Um, so yeah, that whole thing you guys are doing? It really doesn’t work. Plan A: Invite girl you know loves your boyfriend along on an onsen weekend over Christmas. Plan B: Make lobotomy appointment. At this point, the realization is hit me that the reason White Album 2 hits […] Read more
As much as any episode in Little Busters!, this one felt as if it was a long time coming. Inohara Masato has always been something of a singular figure at the heart of Little Busters. He’s the guy that was always there – Riki’s “best friend”, in his own words […] Read more
Oh, Valvrave – it’s like I’m watching you grow up before my very eyes… As I’m wont to do, let me get the niggling out of the way early so I can focus on the good stuff – and there was a ton of good stuff (and better) in this […] Read more
When it comes to Okada Mari, context is everything. There are a very few writers in anime who have the impact of making it nearly impossible to discuss one of their shows without focusing on them specifically – Okada and Gen Urobuchi being two of the most obvious. Maybe that […] Read more
Of all the shows I’m closely following this season, this is the one that has me the most confused and conflicted. If you’ll indulge me, I find myself fitting everything about this week’s episode of Golden Time into the box called “duality”. There’s always been a bifurcated nature to this […] Read more
OK, raise your hand if you saw that coming. Under normal circumstances you don’s start an episode post by talking about the end of the episode, obviously. But it seems to me that it would be pretty silly to even attempt to focus on anything else first when all anyone […] Read more
Or 08 – or 09, or 14, depending on how you’re counting. Among the many takeaways with Kyousogiga is that it’s a constant reminder of how perspective changes everything. Some of what we’ve seen throughout these first six episodes is little changed from its form in the net episodes – […] Read more
A full trailer for “The Last Mission” has been poster here. I know it’s natural to be skeptical of non-canon movies, but I actually liked “Phantom Rouge” more than most – and this one looks pretty good. Read more
That’s a plot twist (just below the shoulder) that certainly would have livened up any episode of Hikaru no Go… It really is magic that Togashi can make a board game ep as tense as any anime episode in a very long time. There’s really no fancy explanations for it […] Read more
You can do it, Legs! It’s hard to find much fault with Yowmushi Pedal as far as I’m concerned. For a sports series with a difference, this one does pretty much everything I’m looking for. Great main character, deep supporting cast, detailed and accurate when it comes to the sports. […] Read more