JC Staff brings us Yumekui Merry, after one episode a blend of cats, nightmares and a cute girl in a cute hat. And at this point, I’m intrigued but not enthralled. Our hero is Fujiwara Yumeji, a dead-ringer for Jin from Kannagi (or maybe Nagi Springfield). He seems like a […] Read more
It’s Mereru! Oh, maybe not… I must confess to some trepidation at the notion of an original series directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. I’ve long felt that his spastic impulses work better within the framework of an established property – Soredemo and Natsu no Arashi being good examples – where he […] Read more
The New Years doldrums are officially over, as the winter season gets into full swing with a couple of heavy hitters – Shinbo’s new Mahou Shoujo series and, first out of the gate, 8-Bit’s Infinite Stratos. It was obvious before this even started that the series would be a mass […] Read more
Well, we haven’t even started the second season yet and we already have a recap episode. What, nine months is long enough to carry a baby but not to draft an original episode? I won’t pretend I was a huge fan of the first season of KnT, but I did […] Read more
The second animated commentary was every bit as weird and fun as the first one. This time, Kyousuke gives way rather quickly to the adorable Kuroneko – almost as kawaii in chibi form as in 1080p glory. She and Kirino quickly lapse into their usual tsundere-yuri banter, and Kuroneko very […] Read more
It’s a triumph of feminism I tell you, a triumph! That was a pretty bizarre first episode, starting with the setting. “Howard’s Resort” looks to be in a town that’s a cross between Vegas, San Francisco and Hong Kong. The premise – if you wish to call it that – […] Read more
What a great ass! I know the inclination is to say, “Man – things must be really slow if he’s blogging individual DVD extras”. But these “animated commentaries” from Ore no Imouto are some of the best and most interesting I’ve seen in a long, long time. The commentaries run […] Read more
I’ll state up front – it’s been a long time since I had any connection to the Nanoha franchise. I watched the first season and mildly enjoyed it, got through most of the second season and never was able to get past a couple episodes of “A’s”. But make no […] Read more
This is kind of a funny time for anime fans – most of the fall series have ended, almost none of the winter ones have started, and a lot of the carry-over shows are on hiatus for the New Year’s holiday. I’ve already looked back on 2010 with a couple […] Read more
Some series take a while to grow on you – like Soredemo and Shiki. You can’t fully appreciate their charms right away, or the creative mix isn’t quite there out of the gate. Some series grab you immediately and won’t let go, like Cross Game. You know from the first […] Read more