What an odd series this is. It just can’t seem to settle on what it wants to be about, and there’s no telling from week to week whether you’re going to get something serious, quirky or downright slapstick. That unpredictability could be a good thing, but unfortunately the quality fluctuates […] Read more
Ikoku Meiro is fast shaping up as my favorite series of the Summer, along with Natsume Yuujinchou San. This is clearly a labor of love for everyone involved, from the author Hinata-san to the director to the animators. And it shows. It’s hard for me to remember a series that […] Read more
After an extremely emotional and intense episode, Ao no Exorcist returns to a more typically laid back style this week. That’s not to say there weren’t important developments or action – just a more relaxed pace. It’s summer, and since we’ve already had a beach episode what could be more […] Read more
What an incredibly emotional day in sports. First off, Darren Clarke winning the British Open. Clarkie is a truly beloved guy on both sides of the Atlantic. A 42 year-old ten years past his prime, who lost his wife to cancer five years ago and is raising two boys on […] Read more
Well, along with some popular fan theories, that “thud” you heard was all pretense of Tiger & Bunny being a light-hearted and upbeat series (or was it Kotetsu hitting the dumpster?) Episode 16 was epic and tragic, but it certainly wasn’t happy. It took the series to darker places than […] Read more
It’s GAINAX – and if you read this blog you know that’s enough to get me excited, if not to seal the deal. Dantalian is the last of the Summer shows I’ll be blogging over at Random Curiosity – please check out my review of the premiere! Read more
No other series wears its cross-dressing guys on its sleeve quite so much as Baka Test, so it was hardly a surprise to see episode ni! of the second season given over to it. It was somewhat of a surprise, however, to see the beach episode turn into beach episodes. […] Read more
Ikuhara caught me out with the sudden total shift at the end of this episode, but on balance it was still a much sillier episode than the first one, which was more random in an unsettling way than silly. Indeed, this week’s effort was filled with dialogue like “Are you […] Read more
