Like Zankyou no Terror in miniature, this episode was a tale of two halves. It’s hard not to wonder when watching this series just how good it might have been if Five had never been introduced. Probably not a masterpiece, as there were still some holes in the writing and […] Read more
It’s pretty much official – Summer scored at least one spot in the year-end Top 10 list. Author’s Note: This post contains spoilers from events in the manga which occur during the timeline covered in this episode, but which somewhat differ from the anime version. Read at your own risk. […] Read more
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