Another depressing week of Mahou Shoujo antics as Kyuube cements his place in the evildoers hall-of-fame alongside the likes of Gendo Ikari and Takeuchi from Bokura Ga Ita (ducks) . One thing I can truly say – Sayaka may be close to breaking the all-time record for death flags for […] Read more
It’s certainly not the only show this season about which this could be said (Madoka Magica comes to mind) but there’s a really interesting dichotomy taking place in Fractale. You have the very cute and Ghibli-esque character designs, the lush backdrops and the Celtic lilt of whimsy that suffuses the […] Read more
Something different always strikes me when I watch an episode of this series – some new interesting element that really calls out how deep and profound the emotions at play are here. This week, I really enjoyed the interaction between Shu and Yoshino. I always do, but it really hit […] Read more
After much anticipation, this series turns our to be an OVA consisting for four 5-6 minutes mini-episodes. While it’s a co-production of Gainax and Subaru (yes, the car company) I can’t see any overt connection to Subaru other than the fact that the lead is named “Subaru”, the fact that […] Read more
A definite shift to a lighter tone this week, and the introduction of a couple of new characters. After the accelerated events of the first three episodes, probably not a bad thing. Ryuuji is off to the beach on a pre-arranged trip to the beach with friends, which unfortunately sets […] Read more
That episode was definitely a giant bundle of WTF – in a good way. There were loads of moments that just made no sense at all, but when you factor in the mix of humor, development and surprise, it was a pretty successful package. For starters, I enjoyed the “Hell’s […] Read more
Disclaimer: I think it’s prudent to start every blog post about this series with a spoiler alert until further notice – if you’ve seen it, you know why. You’ve been warned… With that out of the way, episode 4 was another winner – even if it was a complete left […] Read more
It really felt like this week’s episode of Bakuman was a payoff for a lot of reasons – patience rewarded. We had the most Eiji-centric episode yet, and it really focused on the dynamic between he and Masahiro. We finally had the long-awaited introduction of Fukuda, one of the most […] Read more
There’s no question we’re being trolled a bit on the whole Gauche/Noir thing at this point. Not only do we not have an answer but based on the events of this week, we’re no closer to one. It all depends on how you interpret what happened on screen. The funny […] Read more
Gosick is newly revealed to be 24 episodes, a relative rarity in this one-cour world of anime we currently reside in. That’s welcome news, though the series has yet to make the jump from good to great for me. I actually found the mysteries a little more interesting this week, […] Read more