Every time we’re tempted to forget the title of this series, Baby Steps reminds us. Curses to three-minute recaps. They’re the bane of the existence of sports anime fans, though Baby Steps has generally been good about avoiding them (unlike, say, Diamond no Ace). I guess they give us something […] Read more
Are we there yet? Not quite. Military epics share a common element with sports anime, and that of course is the setup episode. Every big game has to have a buildup, a time of quiet reflection on what’s to come – and the big battles are no different. It just […] Read more
How can I possibly start my final Mushishi post ever with anything except “Thank you”? OP Sequence: I just need a minute, I’ll be fine. Honest. I put off watching “Suzu no Shizuku” for quite some time. Part of it was going through a very busy patch and not wanting […] Read more
Remember all that stuff I said about Souta’s mom last week? Never mind. Working has always been an anime comedy with great chops – it could range all over the stylistic palette and deliver spot-on humor. What we’re seeing more than ever this season (though not exclusively this season) is […] Read more
You’re just not going to see an anime episode executed much better than that. There have been a few instances now where Ushio & Tora has flat-out nailed it – delivered an episode of old-school shounen as close to perfect as it’s realistically possible to make. It hasn’t been every […] Read more
Kotatsu de aru. Not much to say apart from broken record time: that was a really, really funny episode. I think Kyoukai no Rinne must be one of the elite candidates to be poster child of overlooked and underrated anime, because it seems as if almost no one is paying […] Read more
In every sense of the term, I think it’s better this way. It’s funny how even when he’s the center of attention, Suna is never really the center of attention. This is his moment – after twenty episodes of buildup, the long-awaited exploration of what’s in Suna’s heart. But the […] Read more
See? I knew Jitsu wa Watashi wa would have a catgirl sooner or later… Read more
One sentence summary of Daiya no A this week: in the words of Han Solo, “Great, Kid – don’t get cocky.” Read more
The longer this series goes on, the more you realize just how refreshingly atypical it is. It was announced this week that the second cour of Akagami no Shirayukihime will air in January (as, I hope against hope, will Hi Score Girl). This series was labeled as a split cour […] Read more