At least once a season I have the urge to open with the words of Jerry Seinfeld – “It’s so nice when it happens good.” Predictably, Wanpanman is quickly rising in the Stalker rankings, starting to take on the air of the commercial success so many (including me) assumed it […] Read more
Highlander has nothing on sports manga when it comes to aces. The spotlight has cycled onto pretty much all of the big names in Haikyuu, Karasuno and otherwise, but thus far Tsukishima has been the exception. Even his sidekick Yamaguchi got a decent size bite of the apple last season […] Read more
Don’t worry Yato – size isn’t everything. The Bishamon arc comes to a close (though she’s still a factor in events) and Noragami Aragoto moves into its next phase with an episode that marks a considerable change in tone. As great as that arc was, it was pretty serious – […] Read more
If that wasn’t the best anime episode I’ve seen all year, it sure would be in the conversation. I don’t say this often – in fact this may very well be the first time I’ve said it – but that episode was Hunter X Hunter caliber shounen. That may be […] Read more
Well, those last two minutes were certainly bracing… OK, before I go any further, I just have to ask – does the world’s most advanced civilian computer lab not have a walk-in refrigerator or freezer? Does it not occur to anyone that if you’re going to try and convince the […] Read more
“You Should be Nice/She’s in Class, Right?” No, I haven’t forgotten about Mix, though it seems like years (it’s actually six months almost to the day) since my last post. In fact I missed the fact that a couple of chapters were released in September – an occupational hazard when […] Read more
Osomatsu-san the top-ranked series of the Fall? SHEEEH! Anime is a funny old thing, sometimes. Here I was thinking Osomatsu-san was going to be a niche title at best, maybe not even subtitled or streamed, and now it seems a lock to be the biggest surprise hit of the season. […] Read more
Here’s a little piece I put together for MAL. “Action” means different things to different fans, but these are some series that exemplify great action for me. Read more
Seriously? I mean – seriously?? I think it’s probably official at this point – Diamond no Ace has pissed me off more than any other show I’ve watched for this long. And I don’t man mild irritation, I mean really genuinely pissed off. It’s almost become cyclical at this point […] Read more
So far Tekketsu no Orphans is sticking pretty close to the template, but it seems to be working. I had a chance to see Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterun da (Anthem of the Heart) this weekend, which I bring up here because like Iron-Blooded Orphans, it’s a collaboration between Nagai Tatsuyuki and […] Read more