News is here. No word on length that I see, but based on what the gamers say I’m assuming two cours. I probably don’t have to say this but please, no spoilers in the comments! Read more
Anime
Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui! – 04
Watamote is quite adept at walking on tightropes, and so far there hasn’t been a major slip. Without any question, this is a series that plays with your emotions in a big way. It makes you laugh, then feel bad about laughing, the gasp and groan and laugh again. There’s […] Read more
Mushibugyou – 17
More of the same from Mushibugyou this week. And thank goodness for that. Koyama Riki as a stuffed usagi and Miki Shinichiro as a dragonfly in the same week? Verily, our seiyuu cup runneth over. Miki-sama hadn’t been as active in the last few years, but happily he’s had a […] Read more
Uchouten Kazoku – 04
Say what you will about Uchouten Kazoku, but it’s a show that’s perfectly comfortable in its own skin. This is a strange series to say the least. It’s not particularly sinister or disturbing, but it seems to have no interest in squeezing itself into any boxes we might be familiar […] Read more
Blood Lad – 04
If there’s any show this season that can be counted on to deliver what it promises, Blood Lad is the one. The formula for this series is astonishingly simple, really. Take characters that are fun to watch and put them in amusing situations. Make it colorful, with witty visuals and […] Read more
Kamisama no Inai-Nichiyoubi – 04
I probably had more uncertainty going into this episode than any other of any show this season. This was a very strange moment for Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi. The show made quite a strong favorable impression on me in the first three episodes, but ended them by shockingly killing off […] Read more
Hunter X Hunter 2011 – 90
That was definitely an episode for the Nen geeks in the audience. The quality of mercy is not strained.It droppeth as the gentle rain from heavenUpon the place beneath. It is twice blessed:It blesseth him that gives and them that takes. Shakespeare – The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, Scene […] Read more
Uchuu Kyoudai – 67
Familiarity doesn’t always breed contempt. I’d forgive you if you said that Uchuu Kyoudai is repeating some familiar cycles with this arc, despite the fact that it’s our first chance to see Mutta take to the sky under his own control. Between the oddball mentor, the wry take on American […] Read more
Shingeki no Kyojin – 16
That was a pretty atypical episode of Shingeki no Kyoujin, but I’m not complaining. There are times when Jean Kirschtein seems like a character from a different series, he’s so unlike anyone else in this cast. Seriously – the dude has the common sense to be terrified of what should […] Read more
Gatchaman Crowds – 03
I’m still engaged with Gatchaman, but the deal is far from closed. There’s something missing for me with this series so far, and it’s hard to put my finger on just what. The individual components are certainly interesting, and I see elements of what makes both Nakamura Kenji and Oono […] Read more