Asobi ni Ikuyo! was one of the very first series I blogged, and I always had a sort of odd relationship with it. I think I said in the series review that it was “hard to love but impossible not to like” and that still seems about right. If you […] Read more
You blew it up! Damn you. God damn you all to hell! Amazingly, this episode of Dororon may just have been the most random and bizarre yet. Really, it’s as if they’re trying to top themselves every week – I can’t believe even Go Nagai could have imagined this. We […] Read more
“The guy who doesn’t go mad in this wretched hole was crazy to begin with.” That little aside from Gankaku to Owl is probably as good a summation of this series’ modus operandi as any. Of course, some viewers might think an even better one from this episode might be […] Read more
I really enjoy Shouwa Monotgatari. Despite it’s old-school animation, simplistic storylines and lack of any modern sophistication, it has a distinct charm to it that I find really enjoyable. The long waits between episodes for us non-Japanese speakers make it seem almost like an OVA rather than a TV series. […] Read more
Boy, was that preview at the end of episode 21 a massive fake-out. The storm crept in on little rabbit’s feet, and our cute Christmas story turned into one of the darkest – and best – Gosick episodes to date. I know Victorique is the true heroine of this series, […] Read more
I suppose it was inevitable that C would come down to a deal between Mikuni and Kimimaro. There’s been such an avalanche of plot these last few episodes that it’s actually a bit difficult to figure out exactly what’s happening in detail, but this much is clear – this looks […] Read more
Here’s something very cool I wish had been around when I traveled to Japan: an animation map. Printed by the Japanese government, it’s a nicely designed double-sided color map showing anime hotspots and otaku culture in Tokyo on beyond on the front, and (even cooler) a list of anime settings […] Read more
As much as I’ve bonded with this show – which is a lot – it’s extraordinarily rare that any entertainment causes me to lose it emotionally. But while I held out for 9.5 episodes of AnoHana, there were a couple of moments this week that finally pushed me right to […] Read more
You’ll have to forgive me for wondering just why Yashiro was necessary for this story. We seem to have plenty going on character-wise, especially with only two eps to go. But I guess that would be a question for the light-novel author, Hitoma Iruma. Maybe there’ll be something in these […] Read more
And so, for Madoka and her fans, thus endeth the ball game. For an anime adaptation of a romance game, there’s been surprisingly little “there” there in Hoshizora when it comes to development. Most of the course of the show has been frittered away on agreeable nonsense and Ayumu service, […] Read more