In case you haven’t heard, the big controversy this week was that the Fractale production committee ordered Funimation to stop simulcasting Fractale until they “eliminate all unauthorized distribution of the series on the internet”. Now, this is stupid for many reasons that I won’t blather on about here, not least […] Read more
The second episode of Hourou Musuko was just as wonderful as the first, if a bit more low-key emotionally. While no single scene packed the massive punch that the bridge scene in the premiere did, this was a great slice-of-life that went a long way towards introducing the various cast […] Read more
A pretty solid episode of Dragon Crisis this week, though nothing spectacular. This one is about as squarely in the middle of the pack as a series could be, so far. What did we learn this week? Well – Ryuuji is a “Level 10 Breaker”. We don’t know exactly what […] Read more
Level E continues to be the surprise of the season, full of razor-sharp wit, fine acting and excellent production values. It’s shame they’re going to have to cram a 3-year manga into a 12-episode TV series, but the pacing in the first two episodes was excellent. In some ways the […] Read more
Things are already starting to get a little crowded for me this season, but based on episode 2 this is a very tempting target for blogging. It was a considerable improvement over the premiere, which was decent in its own right. That’s saying something, because there are a couple of […] Read more
While no one would mistake Bakuman for an action series (ironic, given the current events in the series) last week’s episode was certainly the most fast-paced of the series so far. This week we return to a somewhat more leisurely mode, probably a comfort zone for the anime though somewhat […] Read more
Nope. I was ready to give this show a shot, based on releasing it from any unrealistic expectations. Oreimo it isn’t – but to be fair, it makes no pretense to be. And the thing is, the execution isn’t bad. The character designs and look are interesting, the writing occasionally […] Read more
Mitsudomoe is well and truly back this week. The brief but hilarious full-length Gachi detour behind us we’re treated to our first “real” episode of the second season, along with the new OP and ED. Loved the OP, ED was decent, and the ep itself, while not flawless, picked up […] Read more
That episode may have set a Letter Bee record for tears – and that’s saying something. Not just Lag but Sylvette were a veritable fountain this week. I don’t be begrudge it, though – it’s been a long time coming and it’s well-earned. But this ep didn’t let us off […] Read more
This episode was like a love letter to Index fans like me who were bored and disgruntled with where the series was going. Not only did we get an Index-centric plot, we also got nunservice (both Index and Orsola) and some actual combat magic from Index. Out favorite loli nun […] Read more