Considering the subject matter, which has a pretty high “ick” factor for me, that was a really excellent final episode. This series has always been awash in contradictions, and the finale was consistent with that, right up the end. In an episode full of fairly graphic sex between siblings, it […] Read more
That was one of the stronger episodes of the recent run for me. Focused, well-paced and strictly on-topic, it packed a lot of good development into 22 minutes. The Masahiro/Azuki relationship seems to be pretty effectively splitting the fan base down the middle into love and hate camps. As so […] Read more
“Put some pantsu on!” Another week, another magical episode of Letter Bee. And finally, we have real development in the Gauche saga. For reasons I’ve already discussed, this may the hardest really outstanding series to blog. You just have to see it and it all makes sense without any help […] Read more
Oriana certainly took the sluttiness to a new level this week, graduating from her sexy jungle explorer look to some kind of “Princess Jasmine if she were a hooker” ensemble. All in all this was shaping up as a pretty harmless episode with lots of comedy, starting with the interaction […] Read more
What a fascinating and unexpected series Oreimo turned out to be. Alternately maddening and deliriously enjoyable but almost always addictive, it was one of the more interesting shows of 2010. I was expecting this to be an ecchi series, something along the lines of Kiss x Sis. As any one […] Read more
So ends Oreimo – the “good end”, that is. This made for TV ending worked pretty well for me, though it remains to be be seen what the “true end” of the special episodes will be. I think my guess is probably the same as everyone else’s, but I’m going […] Read more
Looking back at season two of Sora no Otoshimono, I’d have to call it something of a mixed bag – with more good than bad. At its best, it could be both hilarious (the Buddhist retreat episode) and powerfully moving (episode 8, the first “defeat” of Chaos and lots of […] Read more
SnO ends more or less as it spent most of its run – as a pleasant diversion which occasionally both soared into the realms of brilliance and slipped into the pit of mediocrity. The last episode was, at least, one of the more balanced of the series in terms of […] Read more
Best…Christmas…Ever Well, the “finale” of Amagami SS (more on that later) seems to have gone over exceptionally well with the fan base. And that proves the writers did something right, I suppose, since pleasing the audience is what it’s all about. For me it was rather a yawn, I’m afraid. […] Read more
At long last – Mr. Poorman! It would be pretty hard to capture in words why this episode of Soredemo was so great, but it’s obvious enough when you watch it. In hindsight, this property was a perfect fit for Shinbo and SHAFT – the comedic style is in sync […] Read more