For my money that was clearly the best episode of Dragon Crisis since the premiere, and maybe period. It was well-paced, exciting, had a couple of nice hooks and tied up the Ai arc (for now) very neatly. Turns out Furomori is a former Society member pissed off because they […] Read more
I mentioned last time that this isn’t a show that you have to work hard to enjoy – and I think that’s true – but it’s also definitely a show that you want to pay close attention to. The devil – and the hilarity – is in the details, and […] Read more
I’ll state it for the record – that might be one of the strangest 22 minutes of anime I’ve seen. There’s no question that the POV of this show is rather warped, but they may have topped themselves with this one – all the more because it was coming on […] Read more
On the heels of the great news about Shinryaku Ika Musume’s second season comes an even more exciting and long-awaited announcement: Natsume Yuujinchou will get a third season in 2011! Readers of this blog know that this is one of my favorite series – in terms of pure emotional punch, […] Read more
Let the invasion begin anew – Shinryaku Ika Musume‘s second season has been confirmed, ~degeso! Anyone who followed this blog knows this was one of my favorites of 2010 – consistently funny, really smart and often quite emotionally involving. In a great year for comedy, this one held it’s own […] Read more
That was certainly an eventful episode. Not only did about six months seem to go by, but we had Death Note references, marriage proposals and the arrival of one of the most popular characters from the manga. Though there’s another full season on the way, the anime has started to […] Read more
It’s the return of Connor this week in a wistful but ultimately hopeful episode of “Letter Bee”. It was obvious that there would be a lot of sadness in the aptly named town of Lament, but the script managed to throw the audience a few curveballs. It’s almost remarkable how […] Read more
Thanks to everyone who helped my humble little blog reach 50,000 hits. That’s a drop in the ocean of internet traffic, but it still happened a lot faster than I expected. I hope you’ll stick with me as we reach a few more milestones – I look forward to reading […] Read more
There are times when I truly wonder how Mitsudomoe could not be the most popular show in the universe, and watching the penultimate episode is definitely one of those times. This one had me laughing out loud from the moment the first skit kicked in and, with few interruptions, kept […] Read more
And so, finally, it ends. After six seasons, a movie, and of course almost two decades of the source manga, Major finally wraps with the special OVA, “Message” that was bundled with the last manga volume. And while nothing in the 24 minute special will change your life, it was […] Read more