So with this episode, one of the strangest shows of the year ends in a strangely conventional fashion. Hoshizora closes its run with a straightforward romantic conclusion that settles on exactly the pairing predicted from the first episodes. There were no hints of an Ayumu end (not even a brocon […] Read more
Even in a series with an established proclivity for filler episodes, this one was exceedingly lightweight. There were some odd things about this ep, starting with the fact that there was really no setup for it at all. It started, and Rin, Izumo and Shima (Kuro, too) were at the […] Read more
The last couple of episodes of HanaIro have been so intense that it really does feel good to have a break from all the romantic tension. While this one was still full of character development and meaningful plot movement, it was certainly slower and more wistful. For one thing, stepping […] Read more
With one episode to go, I have absolutely no idea how Manglobe is going to finish this. 11 might have been the busiest episode of all – it seemed as if they crammed about 4 shows worth of development in there. But the finale is going to have to blow […] Read more
I guess we have out answer about Joker Jake Martinez – doesn’t look like he’s the top boss after all. Assuming what appeared to happen actually did, Jake was taken out by the crashing helicopter. That’s a neat way to eliminate him without getting cold blood on Barnaby’s hands, but […] Read more
It would be fair to say that Columbia Crest is a label that doesn’t hold a lot of cache with wine experts. CC is about as far from a a boutique as a winemaker can get – it’s a behemoth by any standard. But I’ve always had a soft spot […] Read more
Gods, I love this bad girl… The series that just won’t die is back with another OVA, this one featuring the first three heroines (and the crazed stalker). Anyone who read my posts on this series knows that Haruka is by far and away my favorite character, and any excuse […] Read more
I confess it’s been so long since I last watched an episode of Hyouge Mono that I had to go back and review the events of the last one. In the interim, the guitarist of Cro-Magnon, the band responsible for the wonderful OP, was arrested for marijuana possession and the […] Read more
Wow. That was really something else. It’s pretty damn rare to see a series step up in weight class so close to the end, but BONES has done something special here. All of the lame mysteries and pacing errors of earlier on have faded into distant memory – with this […] Read more
I’ve already gone on ad nauseum about the interesting trend that seems to have developed with NoitaminA. Just about every season seems to have one heart-warming emotional series and one intellectual, sci-fi/fantasy based series. Every season has one show that attacks the problem of the 11-episode format with a targeted, […] Read more