Without question, the writing staff over at AIC know exactly what they have with Haruka, opening the episode with “Hey, look at her Man. She’s really hot!” – which just about says it all – and titling it “Sexy”. I try to be as open-minded as I can, but I […] Read more
Quick note to Yoshino-sensei – putting an apple in your anime doesn’t make you Ikuhara Kunihiko (or the Dead Sea Scrolls). I kid, of course – but I kid from love. Well, not really, but to give Yoshino his due, he had every right to use that reference because he […] Read more
Wow, that sure got serious all of a sudden. While there were lots of hints that some sort of major disclosure about Soushi was coming from Kage, the abrupt change in tone for this week’s episode was still a bit jarring. The big hint, of course, was when Kage said […] Read more
Damn, this show is seriously going to be the end of me. I’m fascinated by the unusual choices Chihayafuru is making as it hurtles towards the gut-wrenching conclusion of what’s likely to be its only anime season. I’ve already been faked out a couple of times about what the focus of the […] Read more
A source linked to the Hunter X Hunter franchise told the Mainchi Shimbun paper’s Mantan Web site that production on the first anime film based onYoshihiro Togashi‘s manga has been green-lit. Even though there have been two television anime series, including one ongoing one, there have not been a theatrical anime in the 14 years of the manga’s […] Read more
Humor is a funny thing. No pun intended. Pretty much status quo for me with Danshi Koukousei this week – hit and miss. What I find most interesting is that the overall appeal of the series seems basically unchanged – I don’t see any significant drop in support for it […] Read more
I knew as soon as the first shot after the credits was a shot of Rinon that we were in for a major plot shake-up… For about 23 minutes it looked as if we were more or less looking at a finale centered around the triangle, with the main pairing […] Read more
Anime is a wonderfully diverse and varied medium, but there are things only Natsume Yuujinchou can do. In a sense this has been an odd season for this great series – it started out with arguably the best month ever, followed it with possibly the weakest (though that’s relative) and […] Read more
Quick tip for new Another viewers – you might not want to watch the last minute of this episode without an extra pair of underwear handy. Fortunately, in Japan they sell those in vending machines. I’ll make the same plea here that I did in my Mirai Nikki post – […] Read more
I’m not one to say, but I would think the last few eps of AGE might have satisfied even a few hard-core Gundam fans. Shakugan no Shana III – 22 Not much new to report this week. Lots of explosions and combat between characters I barely know and don’t really […] Read more