsuritama I expected the decision about my best anime of the year between my top 2 series to be an agonizing one. I didn’t start […] Read more
I’m going to cut back on my blogging schedule this season. I really mean it this time. Traditionally, Spring and Fall are the most varied and deepest anime seasons in terms of quality shows. 2012 was no different – Spring was the clear #1, and Fall was the clear #2. […] Read more
It’s hard to believe based on pacing that the Bakuman of episode 12 is the same series that gave us the first season. There are times when things being a bit rushed isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The Nanamine story arc started out in fairly promising fashion, seeming to promise […] Read more
Nikko is a good place to go if you want to dispel the notion that all of Japan displays a Zen sensibility. I made the 2-hour trip to Nikko yesterday. Along with Kamakura it’s probably the most historically important (and popular) destination with reach of an easy day trip from […] Read more
Meanwhile, back in the 16th Century… Yeah, it’s been a long time since I blogged Hyouge Mono. So long, in fact, that I had a bit of a hard time remembering what was happening, and as I didn’t have time for a rewatch of the eps leading up to this […] Read more