Well, what do you know? My little management seminar went and turned into a drama in the 7th episode. There was a little bit of Drucker here, mostly focused on his directive the the focus needs to be on the results achieved, and not the process. It was used in […] Read more
Do NOT call the crazy stalker Nee-Nee… Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve thought about good old Amagami SS. This one was as full of cliches as any harem series but it did have a few distinctive elements. It was one of the first to use the “omnibus format” […] Read more
Though I was already enjoying this series, for whatever reason this was the week everything clicked for me. The story, the setting, the pacing – what had been a mish-mash of generally enjoyable components became a complete package with this episode. For starters, just in the nick of time the […] Read more
Definitely the most low-key, least insane episode of Hoshizara this week. While that made it drag a bit at points, it was still enjoyable in that puzzling way this show is – almost as if you’re in a pleasant, mildly doped up state of drowsiness. The last member of the […] Read more
Along with Oujisan no Lamp, Tansuwarashi was the offering from the “Young Animator Training Project” that had substantial appeal for me. Ironically, while “Lamp” had a somewhat Production I.G. look to it, it was this short that was actually produced by them. The director – first-time, naturally – is Kazuya […] Read more
I’m beginning to wonder if I’m watching Oofuri at times with this series. At the very least Production I.G. appears not to have gotten the memo from Jimmy Dugan, because there’s plenty of tears in Moshidara. Today’s focus is on “top management” – your basic division of labor among the […] Read more
As I said in my first impressions last week, this show is definitely not going to be for everyone. Compared to the premiere, this one is even more slow-paced. We don’t even get the flashy moment of Papa upending the kotatsu and spilling dinner – the only fireworks this time […] Read more
An extremely low-key but enjoyable episode this week, as it’s L’il Bunny’s birthday and Tiger decides to throw a surprise party for his grumpy partner. What with his family being dead and all and only a maid to bake him a cake you’d think Barnaby would appreciate it, but he’s […] Read more
Another excellent episode of Game of Thrones this week, though quite the contrast to the last one. While the first two eps, particularly the second, were highly entertaining in a bawdy, garish sort of soap-opera way, this one was sedate by comparison. If last week was a soap opera this […] Read more
Another excellent entry from Hanaaku Iroha – not quite as flashy or brilliant as last week’s, but a solid temporary conclusion to the Tohru mini-arc and a nice cliffhanger. Of all the Mari Okada series out there, this one is reminding me the most of her PA Works effort True […] Read more