A couple of words come to mind when considering this episodes of Steins;Gate Intense, certainly Dark, definitely. But the one that really captures it for me is “joyless”. And while it was probably a necessary evil at this stage in the story, that didn’t make it any easier to watch. […] Read more
Natori is sparking at RC this week – check out my blog review if you don’t want to be deprived of the pleasures of squid. Read more
Honesty compels me to say that I like this series less every time Alice Blanche is in it. She’s the most conventional part of the story by far, and despite the best efforts of one of the very best seiyuu in the business, Aoi Yuuki, something of the simple charm […] Read more
I’ll confess a certain reluctance at wading into the debate over the direction this series is taking, but I guess that’s sort of the point of being an anime blogger, isn’t it? I think this episode did a pretty good job encapsulating all the challenges the produces of AoEx are […] Read more
As I wade deeper into Nurarihyon and the mythology that surrounds it, it’s becoming more clear to me every week just how different this season is – and just what an impact director Nishimura Junji had on the first season. It’s an odd thing. Nishimura is a talented and accomplished […] Read more
Leave it to HanaIro to turn a trifle like a culture fest episode into a two-parter. No subject matter, it seems, is too trivial for this show to waste extended time with. I find myself sympathizing with Minchi more and more as this series progresses. Not so much that I […] Read more
It really hurts me to say it,, but Baka Test just isn’t doing it for me this season. There are two main problems, and they’re both big ones. The show just feels meaner somehow, first of all. And second, for whatever reason it just isn’t nearly as funny. Don’t get […] Read more
Tiger & Bunny has the occasional habit of starting off making you think an episode will be one thing, and ending up making it something different altogether. Kawaii! I could practically here the “Squee!” from the fujoshi as the first part of the episode played out. Perhaps this will take […] Read more
Crank up the car and zoom over to RC for my review of Dantalian no Shoka episode 4, and no one needs to die. Read more