The 4th episode of Sordemo was pretty much all Moriaki-sensei, all the time. That comes as a bit of a surprise based on the first three, but he proved himself to be sufficiently eccentric to hold his own with Arashiyama. We learned a lot about Moriaki this week. He’s a […] Read more
While I didn’t enjoy this episode quite as much as the first three, the Mou Hitotsu no Sekai OVAs remain by far the best adaptation of Akamatsu Ken’s stellar manga series. Shinbo-san must be the busiest director in the business, but if that makes him too tired to overwhelm the […] Read more
We’re a month into the fall season of 2010, so taking a cue from the forums at AnimeSuki I thought I’d post my grades so far. I don’t normally like to attach number grades to reviews, but for these kinds of summaries I think it’s helpful. Bakuman (4 episodes watched): […] Read more
Episode 1 of Kuragehime was probably the best premiere of the fall, and the follow-up, though sadly delayed by a week, didn’t disappoint. Based on two eps this is my favorite show of the fall, and it’s been a pretty decent fall. There are so many things I loved about […] Read more
Episode 17 brings a new arc, a new girl (Sakurai Rihoko) and a new ED featuring her. In addition, we get a slight change in format as Rihoko becomes the primary POV character, not Junichi. I’ve already expressed my reservations about the omnibus narrative style, on display in a more […] Read more
It’s been way too few and far between with Shiki lately – due to a hiatus and a holiday this is only the second episode in five weeks. And this is a lousy series to deal with that, too – there’s no show currently airing that has such expert pacing […] Read more
Like many a brilliant comedy, Shinryaku Ika Musume is proving itself to have more going on than meets the eye. As much as most of the humor is delightfully approachable and can be appreciated by kids of all ages, there’s a subversive bent to the more satirical bits that was […] Read more
Well, with this episode it’s now officially official that Yosuga no Sora is following the omnibus format that’s all the rage this season. The Kazuha arc wrapped up and the Akira arc begins next week, but with a twist – the story picks up at the end of episode two. […] Read more
I like the turn this series is taking with the last few episodes. The pacing has always been pretty good, but there seems to be less dead weight at the moment – the various threads are starting to tie together nicely and there don’t seem to be any wasted scenes. […] Read more
The 3 episode prologue – and a humdinger it was – out of the way, Ore no Imouto is free to commence the “proper” story with episode 4. The parents are nowhere to be found this week, so it appears that subplot is either finished or tucked away for safekeeping. […] Read more