Season check-in will be out this week, but I’ve been thinking about this a lot today… Anime that have graced our screens in the last two days: Sakamichi no Apollon Tsuritama Eureka Seven AO Sankarea Nazo no Kanojo X Fate/Zero (arguably best episode yet) Uchuu Kyoudai Hunter X Hunter Shirokuma […] Read more
If this is what saving looks like, I’d rather not be saved, thanks. Obviously, that was a mighty powerful episode, easily the best of the second cour. There’s no question in my mind that episodes like this one are where Fate/Zero shines brightest, because they’re the ones that best show […] Read more
“Revelation” My take on “Korra” is pretty much the same after this week’s episode as it was after the two pre-airs – I’m finding the plot a lot more interesting than the characters. That’s rather unusual for me, as I almost always focus on character first, but that aspect may […] Read more
All aboard the exposition train… OP: “Chase the world” by May’n I’m certainly glad that Sunrise didn’t start off the series with this episode, because it’s very likely I would have dropped it. But they were smart – they opened Accel World with a two-parter that cut right to the […] Read more
I know you’re probably getting as tired of me saying the same thing over and over as I am of writing it, but it’s inescapable – this season (especially Thursday) is incredible so far. It’s only now, I suppose, that the so-called “real” story in Sankarea begins. But damn, that […] Read more
Damn – now that’s anime! OP: “Escape” by Hemenway I won’t lie to you here – I had a shit-eating grin on my face for that entire episode. I just want to throw words like “Awesome!” and “Cool!” and “Alphanumeric!” (geek check) around, but I’m too old for that – […] Read more
This was another very stylish and entertaining episode of Lupin III, as the task of introducing all the classic characters continues. This week the wheel turns to Ishikawa Goemon (Namikawa Daisuke) the samurai past his era whose blade can (and does) cut just about anything, but usually something worthless. It’s […] Read more
It would be hard to imagine an anime having two better opening episodes than Sakamichi no Apollon. I promise never to take NoitaminA for granted again. Nothing like a couple of rough seasons (especially this last one) to make one appreciate what a luxury it is to have great and […] Read more
Do I love Tsuritama after two episodes? “Yes!” Ryan commented here last week that the premiere reminded him of Wes Anderson, and I think that was an excellent call. There’s a very definite “Rushmore” feel to Tsuritama – from the focus on the perverse side of adolescent life to the […] Read more
Zoo animals have problems, just like everybody else… Tough show to blog, this one. I suspect even more than with most comedy, you’re either going to LOL, or wonder why the other person is. For me, I laugh many times with every episode, and this one was no different. The […] Read more