Why can’t all of Sidonia no Kishi look like the eyecatches? Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou – 05 We’re almost at the halfway point of this series, so the decision really can’t be dragged out much longer. But more and more Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou is looking like one of those […] Read more
There’s an economy to Ping Pong that I find truly admirable, but that sure isn’t all I like about it. It strikes me that for someone who went into this series with no preconceptions whatsoever – about the sport of table tennis, about anime, about Yuasa Masaaki – Ping Pong […] Read more
This show really is a close call for me. Fittingly, this week’s episode of Hitsugi no Chaika was a mixed bag for me. On the one hand, I would say that on the whole it was my favorite so far – certainly it was an improvement over last week’s. But […] Read more
Spring 2014 has behaved pretty predictably thus far, and that’s mostly a good thing. After the disappointment that was Winter 2014, anime really needed a good season both artistically and commercially. And while it will obviously be a while before we know how it fared on the latter score, this […] Read more
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Not more damn analogies, Enzo! When literalism fails you, a writer must look elsewhere for means to get their point across. Togashi-sensei, Koujina and Madhouse keep pushing me, forcing the linguistic equivalent of Chimera-paced evolution in the effort to communicate how mind-bogglingly good this series is. And since Togashi himself […] Read more
Bumping into someone on a bike at high speed is dangerous, you know… I had a feeling about how this “stage” of the inter-highs would turn out, indeed it turned out to be right. With Sohoku winning the sprint and Makishima having exerted an awful lot of energy making up […] Read more
Yokoi wins! Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara – 04 Well now – thinks got pretty serious there for a bit. This is a bit of a funny show, Gaworare is (funny-unusual, though it is pretty funny-“ha ha” as well). It’s uncommon to see a series where the canon plot and […] Read more
Don’t worry, Saori – I’m sure it’s just a cold. Sometimes you just have to accept that what entertains you entertains you, and that’s where I am with Gokukoku no Brynhildr. I could spend all day theorizing on just how straight it’s trying to play it and what its intentions […] Read more
Baby Steps really is a series of paradoxes, and I’m not sure that will serve it well (no pun intended) in reaching its audience. There’s definitely a Yin and Yang quality to the two Sunday supper sports anime this season, and it’s one reason that I worry about Baby Steps. […] Read more