Nothing unusual about that here. The earthquake – 地震 / じしん / jishin – is certainly a part of daily life here. I’ve felt three or four since I’ve been here, none of them really big, but the 5.0 centered about 100 miles away did last for quite a bit. […] Read more
They’re gonna have to invent some new kinds of awesome for sports anime, because the 11 kinds they have just weren’t enough for how good this episode of Ginga e Kickoff was. Pretty much a perfect episode of a sports anime this week, one of the best of an already […] Read more
Well, that was out first strong series finale of the season. Wait – it’s still October?? Sakurasou is a lot of things, most simply a very good anime. But it’s also an interesting mass of contradictions and an intriguing mix of genres. It really strikes me that this is a […] Read more
I’m finding this series strangely difficult to talk about considering how much I’m enjoying it. I really, really like Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun. But somehow, as a blogger it’s almost too spot-on – the show has rarely put a foot wrong so far, and Brains Base is doing their usual bang-up […] Read more
It’s a good sign that Bakuman can come up with one of its best episodes ever without using its flashiest character. I love Eiji, but there’s no doubt that he’s a bit of a crutch for Bakuman sometimes. It’s almost impossible to write a scene with Eiji where he isn’t […] Read more
When I said Maeda Jun series always have at least one moemoe character “or two” – I didn’t think I’d be proven right quite so quickly. Liking a series and having no real idea how to explain why isn’t an easy position for a blogger to be in. If I’m […] Read more
Here’s some pics from the last few days in rainy Tokyo. I saw a couple of things I rarely see in Tokyo these last few days. One was a woman carrying an Enron tote bag – I have no idea why that might be – and another was a guy […] Read more
I can honestly say that almost none of that went as I expected. Before I launch into my usual weekly praise for H x H – I’ll warn you, it’s coming – I want to single out Sawashiro Miyuki for some praise here. Not because I don’t still have issues […] Read more
Having scene the Space Brothers live-action film I sort of knew what to expect this week, but the anime version definitely exceeded the film – and my expectations. In some ways, this is the moment Uchuu Kyoudai has been building up to for 30 episodes. It sounds funny to say […] Read more
In high school, sex is one of the most widely traded forms of currency. It’s rare to see an anime portray that reality as plainly and openly as Sukitte does. I like how honest Sukitte Ii na yo is in presenting the sometimes ugly reality of teenaged social life without […] Read more