The soccer diet is all the rage in Japan, apparently. We have a new pre-open and new eyecatches this week, as Ginga e Kickoff makes the transition from team-building to competing. One of the things I really like about this series is that it doesn’t ignore the small details, and […] Read more
“The Beginning of the Romantic Tale” Never, ever did I imagine that one day I’d be blogging new Rurouni Kenshin manga. It would be hard to overstate how important Watsuki Nobuhiro’s manga is to a certain stripe of fans, of a certain generation. RK was the first manga I finished, […] Read more
Jormungand rule #1: every boss must have a sexy, badass female bodyguard. After easily its two most emotionally transparent episodes to date, Jormungand is back testing the audience again with one closer to it’s earlier form. I’m hard pressed to think of a manga with a complicated plot that explains […] Read more
If anime had speed limits, Zetman would have been jailed for repeatedly violating them weeks ago. “Development” really isn’t the word for what happens in this series, because there’s so much new information every week that the entire series is pretty much composed of development. Again I’m finding that it […] Read more
Denial is more than just a river in Africa. Heterosexuality has been under dire threat this week – and no, I’m not talking about that other news story. No, it was the arrival of the King in Yellow (not the Queen in Yellow, mind you) that seems to be causing […] Read more
Mary, Mary, where you goin’ to? Mary, Mary, can I go too? The one thing I will vow ya I’d rather die than live without ya, Mary, Mary, where ya goin’ to? Mobile Suit Gundame AGE – 31 A whole slew of new characters made their first meaningful appearances this […] Read more
UPDATE: We won – almost 80% of the vote! Thanks for your support once again. Looks like there’s going to be a bit of a delay until the pool round begins – watch this space for scheduling updates. May Madness continues… It’s all the rage in France and Greece, and […] Read more
“A Man Without Honor” Who would have thought that the most layered and powerful moments from an episode of Game of Thrones would involve Jaimie, Cersei and Tywin Lannister? I make a habit out of not talking about general impressions the books more than I have to in these posts, […] Read more
The most relevant thing I can say about Hyou-ka is this: it’s definitely getting better. Apart from its visuals – which are admittedly splendiforous – there’s probably nothing about this series that’s going to blow you away. As such, it has to get a lot of the little details right in […] Read more
What’s this – Dad showing up on Mother’s Day? I know I’ve said this already, but Koruko no Basuke definitely has a weird sensibility to it. How else to explain dedicating the entire first half of the episode to the quest for “Iberian Pork Sandwich” complete with caviar and truffles […] Read more