Learn why Ochiai-kantoku is such a remarkable character in this week’s Diamond no Ace post. Read more
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Akagami no Shirayukihime – 07
This game of princes just got more complicated. There’s no question Akagami no Shirayukihime has been excellent through six episodes. I really appreciate the way it doesn’t try too hard to sell me anything – drama, heartbreak, comedy, romance. It just lets the material speak for itself, and the material […] Read more
Arslan Senki – 19
Meanwhile, back in Pars… If “Why” is the keyword of the moment in Gangsta, in Arslan Senki I think it’s “Should”. As in, should Hilmes be the king because he has the stronger legal claim, or should Arslan be the king because he seems to be the better man? I’ve […] Read more
Baby Steps Season 2 – 20
If nice guys finish last, Takagi Sakuya has nothing to worry about. Watching this match play out, all of the incredible frustration I felt while reading it in the manga comes flooding back to me. And it’s a totally different kind of frustration than I felt during the Ide match, […] Read more
Gangsta – 07
Among the many things it’s doing brilliantly, Gangsta certainly knows how to ask the right question. I don’t throw the word “masterpiece” around lightly when it comes to anime (or anything else for that matter) but Gangsta is rather forcing my hand. I’m framing this is the context of two […] Read more
Manga to Anime – My Wish List
One thing I’ve discovered is that fleshed-out podcast topics make great article topics – and here’s one about the manga I’d love to see on our screens someday. Read more
Shokugeki no Souma – 19
It’s back to school, and things are getting spicy at Tootsuki: Read more
Working!!! – 07
Even when it doesn’t practice to deceive, Working!!! sure weaves a tangled web. Working is certainly unusual in anime circles in that stuff actually gets resolved. And in pretty good time, too. How many shows have we seen over the years where even the endings aren’t really endings? But here […] Read more
Ushio to Tora – 07
Well – when you’re right, you’re right. Let me just start off by recalling the final sentence of my last Ushio and Tora post: We’ve only just begun to learn the secrets of Ushio’s family history, it seems – which leads me to believe his father is overdue to reenter […] Read more
Joukamachi no Dandelion – 07
Woof – that was a bit of a yawner… As I’ve mentioned before, anytime you have an ensemble comedy like this you’re going to have some fluctuations, because some characters will be much better than others. And when the others dominate the spotlight you’re going to have a weak episode. […] Read more