Clearly, the gearshift lever broke some time ago. Author’s Note: I realize the temptation is overwhelming, but please avoid any manga spoilers in the comments. Most of you have shown admirable restraint thus far – please continue to do so for the remainder of the series. One thing’s for sure […] Read more
Watanabe-sensei just can’t resist getting a plug in for the bikes… Without any question, series that are groundbreaking and game-changing are something to be admired. But the ability to reinvent the tried and true may, in a way, actually be more difficult. How is it that Majimoji Rurumo is consistently […] Read more
I’m beginning to think my request to Nanika would be “Make Hunter X Hunter go on forever.” Author’s Note: Please be very careful to avoid divulging any information about upcoming events from the manga. When in doubt, don’t post it, even if it’s remotely possible to view it as a minor […] Read more
“Robot of Sherwood” The buzz is that veteran Doctor Who scripter and Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss wrote this episode before Peter Capaldi was announced as the Doctor, and made only minor tweaks to adapt it to his persona. And that fits the evidence pretty well, because on the whole “Robot […] Read more
If Santa Claus and a Setsubun Oni aren’t symbolic of the multicultural identity of Space Dandy, I don’t know what is. The writer/director team of Ueno Kimiko and Mukai Masahiro brought us the excellent premiere of Space Dandy S2, and they’re reunited here for a somewhat less surrealistic and frenetic […] Read more
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Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun is basically the narrative antithesis of Occam’s Razor. I think you can probably group everyone in the industrial world into two groups: those who worry about which armrest to use, and those who don’t. There’s a deeper symbolism to this, and the events of this episode of […] Read more
Nobody does what Haikyuu!! does this week better than Haikyuu!! does this week. Diamond no Ace – 47 This episode was one that had the feel of marking time to it, though to what extent that might be connected to the relatively late announcement that Daiya no A wouldn’t be […] Read more
How can things be almost over when they’re just getting started? I made the mistake of scanning the batch of chapters that come after the (anime) current arc of Baby Steps ends, and it was a real stab in the gut. So much great stuff we’ll miss out on… Without […] Read more
Yup, that was as BONES as it gets. Welcome to the “Eureka Seven episode” of Captain Earth. It’s tempting to label the director and writer of CE as the “Star Driver guys” but there’s a hell of a lot more in their resumes, both at BONES and outside. I think […] Read more