Well – now we can get started with the only set that ever really mattered. Read more
Anime
Fune wo Amu (The Great Passage) – 05
As America seems to be readying to tear itself asunder and my business trip continues, anime just keeps rolling along like Old Man River. Read more
Yuri!!! on Ice – 06
Has Yamamoto Sayo finally found the right canvas to paint her masterpiece (or at least her signature work)? Read more
Natsume Yuujinchou Go – 06
I know anime doesn’t really matter, but that episode of Natsume Yuujinchou was chou-wonderful. Read more
Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari – 05
Some anime are sports cars (Nakajima would probably like those) but Udon no Kuni is more of a freight train. Read more
Haikyuu!!: Karasuno Koukou VS Shiratorizawa Gakuen Koukou – 05
If there were ever a week it was true, it’s this one – you gotta love sports! Read more
Weekly Digest 11/5/16 – Watamodou, Girlish Number, Drifters
I’ll say this for Chitose: if you believe Japanese colloquialisms, she’ll never get a cold. Read more
Fune wo Amu (The Great Passage) – 04
This week is a dream I still haven’t woken up from. Let’s hope next week isn’t a living nightmare. Read more
Yuri on Ice – 05
If the measure of success for a sports anime is how closely the act of watching a fictional competition mirrors the feeling of watching that sport in real life, this episode was a smashing success. Read more