As the old carnival sign says, “This is a dark ride”. This was another thought-provoking, interesting and smart episode of Psycho-Pass, which continues to descend further down the rabbit hole of Urobuchi Gen’s psyche. It was a flashy episode too, full of signature moments and speeches and crescendos of violence. […] Read more
“Sasako-san – doko no aru daro?” Look out Handa-san – looks like you have some competition. Shirokuma is another one of those shows that’s so easy to watch and enjoy that you don’t have to think too hard – it’s great at providing the simple pleasures. But this one does […] Read more
If there were any doubt that Chuunibyou would be pursuing the romance angle in its final arc, I think it’s safely dispelled now. Chuunibyou has been a study in extremes for the most part. In the first six episodes it was very silly and pretty funny a good percentage of […] Read more
These are two series that do a really good job delivering straightforward, no-nonsense entertainment. Magi – 08 Magi continues to succeed not by doing anything especially revolutionary, but by executing the familiar with a modicum of wit, style and intelligence. Without question Magi is at its best when it delves […] Read more
If it seems as if there’s one character in Jormungand that’s always a step ahead of everyone else, that’s because there is. Her name is Koko, but I don’t think she’s loco at all. In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr, pronounced [ˈjɔrmuŋɡandr]), often written Jormungand, or Jörmungand and also […] Read more
Whatever else you may think about it, watching Sakurasou is certainly never a boring experience. As this episode played out, I was reminded of the start of the old nursery rhyme “There Was a Little Girl” (actually a poem by Longfellow): There was a little girl, who had a little […] Read more
This batch is pictures is from a day trip out to Kamakura with the school. The weather was a bit rainy, but that adds an even sense of great age to Kamakura’s structures. This was the capitol of Japan from 1185-1333, and it has an astonishing array of temples (many […] Read more
This ep was definitely a gift for the soccer geeks in the audience. I’m going to risk repeating myself now that we’re 28 episodes into Ginga e Kickoff, but for a serious fan of sports anime, what it offers is so rare that it’s hard not to keep talking about […] Read more
There’s no need to mince words – every week I grow more impressed by just how excellent Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun is. There are a couple of ways one could go about trying to explain the appeal of this series, starting with the most obvious: list all the things it does […] Read more
That was a difficult episode to watch – mostly (but not entirely) for the right reasons. The contrast between the way the two shoujo romances this season approach their material could hardly be more stark, and while it’s not fair to either series to judge them based on the other, […] Read more