That went pretty much as expected. The finale of Kore wa Zombie was more or less episode 11 – 12 was a complete throwaway episode primarily concerned with comedy and fanservice. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. So what did we get for our 22 minutes? A pool episode. […] Read more
Looks like Level E is going to wrap with a two-parter that takes us more or less back to the original storyline. Certainly Yukitaka and Edogawa are back, with no sign of any of the one-off arc characters from in-between making a reappearance. The closing arc, as it should, focuses […] Read more
I’ll admit it up front – there’s not a whole lot that’s original about Dragon Crisis. There’s nothing that’s going to change your life, or the way you think about anime. It doesn’t possess spectacular animation or background music. But in spite of all that, I rather liked it. I […] Read more
Dragon Crisis ends as it ran, with an enjoyable though unexceptional conclusion. It was nothing if not comprehensive though, I’ll give it that. The good? For starters, we got not only a confession of love from Ryuji, but an actual kiss. How many romance series never even give the audience […] Read more
Well, in many ways that played like a finale. In fact, I’m guilty of not checking the episode count and with about a minute to go, I was pretty sure that was that. But given that the next ep is titled “Yes, There’s More” it’s pretty safe to assume the […] Read more
At this point it’s become pretty clear where the cliffhanger for the end of season one is going to be. It’s obviously going to be the serialization meeting, but will it end with the results of the meeting – or just before the results? I suspect viewers will be pretty […] Read more
I’d say it takes a pretty cynical person not to feel at least a little something for “Letter Bee”. One of the things that’s appealed to me about this show from Day One is that it’s quite different from the overwhelming majority of anime. In short, the emotional palette of […] Read more
I am… the light! I can’t really complain about the entertainment value of this final episode of “Letter Bee”. It was moving, exciting, sad and hopeful. In short, it stuck to what this series does well and achieved a predictably agreeable result. But the fact is that it dodged the […] Read more
All of the big ideas that are wrapped up in Fractale are finally starting to come together in a coherent and impactful way as it nears the conclusion of its 11-episode run on NoitaminA. Yet, it’s the increasing bond with the characters that makes the series a success at this […] Read more
Due to the particular timing, this series may just have had the longest layoff of any series due to the disaster in Japan. Maybe that’s why the transition from episode 22 felt so jarring to me – my memory is of things ending in the midst of chaos, but it’s […] Read more