Yes, karaage, like ramen, really can be that good – when it comes to Japanese comfort food, Shokugeki no Souma really knows its stuff. Read more
Anime
Arslan Senki – 17
Well, that trial by combat sure brought on flashbacks, but happily the ending was slightly different. I had a suspicion (espoused in last week’s post) that this turn in the plot might just prove to be a good thing for The Heroic Legend of Arslan, and boy was I ever […] Read more
Baby Steps Season 2 – 18
Like its hero, Baby Steps is almost unbeatable in the big moments. I can’t really say much in reaction to that episode, except that it was just about as perfect as it’s possible for a sports anime to be. The number of levels on which it worked is pretty staggering […] Read more
Gangsta – 05
That episode had everything but R. Daneel Olivaw. It was announced this week that Gangsta would be premiering on Sundays from now on – which didn’t exactly make me jump for joy, as my Sundays were already crazy. The reason is that ABC (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation), the network that originally […] Read more
Summer 2015 Check-in
So how does Summer 1995 2015 stack up so far? Summer doesn’t tend to be the best anime season by any means, but that’s been changing somewhat over the past few years. Summer 2013 being the best season of the year was certainly an aberration, but 2014 had its share […] Read more
Working!!! – 05
This narrative has become a runaway train. Watching this season of Working, it’s hard to escape the impression that the beast has been uncaged, the genie let out of the bottle. One by one, the frozen plotlines have been thawed and the hanging misunderstanding clarified, and progress on almost all […] Read more
All Your Base Are Belong to Us
The only constant in life, they say, is change. It’s an interesting time for me as an anime blogger. LiA continues to chug along in its isolated corner of the universe, hopefully still a venue where what’s interesting is more important than what’s popular. It’s a light season for me […] Read more
Joukamachi no Dandelion – 05
Girigiri seefu. It’s been a bit touch-and-go with Castle Town Dandelion but in the end, I think this series makes the cut. And that makes me pretty happy, because I really wanted this show to work, and not just because I’d pegged it as a sleeper going into the season. […] Read more
Ushio to Tora – 05
Just tell me you didn’t want to see Hisoka and Ging duke it out. There’s a definite sense that the real story of Ushio & Tora kicked off this week. The last two episodes have been fantastic, but largely seem purposed to set the mood and establish the mythology. The […] Read more
Sports Anime: Beyond the Boom Part II
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, here’s a very partial list of sports anime I’m partial to. And special thanks to Elianthos for reminding me that this would be a good topic to discuss! Read more