As usual, we’re left to piece the picture together from what we see and hear rather than have everything spelled out for us. But it’s a vivid picture just the same. Read more
Anime
Weekly Digest 5/26/20 – Fruits Basket 2nd Season, Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro
What is it about Japanese mysteries and two-sen copper coins? Read more
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann – 09-10
Grief and rage are apparently not suitable fuel for a machine that runs on male martial spirit. Read more
Yesterday o Utatte – 08
I get that this stuff is really hard, and many people never really figure it out. But can’t one of these people just get a kick up the backside already? Read more
Kaijuu no Kodomo
Kaijuu no Kodomo is a lovely piece of work in so many ways, but thematically it’s a diabolical tangle. Read more
Baccano! – 08-09
It’s the nature of Isaac and Miria that their presence effectively makes it impossible for a scene to be taken seriously. Read more
Nami yo Kiite Kure – 08
That was the Koda Minare’s life of anime episodes. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 08
You can add “exposition” to the list of things Seirei no Moribito does better than almost any other anime. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 07
This is the moment where Kamiyama Kenji really began to make Seirei no Moribito the anime his own distinct creation. Read more
Kami no Tou: Tower of God – 08
There are clearly many ways to go approach this quest, and the aspirants bring their own predispositions with them when they choose to attempt it. Read more