So begins the “Three Destinies” Arc and with it, the home stretch for Gundam AGE. OP4: “AURORA” by Aoi Eir I just want to reiterate how depressing the situation is for Kio, and the humanoids of the solar system. The poles of influence in his world: A genocidal, hate-driven old […] Read more
The three episode hurdle for Tari Tari is cleared, with some room to spare. Of all the series I’m watching at the moment, the formula for this one may be the most straightforward. Five kids at a school (yes, all five were actually involved this time) trying to make their […] Read more
This week on Hyouka: nothing much happened. And thank goodness for that. OP: “Mikansei Stride (未完成ストライド)” by Saori Kodama I’m more convinced of it than ever – when it comes to Hyouka, less is more. The series is far sillier and stranger than you might guess at first glance, but […] Read more
I can’t recall another anime that’s surprised me as often in three episodes as Jinrui has. This episode was so unlike anything I’ve seen in anime that I almost don’t know where to begin to describe it? To say that Jinrui was Suitai Shimashita isn’t very commercial is the understatement […] Read more
The intensity in those pods is starting to rival Hunter Exam levels… Well, not really. Still – it is getting pretty hairy in there. I can’t help but wonder at the total exclusion of Team C from the last few episodes – it’s possible that they’ve been spared Hoshika-san’s torture […] Read more
One of the hardest things to do as an anime blogger is to separate preconception from genuine criticism. There are definitely times when I’m glad I don’t know the source material for an anime, and SAO is one of them. Just to reiterate, I’m watching this series completely unencumbered – […] Read more
At long last Hunter X Hunter arrives in York Shin, and I suspect we’re going to be here for a while. I don’t know if this episode marks the “official” beginning of the York Shin Arc, but it certainly seems to be a beginning and an ending. Especially coming on […] Read more
What’s this – an actual cliffhanger in Shouwa Monogatari? No matter how you slice it, Shouwa Monogatari always seems to come down to the same thing – Yuuzou-san terrorizing the family and his wife making excuses for him. It just so happens that this time Yuuko-chan does something legitimately stupid […] Read more
My reaction here is very simple – that was a truly massive improvement over the first episode. Before anyone accuses me of flip-flopping, let me reference what I said last week: It may be that as we get to know the characters better and start to explore the phenomenon Kokoro […] Read more
I’m surprised to hear myself say this, but by the end of this episode of Koichoco I found I was rather enjoying it. Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate – 02 Let’s have no illusions, this is pretty formulaic stuff – though by their very nature VNs are formulaic, so that’s […] Read more