If nice guys finish last, Takagi Sakuya has nothing to worry about. Watching this match play out, all of the incredible frustration I felt while reading it in the manga comes flooding back to me. And it’s a totally different kind of frustration than I felt during the Ide match, […] Read more
Among the many things it’s doing brilliantly, Gangsta certainly knows how to ask the right question. I don’t throw the word “masterpiece” around lightly when it comes to anime (or anything else for that matter) but Gangsta is rather forcing my hand. I’m framing this is the context of two […] Read more
One thing I’ve discovered is that fleshed-out podcast topics make great article topics – and here’s one about the manga I’d love to see on our screens someday. Read more
It’s back to school, and things are getting spicy at Tootsuki: Read more
Even when it doesn’t practice to deceive, Working!!! sure weaves a tangled web. Working is certainly unusual in anime circles in that stuff actually gets resolved. And in pretty good time, too. How many shows have we seen over the years where even the endings aren’t really endings? But here […] Read more
Well – when you’re right, you’re right. Let me just start off by recalling the final sentence of my last Ushio and Tora post: We’ve only just begun to learn the secrets of Ushio’s family history, it seems – which leads me to believe his father is overdue to reenter […] Read more
Woof – that was a bit of a yawner… As I’ve mentioned before, anytime you have an ensemble comedy like this you’re going to have some fluctuations, because some characters will be much better than others. And when the others dominate the spotlight you’re going to have a weak episode. […] Read more
The truth is, JItsu wa Watashi wa #6 is another terrific 22 minutes of comedy. Read more
It’s sure funny, but boy – this show is actually pretty dark. There’s a sort of ruthlessness to Kyoukai no Rinne that I find really appealing, and I don’t think there’s any doubt it does wonders for the humor, too. When you step back and think about it, some of […] Read more
Anytime this series goes to the hospital, that’s an episode you don’t want to miss. It’s no secret that Ore Monogatari!! is at its best when it’s bittersweet, because the rest of the time it’s merely sweet. I love desserts, but any dish that can offer complexity and subtlety of […] Read more