Unfortunately, my feelings for Punchline are starting to move in the wrong direction. I’m still with MAPPA and Uchikoshi here, but I’m beginning to see cracks in my patience. Unfortunately (for me) the high-water mark for Gainax influence on this show was the premiere. Ever since then, with each week […] Read more
Yeah, I’m thinking there might be some fire with that smoke. A couple of my suspicions about Ore Monogatari! got some fuel this week. As far as the whole disaster/rescue thing goes, with three in four weeks now in the books (and it’s four in five if you count the […] Read more
Almost caught up now… Kyoukai no Rinne – 05 Happy Boys’ Day, the close of Japan’s Golden Week and (hopefully) of my gastrointestinally-induced posting delays (no promises). We jump in here with two of the last bubble series of the season, firstly Kyoukai no Rinne. This one fell into the […] Read more
I still say that damn catcher looks older than the coach. Season 2 of Daiya no A has wasted no time in dumping us straight into the action, and with it back to the curious mixed emotions that defined watching so many of the games towards the end of S1. […] Read more
Look out – it’s got a gun! Owari no Seraph – 05 There are some strikes against this series that would normally be large enough to be insurmountable, but I’m going to give it yet one more episode. Why? Two reasons, the first being that it looks as if it’s […] Read more
Timeless, in more ways than one. Anyone who follows Game of Thrones would surely have noticed a couple of elements in this week’s episode of Arslan Senki that echo developments in George R.R. Martin’s series “A Song of Ice and Fire”. I’m thinking of the arrow from the parapets that […] Read more
Slot another couple of puzzle pieces into place. The Florida Arc is one of my favorites from the Baby Steps manga, but there’s no denying it’s nice to see familiar faces again. We may have taken a break from some of the storylines back in Chiba, but it’s the nature […] Read more
Kekkai Sensen is developing a real swagger now. I’m venturing gingerly back into anime with Blood Blockade Battlefront – it’s been a rough couple of days to say the least (food poisoning). I don’t know how coherent my thoughts are going to be, but this seems like a good show […] Read more
There’s stuff to like with Shokugeki no Souma, no question. But is it enough? Whilst I sincerely appreciate the angst all those naked apron scenes surely caused the otaku who otherwise have many reasons to enjoy Food Wars (and indeed, that disconnect is one of the things I like about […] Read more