You knew it had to be coming sooner or later… Here’s my basic feeling after this episode of Ore Monogatari. It was inevitable that we get an episode focused on a love rival for Takeo sooner or later. It was an episode built around the least interesting relationship amongst the […] Read more
She still isn’t my favorite character, but Mikan sure is a lot more fun when she’s the one getting trolled… Read more
Studios are pretty important when it comes to anime, so I thought I’d take some time to talk about a few of them. First up is Manglobe – underappreciated, often misunderstood, but almost never less than interesting. Read more
Why isn’t the opposite of low-key “high-key”, anyway? I wonder about stuff like that… Something felt just a bit off to me about this episode of Akagami no Shirayukihime. I find myself starting to notice the series is seemingly clueless about to handle certain characters (Kiki and Ryuu principally) whose […] Read more
This is not the first time in Diamond no Ace that I’ve wanted to shout “Stop bunting, you idiot!” at Kataoka. And if the series continues in anime form (as I strongly suspect it will at some point) I very much doubt it will be the last. Read more
Pity the supporting character – the tournament arc is never kind to them… Read more
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