He’s still heeeeeeeere Aside from the big news of Kou being in the new OP (to the dismay of the Kou Haters Club) this was actually a pretty low-key episode on HanaIro. But that doesn’t mean it was boring – how could it be, with Yuina having her biggest role […] Read more
OP: “Sekai wa Odoru yo, Kimi to (世界は踊るよ、君と。)” by Youmou to Ohana From Satelight comes the absolutely delightful Ikoku Meiro no Croisée (La croisée dans un labyrinthe étranger), a series that had me won over from the pre-credit opening and had my hypnotized right through until the end. It’s a […] Read more
It’s an eventful week for Tiger & Bunny. New OP, new OD, 10 month time skip, and some new attitudes among the major characters. This ep showed why it’s so interesting to have a hero like Kotetsu that’s so different from the normal anime leading man. Romance is more or […] Read more
Now that represents a solid return to form for Ao no Exorcist. No other currently airing series does filler as well, but last week’s was pretty flimsy even by those standards, and it’s nice to get back to some plot-advancing development. Mind you, there was plenty of amusing stuff happening […] Read more
OK, I’m sold. It’s interesting seeing a two-part premiere episode – can’t remember the last time that happened. It’s a gamble, because if what’s happening doesn’t grab you quickly that can make the decision to drop the series easier. Fortunately, Kami-sama no Memo-chō had me invested in the characters and […] Read more
OP: “Kawaru Mirai (カワルミライ)” by Choucho What a fascinating introduction for Kami-sama no Memo-cho. It feels like equal parts, Eden of the East, Gosick and Durarara – but leaves a very distinct impression all it’s own. But what’s with all the Dr. Pepper plugs in anime lately? I hope the […] Read more
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There are some obvious and serious problems with anime adaptations of incomplete manga or light-novel series – I don’t think I have to elaborate beyond that. There are even more serious problems with one-cour adaptations of such stories that extend beyond a few volumes. Deadman Wonderland, alas, suffers from pretty […] Read more
Let me say this up front – if that really was the last episode and there’s no second season, the folks at Manglobe are some heartless bastards. ’tis the season for inconclusive endings. As a reader of the Deadman Wonderland manga, I’ve been puzzling over just how they were going […] Read more
OP: “Spiral” by DUSTZ ED: “Junketsu Paradox” by Nana Mizuki I’ll never look at a Jizo statue the same way again. Blood-C was the winner of the LiA Summer Season poll, with no less than 60% of you choosing it as a series you were looking forward to. I was, […] Read more