Apparently, among Satou-san’s many talents is the innate ability to know when he’s sparkling. It’s a funny thing about this season of Working. I’m enjoying it very much, probably about as much as last season, but it’s very hard to describe why. There haven’t been as many huge laughs as […] Read more
Here’s a case where the new ED fit the episode content perfectly – “Everybody went nutso”. I’ve more or less given up on trying to figure MPD out at this point, because I’m not convinced Ikuhara wants it to be figured out and, for that reason, I’m not convinced he’ll even […] Read more
Possibly the most romantic pickup line ever: “This is the first time I’ve ever been interested in a mammal.” There’s certainly a lot I could talk about with this episode and indeed this series, but it basic terms – right now it’s just damn funny. The characters are bizarre in […] Read more
I’ve pretty much made my point about how great Guilty Crown looks, so it’s probably about time I shut up about it. This does create a dilemma, though – now I actually have to talk about the plot. This episode reminded me a lot of the slice-of-life episodes of […] Read more
I’m still not sure what to make of UN-GO after three episodes, but’s it’s carving out a place as a show that’s genuinely interesting for its creativity and unapologetic weirdness. Based on the last two cases, in terms of pure mysteries I’m beginning to suspect that UN-GO is a cut […] Read more
I’m the first to admit that this series is running the risk of becoming a little too one-note, and that note is “nice”. Let me say up front that my reasons for liking the fourth ep of Mashiroiro are very personal. I went to a very upscale high school, but […] Read more
That time again – we’re about a month into Fall and things are starting to become clearer about what’s great, what’s good and what’s forgettable among the series that premiered this season. As usual this year Wednesday is a black hole, so the only time I’ll have to put this […] Read more
It’s back to high school on Chihayafuru, but fortunately the series is just as compelling as ever. Time skips are always dangerous but interesting for any anime. They offer an opportunity to witness a great deal of change for the characters, but the trap is that the dots are sometimes […] Read more
Slice-of-life Tuesday time… Kimi to Boku – 04 The little spark Chizuru provided to this series is still there, sort of, but while this episode was still an improvement over the first two it was rather pedestrian. Basically, the entire episode dealt with Kaname having a cold as a result […] Read more
Yes, things are quite serious in Kyoto now. Aotabo has finally put the kids to bed and taken the field. Let me just quickly say that as a matter of course, I would love to have a blog post on Nurarihyon out sooner than Mondays. It’s a matter of waiting […] Read more