OK, before we get to the actual review – what’s the deal with the Bunny Shota and Hooded-cloak Guy? They’re animated into virtually every school scene but they seem to have no impact on the story, and they haven’t even been introduced. WTF? Ah, Shiemi – you’re a slam-dunk for […] Read more
That was more like it. A good, straightforward “back to basics” episode – something I think this show badly needed. No wheels were reinvented, but there were no shenanigans either – just down-the-middle light drama and comedy consistent with what this show is when it’s working. I wasn’t thrilled that […] Read more
A few weeks ago I posted on Animesuki looking for some suggestions for older series I might have missed – and this one came up a few times. It caught my eye and piqued my interest, so I gave it a watch. Thanks to those who recommended it – my […] Read more
This was a sort of “Two Men and a Girl and a Baby” episode for T & B. While the baby story wasn’t especially interesting – the whole bit with the kidnappers was as mundane and predictable as you can get – it did offer a nice opportunity for some […] Read more
I find this two-parter to be an interesting contrast with the prior episode, Neil Gaiman’s “The Doctor’s Wife”. I think what you see is the difference between a very good TV writer and a great writer, period. Matthew Graham’s fleshy story was very solid – totally derivative and completely of […] Read more
So much is happening so fast with Deadman Wonderland now, and I’m really torn in how I look at the series. It galls me to see so much content crammed into such a short timeframe, for sure. But OTOH, they’re really doing a fine job of introducing new characters and […] Read more
Rather than backsliding into another “mystery of the week” pattern, it looks as if the Beelzebub’s Skull arc and it’s aftermath were the beginning of the final arc after all – it’s just taking some time to come together. It now looks as if any mysteries we have will be […] Read more
You know, there are times when I’m watching Dororon when I catch myself thinking that I couldn’t possibly be seeing what I know I’m seeing. In their own terms, the writers and animators ripped the circlet off about four episodes ago and now Hell is raging all across our screens. […] Read more
So that was a switch – but then, given the frequent directional changes for this show, a logical narrative progression from the prior episode would actually have been the real switch. It’s almost as if the episodes were tossed onto the floor and were picked up and aired in random […] Read more
It’s Maekawa’s world – everyone else is just using it by permission. With apologies to Harold Camping, an entire half-episode from Maekawa’s POV was rapture for me. Fuchigami Mai may be an unknown seiyuu but she’s stealing every scene she’s in – and that smile! Stick a fork in me, […] Read more