That was pretty much the most tasteless “Afterschool Special” ever… Not that there’s anything wrong with that, mind you. Yeah yeah, I know that first line is a bit of an age check (I know a few of you got the reference). I find myself more or less in the […] Read more
Who knew the writers had a plan all along? I’ve heard some commentary along the lines that something of the magic of Kyousogiga was lost as soon as it was possible to actually understand most of what was happening. And while I don’t share that view myself, there was moments […] Read more
This episode only increases my affection both for Kyoisogiga, and the places and people that inspired it. You can make a case that the mid-point of a series isn’t the best place for an episode like this, but I found it absolutely captivating. It had nothing to do with the […] Read more
Good God, they’re getting longer… Listen in here. Read more
Wow – where did that masterpiece come from? It’s been one heck of a Thursday for anime, and I haven’t even made it through the backlog yet. But the shows that have become my Thursday A-list (a necessity since there are simply too many shows to cover in a day) […] Read more
Osha-Mambe Government, that was pure comedy gold. I don’t use the term “inspired” all that often with anime because, well – there are very few times when it’s actually merited. But this episode (along with the third) of Samurai Flamenco is definitely one such occasion. This was anime comedy at […] Read more
It’s early in the game yet, but my instincts are with Kouko-Papa on this one. There have been some bumps in the road for me as far as Golden Time is concerned. In effect the execution hasn’t, on the whole, been on par with the story. That hasn’t stopped me […] Read more
Meh. I’ll be honest, I don’t have much to say about this episode of Kyoukan, but I did cap it and it looked pretty good so enjoy some pics. I don’t much care for the Sakura side-story, I didn’t think the storytelling was especially interesting and as many have said, […] Read more
Updated info below the fold. Update: It’s Pierrot, 25 episodes. Of most interest to me was this quote: “Katsuki is collaborating on the creation of episodes with original stories not told in the manga.” My initial reaction to this is pretty negative, to be honest. Pierrot has access to some […] Read more
There are many remarkable things about this series, but it’s remarkable in and of itself that it can still surprise me after 104 episodes. I’m not at all surprised to see Togashi leave behind all of his main characters (it feels like it might be for a while) and […] Read more