So begins our final arc. We’ve had a loli arc, a sexy senpai arc, not one but two osananajimi arcs, and the spunky athletic girl arc. At last, we wrap up with the tightly-wound class president/overachiever with the hidden dark side. The right girl won… One thing this episode did […] Read more
Well, the bastards did it just like I expected – no resolution to the Akira cliffhanger. I personally still believe he’s alive – there have to be a few humans left or the series seems to be just about over. Which leads to the main question nagging at my mind […] Read more
It seems almost pointless to keep harping on the same things Kuragehime does fantastically, though that would be easy enough to do week after week. Plainly, it’s just straight-up quality – every aspect of the series is top-notch. Something I’ve really come to appreciate is that two elements that usually […] Read more
One thing I really like about this show is the way it acts as a microcosm of the main character’s dual life. We see whole episodes almost entirely dedicated to the demon half of the storyline, and other to the human. In some, these two streams cross and give us […] Read more
Thumpa Thumpa Thumpa There’s no question about it – the first two arcs were playland compared to this one. Unlike those pleasant diversions, the Nao/Sora situation packs a lot of emotional weight. And tempers and emotions are running high. If Haruka bore any grudge against Nao for raping him when […] Read more
Gesoninmurobungo disease. Spelling test later. One of the many things I love about this series is that is has no hesitation in going completely bizarre, and when it does feels no compulsion to try and explain everything away. Just shut your left brain off and enjoy the ride and Ika […] Read more
Wow, were the long knives ever out for this episode. A large portion of the audience seemed to turn on Oreimo after this one, but as usual I’m going to be a contrarian and say it was pretty damn good. Taking a page from “Bakuman” a good chunk of the […] Read more
Steak is clearly shocked at this hug A funny thing happened on the way to finding Gauche – we got an entire episode dedicated to Niche’s back story. And a welcome diversion it was, too. Mind you, there was some Gauche development this week. He was definitely seen in the […] Read more
Here’s another one of those interesting finds at TJ’s. You can find this wine directly from the producer – for a mere $30 bucks. Meanwhile, Trader Joe’s is selling the very same wine for $8.99. That’s all well and good and enough to whet the appetite, but some $30 wines […] Read more
One in a Hundred Million Bakuman continues to paint a picture of just how rough the life of a budding mangaka is. In addition to all of the other challenges we’ve already seen, Masahiro and Takagi are facing yet another one due to their situation. Because they’re a team, they […] Read more