Wow, that was the “Return of the King” of anime episodes. I felt like it was about to end about 10 times, and it just kept right on going. I would have been willing to swear it lasted about 40 minutes – in a good way. They sure packed a […] Read more
Gosick picks up right where it left off, literally and figuratively, with another strong episode that falls short of true excellence but undeniably delivers the goods. The entire episode this weeks takes place on board the “Queen Berry”, the ship Victorique and Kazuya boarded at the end of the premiere […] Read more
So here’s where things stand fr me after two episodes of Infinite Stratos. I like the series a lot. It’s probably the kind of show I’m never going to love because it breaks no new ground whatsoever. It’s easy to appreciate though – a show that knows exactly what it […] Read more
The second episode of SHAFT’s modern take on the Mahou Shoujo genre is full of exposition, with 9th grade magical girl sempai Mami acting as a tour guide for both noobs Madoka and Sayaka and the audience. Turns out mahou shoujo are all about fighting witches – nasty entities that […] Read more
Other than Houkago no Pleiades we’ve pretty much seen what Winter 2011 has to offer, so it’s a good time to look back and assess how things look after a couple of weeks. I confess I was a bit worried going into today – there were several pretty good shows […] Read more
Fractale started out at a bit of a disadvantage for me. I watched it immediately after the sublime Hourouro Musuko, and it was always going to be an uphill climb to compare favorably with that. Still, it emerged as one of the better premieres of the season – not surprising, […] Read more
Noitamina, you magnificent bastards, you’ve hooked me again. “Beautiful” is not a word I throw around that often when reviewing TV anime, but it fits here. Both visually and emotionally, that was beautiful – so heartfelt, so genuine, so pleasing to the eye. It’s rare that a series I anticipate […] Read more
If you’ve read much of this blog you know that I have a bit of a soft spot for sports manga. It’s an underrated genre, especially in the English-speaking fandom, and I’ll be the first to admit that there’s some pretty generic shounen stuff out there. But when sports series […] Read more
I KNEW he wasn’t perfect! To be honest I’m not really sure I was planning to blog this series. But it’s a slow day – not much happening as we wait for arguably my two most anticipated premieres of the season tomorrow, Noitamina’s Fractale and Huorou Musuko. So let me […] Read more
It’s a busy day for DEEN, as they bring us yet another premiere in light novel adaptation Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka? And this one is so lightweight, a good stiff breeze would blow it away like so much dandelion fluff. That’s not necessarily a bad thing – this season […] Read more