Change is in the air, at long last. When all is said and done this battle with the State if Wei has lasted most of the season – something in the neighborhood of 23 episodes. It’s been one of the better battle arcs (notwithstanding the bad CGI, which has subsided […] Read more
Shinto is breaking out all over. A recurring theme among the new offerings this season has been the big fluctuations in quality from episode to episode, but Noragami is definitely the most consistent show of the season for me (at least among the ones that aren’t consistent and bad). It’s […] Read more
These high school training camps are dangerous places, apparently – and for more than just wedgies. I noted last week that we saw the twin towers of the sports anime schedule, Yowamushi Pedal and Ace of Diamond, bringing us their training camp arcs simultaneously. Not satisfied with that, Diamond even […] Read more
It’s “Oscar” season, and again time to pay tribute to the best anime had to offer in 2013. And my earnest congratulations to Miyazaki Hayao and Studio Ghibli for representing anime at the Academy Awards this year. This year’s winners: Best Song: “Yokan” by Itou Masumi – Red Data Girl ED […] Read more
No major surprises in the results this year. Shin Sekai Yori claimed the top spot on the first day of voting, cruising to an easy victory in the 2013 reader poll. The only real drama at the top was the see-saw battle between Shingeki no Kyoujin and Kyousougiga for third […] Read more
For the second time in a day I’m forced to ask – do you want the good news or the bad news first? This was well on its way to being my favorite episode of Space Brothers in a long, long time – maybe as much as six months. It […] Read more
More is better when it comes to Tonari no Seki-kun. The only bad thing about this OVA is that it confirms for me that the TV adaptation of Tonari no Seki-kun would be even better if it were 12 minutes instead of 6. I like the format of two chapters […] Read more
It’s been quite a week for Wake Up, Girls, even before it aired. Golden Time – 14 I’m not sure where I stand with Golden Time at the moment, to be honest. Is demotion to a digest post a precursor to termination? Yeah, that’s possible – in all honesty it […] Read more
Well, you have to admit he’s a lot cuter than Dick Cheney. It’s quite remarkable how little attention this series gets in English-language forums. I get very few comments at either place I cover it, and it seems to have a relatively tiny following in places like ASF and MAL. […] Read more
All the weirdness and twice the laughs in the second episode of Hoozuki no Reitetsu. This is one now definitely in the keeper list for Winter, though I doubt it’s going to generate much of a following among the English-language anime fanbase. I loved the second episode and as I […] Read more