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Gosick – Series Review
Gosick was a series of many faces. Probably too many. It was a two-cour series with some room for real development, and indeed we got quite a share of that. But we also got some stand-alone mysteries that didn’t hold together, some romantic diversions that amounted to flat-out time wasting […] Read more
Gosick – 24 (End)
It seems to be a common recurring thread in anime, and I guess in a lot of other mediums too. The real climax of the story comes in the penultimate episode, leaving the finale as a bit of a letdown. I wouldn’t call this final ep of Gosick a disappointment, […] Read more
Anime/Manga License Updates
I wish I were at Anime Expo, dammit – but I can at least give you a few updates on licensing announcements today, thanks to the Tweetybox: Aniplex: Madoka Magica Ao no Exorcist NIS America: Kimi ni Todoke S2 Dororon Enma-Kun Meerameera(!) Funimation: Baka-Test 2 C Asobi no Ikuyo B […] Read more
Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko – Series Review
First things first. If you’re going to construct an entire TV series around characters being ridiculously cute, they damn well better be really, really cute. And Denpa Onna to Seishin Otoko got that right. You better have a high tolerance for moe if you’re going to watch this show, because […] Read more
Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko – 11-12 (End)
“Ah well, you know – there’s only two controllers for the console.” If there was any remaining doubt in my mind that Maekawa was all-in at the high-stokes Makoto poker game, episode 11 certainly put them to bed once and for all. “I won’t give up.” “Will you come over […] Read more
Dororon Enma-kun Meerameera – Series Review
Sometimes, good series are easy to blog. Sometimes, mediocre series are easy to blog. And sometimes, good series are really hard to blog. Dororon is a good series, but damn, it’s hard to blog. Why are Yuki-onnas so damn cute? I love this show. For my money and with apologies […] Read more
Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera – 12 (End)
You had to know things weren’t really going to get serious with this show, even in the finale. This is still Dororon, after all. And it didn’t let me down. Unless you consider penile light-sabers, boob-job in a can, icicles shooting from nipples and a worldwide orgasm serious, that is. […] Read more
An Interesting Turn of Events
I’m pleased to be able to share some rather exciting news – starting this season, I’ll be joining Random Curiosity as a regular contributor. First and foremost, let me say that this blog will go on uninterrupted, and hopefully better than ever. I think this is a great thing for […] Read more
Steins;Gate – 13
Well now, if there were any doubt it’s gone – playtime is really over. It’s becoming obvious just how much the altogether enjoyable first dozen episodes of Steins;Gate really were just the setup. The real show is starting now. I can hardly think of a series where viewers who don’t […] Read more