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
The more things change… First the housekeeping: as far as naming conventions go, I’m following the studio’s lead on this one. If they want to call this Episode 13 rather than 2.1, that’s good enough for me. And it’s rather fitting, given that despite the passage of 19 months on-screen […] Read more
Well – never let it be said that Aldnoah.Zero didn’t end its first season with a bang… A couple of thoughts just to start with… Yes, I believe she’s really dead this time. She better be, or credibility destruction is complete. As I said once already – Slaine shot first. […] Read more
That was one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever seen. And I watch anime! We’re at the point now where “suspend disbelief” has pretty much been ass-kicked and left for dead at the side of the road. I’m no sure which is sillier, the sheer logistical impossibilities or the […] Read more
So the sun rose in the East after all today… I’m certainly not going to waste any “I told you so’s” on Aldnoah.Zero this week, because I don’t think it took any special foresight to know that Princess Asseylum would still be alive. Indeed, it was pretty much a lock […] Read more
All aboard the Slaine pain train… This was another fascinating mess of an episode that had the long reach of Urobuchi’s hand all over it, but as sometimes happens I think I really need to start at the end and work backwards, because this elephant pretty much takes up the […] Read more
Remember – you can’t misspell “slain” with an extra “e” without “Slaine”. Where to begin with that one? The mind boggles, seriously. This series is a lot of things and not all of them are desirable, but one thing it certainly isn’t is boring. Aldnoah.Zero keeps the manic energy and […] Read more
Could we be headed for another “Han or Greedo” controversy? Han shot first. That was certainly a lot to take in, in a good way. Mostly we got an episode delivered over to some of the best action of any series this season, but it finished by unzipping an enormous […] Read more
Way to sink your own ship there, Inaho – though fortunately not literally. I’m a bit surprised by the markedly hostile turn in the commentary about Aldnoah.Zero of late, because for me it remains a sterling example of how to do popcorn anime right. There are a few factors that […] Read more
None of you took that scene in the preview at (suck) face value, did you? There’s no doubt that Aldnoah.Zero is airing in the right season, because this is a summer blockbuster if anime ever produced one – a popcorn flick that’s easy on the eyes and ears without being […] Read more