There’s no such thing as a trivial detail in Toghashi Yoshihiro’s world. Author’s Note: Please be very careful to avoid divulging any information about upcoming events from the manga. When in doubt, don’t post it, even if it’s remotely possible to view it as a minor spoiler. Thanks for your […] Read more
I was half-expecting a panda to show up there at the end. A pretty self-explanatory double-episode OVA from Tonari no Seki-kun, a series which is always a cleansing experience when the excess of formula and derivative nonsense on the anime schedule have taken their toll on the soul. This one […] Read more
Someone really should have worked it out so Ao Haru Ride aired before Nozaki-kun, because watching it the next day is a little… Ao Haru Ride – 02 When it comes to shoujo, I tend to like those that take themselves a little less seriously even when dealing with serious […] Read more
Space Dandy is one series that sure doesn’t let the moss grow under its feet. Here’s a a measure of just how trippy and weird this show is – this was the episode before the Yuasa Masaaki episode. Watanabe Shinichirou continues to make Space Dandy a revolving door of guest […] Read more
This is a fascinating show, in so many ways. There’s a strong meta quality to Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, but it’s not quite the sort of thing we see in more traditional anime meta-satire. After two episodes it seems clear to me that the essence of this series is flipping things […] Read more
Let’s give this format a shot and see how it turns out… Diamond no Ace – 39 In the never-ending quest to try and survive Sundays, I thought I’d combine two sports shows this week, as they certainly make sense as a thematic pairing for a digest post. I definitely […] Read more
I’d love to see what this guy could do on clay. Tennis, like all sports, has a good number of peculiarities about it. I personally don’t think there’s another sport that so heavily centers on the battle of minds and wills that takes place in every competitive match, and I […] Read more
Puck and Pitz are the top bosses. It’s a good general rule of thumb that as soon as I seriously consider dropping a series I’ve been covering for a long time it will deliver its best work, and Captain Earth is no exception. The general trend has been upwards but […] Read more
So turns out Aldnoah.Zero is a mecha series after all… OP Sequence: Another very strong episode of Aldnoah.Zero this week, albeit one that felt a lot more conventional than the premiere did. We’re still in the part of the story (the first three episodes) that Gen Urobuchi says he personally […] Read more
Perhaps it’s when our expectations are highest that we can be most easily unsettled. Barakamon is another one of those series that doesn’t seem to demand a whole lot of interpretation, though there are some subtler things going on here if you dig a bit deeper. It works either way, […] Read more