It’s neither here nor there as far as AnoHana is concerned, I suppose, but I confess it was a bit emotional for me to hear Irinu Miyu and Haruka Tomatsu having a conversation on screen again. The chemistry is certainly still there – the force is strong with those two. […] Read more
After two episodes, it’s pretty obvious that “C” has the cool factor going for it. Kenji Nakamura has crafted a visually striking world around a really interesting premise. What remains to be seen is whether there’s going to be enough emotional drive in the story and characters to make my […] Read more
I think it’s important to say right at the beginning that this series is probably quite unlike any other anime you’ve seen on TV recently. Self-titled as a “TV Manga”, I’ve seen it marketed as the “first ever anime aimed at seniors”. While I have no idea if that’s part […] Read more
A few words now about Ghost Hunt, a series I didn’t follow when it originally aired in 2006. I’ve just finished its 25-episode run. What prompted to watch it after almost five years? It was the fact that its creator, Fuyumi Ono, was also the creator of one of my […] Read more
The “Matsuri” OVA concludes with the summoning tournament referenced at the end of Part I pretty much taking up the whole episode. More so than the first part, this felt very much like an episode of the original series, and if you liked the tournament eps of that you’ll likely […] Read more
An interesting – and very different – pair of animated commentaries for the Oreimo stable this time. Our first is a bit of meta-realism – three fictional characters from the anime-within-an-anime “Stardust Witch Meruru” as “themselves” doing a commentary track. We get Comet – the good guy here, more Yuuno […] Read more
This continues to be an interesting little series, while holding it’s secrets very close to the vest. At some point it will be begin to frustrate me if things stay as confusing as they are, but for now the episodes have a sort of internal momentum that pulls you along […] Read more
I suppose “guilty pleasure” might be as good a term as any to describe my feelings for this show after two eps. There’s nothing about it I can especially point to as wonderful, but the overall impression so far is still positive. I’m enjoying it, for whatever reason, and that’s […] Read more
If anyone is interested, I’ve uploaded a full album of 300+ pictures and videos from the Japan trip here. Read more
I normally stick to anime and the occasional manga when it comes to this blog, but I thought I’d make an exception for “Game of Thrones” for a couple of reasons. One, it’s relevant to my interests, being an epic fantasy adaptation. It’s also HBO, which has a sterling track […] Read more