When will the dog learn – this cat has claws… The anime competition is pretty fierce at the moment – Ushio and Tora, Working!!!, Baby Steps and Gangsta have put on a masterful display this week of how to execute their genres and demographics pretty much flawlessly. But let there […] Read more
Of all the myriad Seinfeld quotes that seem to fit every possible situation that presents itself in life, perhaps none is so useful to the anime blogger as “It’s so nice when it happens good.” I’m starting to get that giddy feeling with Gangsta – that one that hits somewhere […] Read more
Poor Sasaki-chan – she’s definitely been broken at love. How do you follow up an emotional blockbuster like last week’s episode of Baby Steps? Well, the answer of course is that you can’t. It’s tough enough to do so in any type of series, but with a sports anime especially […] Read more
A master class in comedy like that is a joy on so many levels. The only thing I didn’t like about this episode of Working is that it takes us one step closer to there being no more episodes of Working. Comedy is somewhat unique in that when it’s at […] Read more
Things just got a bit real all of a sudden. This was a bit of a surprising episode of Joukamachi no Dandelion – not exactly shocking or anything, but a fair bit more tight-laced than the first five. The humor was played closer to the vest, there was less of […] Read more
There certainly aren’t any beats being missed with Ushio and Tora. After another pitch-perfect episode, I think what it boils down to for me is this: anime-wise it’s possible to do better things than Ushio & Tora is doing, but you can’t do this thing any better than it’s doing […] Read more
My God, the cheesecake was the least sweet thing in that episode. We’re long past the point of complaining about the warm and fuzziness of Takeo and Rinko’s relationship – it is what it is. This is not my favorite sort of theme to be honest, but the flipside of […] Read more
When it comes to getting a raw deal Rinne may not be in a class by himself, but it sure doesn’t take long to call the roll. I apologize to Rinne-sama, but it’s going to be a short one this week – I’m swamped and desperately behind schedule. I feel […] Read more
The truth is it’s another strong week on Jitsu wa Watashi wa, which benefits from a focus on its best characters… Read more
You’d think in medieval times they’d know you just have to make sure the flue is open. This is such an odd little show, this Red-Haired Snow White. It’s certainly not a slice-of-life, but it may be among the most soothing anime I’ve laid eyes on. With an episode like […] Read more