When I said “This is my pick for sleeper of the season” in my Summer Preview, I don’t think even I expected Kamisama Dolls to become the series it has. Surely, with this week’s episode KamiDolls has set a new standard and redefined itself as a series. Wow. I hardly […] Read more
I’m going to resist the urge for a general “I told you so” because I’m sure that by tomorrow, the combination of microanalysis and thoughtless spoilers will have found 20 things wrong in the next few paragraphs. But for now, it feels good to know that we’ve finally reached the […] Read more
This is just a quick recommendation for one of the real sleeper shows of the Summer. I’m not going to start blogging it, since I don’t have time to do the shows I’m already covering – but I’m certainly watching and enjoying NekoYao. The stuff I said in my First […] Read more
The most important part of tonight’s Natsume Yuujinchou San is the preview, but the episode is pretty good too. Please grab your hat and head on over to RC to check out the review. Read more
I continue to be struck by just how different this second season of Nurarihyon is from the first. It’s a fascinating dynamic when you have the same main character, but effectively a different main character – almost as if there’d been a second season of DN Angel with Dark as […] Read more
This isn’t new information, but it’s new to me – Radio Kaikan Building is being demolished. Must’ve been the time machine crashing into the roof. Many of you may know this place from Steins;Gate, but I count myself fortunate enough to have wandered its halls a few times. Built in […] Read more
Ikoku Meiro is back at the head of the class after too very good episodes that were nevertheless not quite as superb as the first month’s worth. Episode 7 is possibly the best anime episode of the season, and not even Natsume Yuujinchou and Usagi Drop – both of which […] Read more
While it probably says a lot when when you’re watching an episode mostly to kill time while waiting to see if anything interesting happens in the preview, there were enough amusing moments scattered in this week’s HanaIro to make it watchable. Yes, they managed to do it – pretty much […] Read more
I can hardly wait to see the response on this one. An almost purely anime-original episode – and based on the preview another one next week, and a slice-of-lifer about Shima to boot – will surely set the masses to grumbling. Yet this was a really good effort, I thought, […] Read more
I won’t presume to speak for everyone, but I would think most viewers would concede that the developments in episode 20 of Tiger & Bunny were immensely entertaining. Where some will probably complain is in the area of believability, but I’m going to speak out in defense of the series […] Read more