Fittingly for a series about a card game, the deck seems to have been thoroughly shuffled. By the standards of the highly dramatic series Chihayafuru has become, this has to count as something of a breather chapter. But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a lot of angst here – only […] Read more
I think the greatest endorsement I can give to Death Parade is to say that even when I don’t like it, I can’t look away for a moment. This is a tough series in many ways, among the most obvious being that it’s often not easy to watch. But it’s […] Read more
What a weird series Tokyo Ghoul √A is turning out to be. I’ve mentioned this before, but I have almost no idea what’s going on here. Tokyo Ghoul has to be approaching some kind of record for the most new characters introduced in the shortest time with the least exposition. […] Read more
Kiseijuu continues to pack a remarkable amount of quality into every episode. Kiseijuu continues to be a marvel of gripping storytelling, a master class in how to develop a plot and a cast of characters without ever seeming rushed or dragging its feet. At the risk of sounding like a […] Read more
If Akatsuki no Yona doesn’t finish telling its story in anime form, what the series is doing right now is rather cruel. As mentioned earlier, I’m facing a serious time crunch over the next few days so the posts – even for a series at the top of my interest […] Read more
Well, this is just getting sillier. Thankfully. Apologies for the short post, but I’m in the process of getting ready for a travel day and already starting to slip behind. I’m pretty close to committing to Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love!, because it continues to make me laugh with regularity […] Read more
The only good thing about not getting new Kamisama Hajimemashita is that this show always feels great to welcome back. After a one-week winter sports hiatus, Kamisama Kiss makes a return to the airwaves, and there’s nothing like a separation to make one appreciate how likeable this easy to take-for-granted […] Read more
And then there were three. What happened to Naruko this week was certainly predictable – I predicted it in the Episode 14 post. Still, it was an important moment for arguably the #2 character in the series, so it had to be handled the right way. It was obvious that […] Read more
Yeah, this definitely isn’t going to be for everyone… Ebiten was my summer candidate for the series whose premise was so head-on-desk stupid that it might just work. Everything about this series is very odd, including its journey to our screens. It’s a web-only series, and for quite some time […] Read more
When it comes to sports shounen, you gotta lose some to win some. The long odyssey of Inashiro’s quest for Koushien comes to an end at last, and I think you’d have to say it did so more or less as expected. In terms of Diamond no Ace’s story it […] Read more