This episode had more danger signs that the perimeter of Area 51. Let’s dispense with last week’s controversy over Hibito’s test – it’s a done deal (though I will say that if nothing else, it was the only thing able to generate any comments on an Uchuu Kyoudai post in […] Read more
A new year, and yet another new anime take on Little Busters!. OP Sequence: Let me open with the usual disclaimer: I haven’t played the VN and have no advance knowledge to speak of what takes place in EX. So I’m coming at this from the perspective of a new […] Read more
I may have been under laboring a false impression of who the main character in this series is… Gin no Saji is living proof of the old show biz adage, “Never work with kids or animals”. The series has a pretty good track record of having its four-legged cast members […] Read more
It’s funny how a show like Nagi no Asukara can scare me more than any horror anime can. Yes, I’m thoroughly on-edge about where Nagi no Asukara is going, and where it’s going to end up. I have been all along but I don’t see how anyone familiar with Okada […] Read more
I hope you were taking notes – I’ll expect a report by Noon tomorrow. The experience of watching Hoozuki no Reitetsu is quite unlike any other anime comedy – or anime – I can remember. In a way I’m reminded of the old adage that 75% of communication is nonverbal, […] Read more
Is it Spring yet? Mushishi, Baby Steps, Isshukan Friends, maybe Hi Score Girl… Spring hovers at the edge of the horizon like a mirage, promising an oasis of cool, clear water to soothe our throats, parched from the sand that is the Winter 2014 season. But this post isn’t about […] Read more
To a certain extent, that episode certainly defied my expectations. Here’s my tip for the day: if you’re someone who suffers from chronic back problems, don’t tweak your back with a seven-bagger sneeze (I never sneeze singles, though seven is high even for me) and then, an hour later, cough […] Read more
I’m going to the well time after time in trying to sing the praises this series deserves, and all I’m coming up with is pure awe at this point. So – there goes another 10 seconds. 10 seconds that seemed to encompass a lifetime and 22 minutes that seemed to […] Read more
Sometimes I wonder if studios plan these things in advance. Tonari no Seki-kun – 04 Having mastered the vagaries of Shogi, our intrepid time-waster turns his hand to Go with similarly off-kilter results. I was hoping perhaps for a direct reference or two to a certain Shounen Jump series, but […] Read more
I’m getting way too caught up in this story… It was another pretty good week for Yowamushi Pedal. Volume 2 of the anime actually improved on V. 1’s first-week sales by 1.5%, and that volume has added enough in subsequent weeks to take it to 6300 – it’s now the […] Read more