What an odd little charmer this show is. OK, first things first – has the nameplate at Takeo’s apartment always said “Gouda!!”, or was that a one-time gag this week? I’m very often surprised by Ore Monogatari, because for all that it’s a conventional love story on the surface, it […] Read more
I’m with Hyoro-kun on this one. In case you missed it, Chihayafuru made a guest appearance of sorts in this week’s Diamond no Ace. And while I’m certainly happy to see Madhouse pimp their own series, I have to disagree with the “first 10 volumes are slow” line – though […] Read more
Learn why Ochiai-kantoku is such a remarkable character in this week’s Diamond no Ace post. Read more
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
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
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
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
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
It’s back to school, and things are getting spicy at Tootsuki: Read more
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