Well – with the name “Macbeth”, what were you expecting out of life? The thing about Kekkai Sensen is that it’s like the weather in Chicago – if you don’t like it, just wait a little while and you’ll get something completely different. This is a series that’s danced to […] Read more
Admit it – you didn’t think Souma could pull off an episode like that, did you? I find my feelings for Shokugeki no Souma the anime are very much in-line with those for the manga. That is to say, I started out liking it modestly as a fun diversion, and […] Read more
Boku Dake ga Inai Machi and NoitaminA? I think I just plotzed. There are certain anime announcements that just leave me with a silly grin for hours, and this is one of them. It’s not quite Otoyomegatari or Sangatsu no Lion (or a full Rurouni Kenshin reboot – hey, may […] Read more
There’s an awful lot of “what might have been” with Punchline. As much as I like certain elements of this show, the dominant impression for me is one of unfulfilled potential. Most obviously I wonder what sort of series this would have been if Uchikoshi Koutarou had simply written it […] Read more
I was going to say Rinne Sabato was the worst father of the year, but – well… Stannis Baratheon has pretty much redefined that title. It’s the nature of Yamaguchi Kappei’s talent that once you hear him in a role, it’s hard to imagine anyone else playing it. Scenes like […] Read more
I think we can safely call that beat skipped. Ore Monogatari continues to dance a tightrope between parody and earnestness with exceptional dexterity. This is a funny sort of romance series in both senses, not quite like any I’ve seen before. There’s a lot about it that seems familiar at […] Read more
Well, that was worth the wait. But they sure as hell made us wait for it. My worst fears weren’t realized – despite a sort of trollish preview, Diamond no Ace did indeed resolve the agonizing cliffhanger it dumped on our doorstep last week. I guess they figured after 80-odd […] Read more
Sometimes there’s just nothing like a good epic. Baby Steps and Arslan Senki have been joined at the hip this season in my mind. They air back-to-back on Sunday evenings so I generally blog them that way, and they make Sunday the best day of the Spring season as far […] Read more
Once you get to this level, nothing comes easy. Once more in watching Baby Steps, I’m struck by how much Ei-chan as a player is reminiscent of Greg Maddux – not only one of the greatest pitchers of all-time, but possibly the cleverest. This was a topic of discussion in […] Read more
UBW is one of those stories where the bad guys are a lot easier to root for than the heroes. Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works – 23 Much, much better. I mean, obviously. It would be difficult to list all the ways this episode of Unlimited Blade Works surpassed the […] Read more