The gap widens. There were a lot of questions hanging in the air after last week’s episode of Death Parade – fundamental ones pertaining to both the series’ form and its content. Some of them were answered this week (including in the preview) but a bunch of new ones were […] Read more
There’s a certain disconnect happening with Tokyo Ghoul √A – 02, but that’s not entirely a bad thing. There’s a lot that’s unusual with this series, starting with the unorthodox way it’s positioned itself in-between being an anime-original and a manga adaptation. For me, the most important oddity is the […] Read more
Damn, this show kicks ass. A funny story about this week’s episode of Kiseijuu… I love classical music, and that love often manifests itself in fixating on a particular composition and listening to dozens of versions (usually on Youtube) in one short burst, searching for the definitive one. Over the […] Read more
It’s just so, so silly, but I can’t stop myself laughing. I think this may have been my favorite episode of Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love! so far – it was certainly the funniest, start to finish. I’m still not sure if this is a show that’s going to be […] Read more
In the immortal words of Azuma Yuhei, this is getting complicated. OP2: “Akatsuki no Hana (暁の華)” by Cyntia There’s lots happening in this week’s episode of Akatsuki no Yona, but let’s start at the beginning – there’s a new OP (and a new ED too), presumably delayed from the […] Read more
It’s “Oscar” season, and again time to pay tribute to the best anime had to offer in 2014. And once again my earnest congratulations to Studio Ghibli for representing anime at the Academy Awards this year – this time (at long last) in the person of Takahata Isao. And the […] Read more
As Midousuji-kun might say, this is not a mass-produced model. I haven’t quite figured out if I like Junketsu no Maria yet, but I certainly find it a curious and unusual series. My creeping hunch going in was that there was something deeper here than the fairly absurd and exploitative […] Read more
I think we can consider the torch officially passed. The pain of losing is a fertile ground for sports series – in fact it probably yields considerably more opportunity for character development and plot advancement than having the protagonists win (for obvious reasons). I think Ace of Diamond is doing […] Read more
There’s only one pairing in this series that matters, and I think we all know what it is. All things considered I was pretty happy with the second episode of Aldnoah.Zero’s second season. Every scene with Inko continues to have an uncomfortably dated sexism to it, and the short passes […] Read more
Sometimes, wanting to like a series just isn’t enough. Rolling Girls – 02 Rolling Girls is definitely an odd duck of a show. I could see where someone who hasn’t seen the Gainax and neo-Gainax series (especially FLCL) this one tries so desperately to mimic might find this to be […] Read more