That sure didn’t smell like a penultimate episode. Boy, having Kingdom end next week is seriously going to suck. You could hardly ask for a more open-ended “resolution” – we have plates spinning everywhere. The military and political situations have never been more in flux, Qian Lei is whereabouts unknown, […] Read more
For a show where things repeat themselves so often, Space Dandy is proving stubbornly unpredictable. Well, Cowboy Bebop fans should certainly get off Watanabe-sensei’s case now. Not only has he given them an episode that had a complete Bebop feel (#5) but now he’s referenced the show directly by including […] Read more
Another week, another rock-solid episode of Noragami. This continues to be the most consistent series of the season in more ways than one, but that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily easy to figure out. Starting with the fact that I’m not yet 100% sure if this is a full-fledged dark story […] Read more
Now the real drama begins. As soon as I saw this week’s episode title (“Emergency”) this was one of the possibilities I considered that it might refer to. Ultimately this is the story of the duel between Eijun and Furuya for the ace number, and while the third-years have been […] Read more
It seems likely that the endgame – for now – has begun. There’s still no announcement about the fate of this series, which seems odd given that barely a month from now it’s going to give up its timeslot and seems very likely to go on a long hiatus at […] Read more
Spring is in the air. My fellow Tokyo expat blogger Rurousha said of plum blossoms that they’re “the shy girls hiding in the library while the cherry blossom cheerleaders are prancing about on the football field”. No question, it’s the sakura that are the belle of the ball – they’re […] Read more
Another Saturday, another Natsume Yuujinchou OVA. As I said last time, any day with Natsume Yuujinchou in it is a good day. And while this OAD may not rank with the elite chapters in the anime’s history, it’s still Natsume – and that’s enough to put a smile on my […] Read more
Anime comedy doesn’t get a whole lot better than that. It’s a shame there’s not enough material for a second season of Hoozuki no Reitetsu yet, because from the looks of things it would be very likely to get one if there were. As of now Stalker predicts this will […] Read more
Well, that’s 22 minutes of my life I’ll never get back. What do you say about an episode where 21:47 minutes is wholly purposeless and often drudgery, all to get to the 13 seconds that actually matter? All I can do is ask more questions – like, why is it […] Read more
This show remains the very definition of a mixed bag for me. Here’s where things stand with Inari Konkon at the moment, as far as I’m concerned. For me it’s like sitting down at a restaurant and being served a meal where the side dishes are excellent (or at leasInari […] Read more