Talk about the tail wagging the dog. For a series that for a good while I was enjoying in spite of rather than because of the recurring plot, Shingeki no Bahamut has proved itself to be a rather interesting story. The importance of veteran writer Hasegawa Keiichi (he’s written for […] Read more
Hey, this is Yowapeda – everyone gets a backstory. If I try to pinpoint what makes Yowamushi Pedal a better series to me than Diamond no Ace, the sports manga adaptation with which it’s been in lockstep for most of its existence, one of the more obvious answers is that […] Read more
How can 22 minutes of that not leave you smiling? Gugure! Kokkuri-san does the expected every week – make me smile consistently, and occasionally LOL. And this week it did the impossible, which was make me feel sorry for Inugami (though not by glossing over his true nature for plot […] Read more
Like the wheel of life, the artistic fortunes of any Fate series are forever turning. This wasn’t an awful episode of Unlimited Blade Works by any means, but it certainly paled in comparison with last week’s sterling effort. Any series with an ensemble cast is going to rise and fall […] Read more
That was a side of Mushishi we haven’t seen in quite a while, and boy, did it pack a punch. Read more
Yeah, you had to know that’s where they were going to end it. The peculiarity of Daiya no A, no doubt, is that it practically grinds to a halt every time the focus turns to one of the Seidou third-years – yet it still manages to be a pretty compelling […] Read more
Here’s hoping this isn’t the last post I write about Hunter X Hunter, the anime. I already have one entry about Hunter X Hunter: The Last Mission – a little less than a year ago I checked in after seeing it in the theater on its opening weekend. And the […] Read more
Let the final act of this tragedy well and truly begin. After its first stumble (though most seemed to disagree with me) in quite some time last week, Argevollen is very solidly back on-track with this episode. We’re back in the full-on Greek tragedy mode, with hubris and greed driving […] Read more
Twice the Parasyte? I’ll take that over Doublemint gum any day. Episode 8 I’m not sure of the reason for the double dose of Kiseijuu this week, though promoting the upcoming live-action film seems like as good a guess as any. In any event, given how consistently excellent this show […] Read more
I’ve already opened with “Thank goodness for Akatsuki no Yona“, so how about “Thank goodness for good shoujo”? Thank goodness for good shoujo. You know the drill with this series if you’ve been watching, so this episode won’t have surprised you. It’s just good, week after week – patient and […] Read more