For my entire life I’ve tried hard to be a 3D ant. I just didn’t realize it until now. On some level I always knew that Space Brothers was an extended argument for manned space flight on its merits, but it was never as obvious as it was this week. […] Read more
The question here was always whether Hunter X Hunter could possibly follow up the tour de force display of episode 35. The answer, unequivocally, is yes. A resounding yes. Here’s how good the fight scenes in this episode were: I forgot to take sceencaps for several minutes because I was […] Read more
“Skeletons in the Closet/Endgame” In the finale of Book 1, Korra gave us in microcosm everything that was good and bad about the entire season. It was exhilarating, beautiful, powerful, exasperating and ultimately disappointing. If you take the glass half-full approach this was practically Romanee-Conti ‘37 – the finale was […] Read more
Nothing Urobuchi Gen does is ever less than fascinating, and Fate/Zero is no exception. But I find myself questioning whether there was any lasting meaning to the whole experience. In the end I think F/Z couldn’t escape the prison of Fate/Stay Night. Whatever else Urobuchi wanted to do with this […] Read more
“And they lived happily ever after…” So, in the end, all of the villains in Fate/Zero walked away pretty much in the pink – except Kiritsugu. Though to be honest, I wasn’t entirely thrilled he got off as easy as he did, given the amount of death and misery he […] Read more
“Unbalanced” There’s still a feeling of sadness and inevitable change in the air, but I’m damned if I can figure out where Takako-sensei is headed with the story. Takatsuki is dressing as a girl and auditioning to be a model. Ebina-san is going out on dates. And the ultimate transition, […] Read more
It’s been a mighty impressive week for action scenes in anime. Kingdom – 03 Kingdom continues to benefit from a very good storyline, and the animation is slowly improving as the over-reliance on CGI eases off (or else I’m just getting used to it. First, a few notes – apparently […] Read more
Out came the children running.All the little boys and girls,With rosy cheeks and flaxen curls,And sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls,Tripping and skipping, ran merrily afterThe wonderful music with shouting and laughter. – Robert Browning, “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” As discussed in the last post on AO two […] Read more
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Even by Sankarea standards that was a pretty weird episode. Certain things I’ve come to expect from Sankarea. First, it’s going to look great – the best-looking TV anime DEEN has ever done, in my view. And second, the unexpected – because this show is all over the map and […] Read more