Everything that last week’s Natsume Yuujinchou episode was, this one seemed to embody just the opposite. If you’ll forgive me for saying so, this was one of the oddest episodes I can recall in four seasons of the series. Not in a bad way, mind, but still off – for […] Read more
After blogging the latest episodes of Mirai Nikki and Another back to back, I may need to take in this week’s Natsume Yuujinchou Shi and Ano Natsu eps directly via IV drip, stat. Man, I never thought Another would make last night’s grisly Mirai Nikki look like the feel-good story […] Read more
EDIT: 4th season officially confirmed! No details on studio or director yet. Now this is exciting – the long-rumored announcement of a new anime adaptation of Minami-ke looks like it was true. Not much detail in this snippet slipped into a character song bundled with the manga, but “I hope […] Read more
So there’s your breather episode before the action picks up for the final arc… As usual, it’s dangerous for me to discuss the meaning of events too much in the post (and please, you all know my spoiler rules for the comments by now). Safer ground is talking about the […] Read more
I’ve been screaming for Flame Haze deaths for weeks, but wouldn’t you know it – when they finally off one, it’s the one I actually wanted to live. Mobile Suit Gundam AGE – 23 The dogs of war are definitely barking on Gundam AGE now. It was an interesting choice […] Read more
When it comes to anime and manga, when you place Matsumoto Leiji on the “old school” spectrum, it’s pretty simple – you have Tezuka on the one side, and pretty much everyone in the world on the other. OP: “Neverland” by FTISLAND It’s a funny thing when I look […] Read more
OK, Killua is definitely the normal one in the family… It becomes increasingly clear that nothing of any consequence comes easily in the world of Hunter X Hunter. Life is a test, and the entertainment comes from watching how people react to being tested. Sometimes the tests are literally just […] Read more
In which an awfully, awfully lot happened. This was a bad episode to take place when I’m dealing with an absolutely crazy weekend of relatives visiting, nasty flu viruses and other miscellaneous crap that’s compelling me to try and keep my posts short. Why? Well, it was full of preposterous […] Read more
I sort of get the idea I’m siding with the wrong group (and this isn’t even Shakugan no Shana) but I was pretty much in agreement with the FC boys this episode. It was a two-pronged plot on Area no Kishi this week, and one of them wasn’t Nana and the Nadeshiko […] Read more
Yes, an anime of a manga about manga really can be this intense. I was wrapped up in the action right from the beginning, as the anime shrewdly gave is a long introduction to Perfect Crime Club by a kind of animated manga preview. This manga is an odd idea, […] Read more