I think Suisei no Gargantia is a good answer to the question, “What if an anime basically did what’s been done a thousand times before – only way, way better?” It would be hard to overstate the affection I’m feeling for Gargantia after watching that episode. Truly, it was wonderful […] Read more
I’m thinking it might be better if we skipped straight to the BD extra eps now. Is that possible? For balance’s sake, I’ll start this post by saying something positive about this episode. Ria isn’t as annoying as I thought she’d be. I’m really surprised at how little the second […] Read more
Only two episodes in, it’s clear that “Chimera Ant” is nothing like what’s come before. Welcome to the dark side of Togashi Yoshihiro’s mind. And since we’ve already seen some dark places in Hunter X Hunter, the fact that this arc seems such a dramatic tonal shift should give a […] Read more
Three weeks in, Spring 2013 looks pretty good. My take going into this season was that it looked solid – much better than Winter, but not as loaded with intriguing series as Spring of 2012* (the best season in five years, probably). At this point that’s still where I stand, […] Read more
Meanwhile, somewhere South of Amarillo… Our long international nightmare is over – over three endless weeks of recaps, Space Brothers finally comes back with a new episode. I only hope they didn’t piss off a lot of fans so much that they lost interest in the series – bringing new […] Read more
There’s more than a little JoJo in Attack on Titan, now that I think about it. Kakumeiki Valvrave gets a lot of flak (not entirely without reason) for being a bit of a scattershot affair, but I’m not sure why Shingeki no Kyojin seems largely immune from it. While certainly […] Read more
Last week, I described Chihayafuru as “exquisite torture”. If I were to say that again today, I’d be half right. I’d almost allowed myself to believe that this day wouldn’t come for S2, but sadly we have a recap episode. As brutal as this season has been to follow with […] Read more
Things are changing quite a bit with Hataraku Maou-sama. I don’t think it’s a surprise, but we’re at the point now where we’re going to find out if this series can be as effective a drama as it was a straight-up comedy. Mind you, there’s still some humor there, but […] Read more
Yeah, still Sunrise all right. If you’re expecting me to defend the inexplicable occurrences and general outlandishness of Kakumeiki Valvrave, you’ll be disappointed because I have no intention of doing so. In spite of that, though, I still find the show a very fun watch. Check your credulity at the […] Read more
Four episodes in, I’ve reached a conclusion about Majestic Prince – I kind of like it. Ginga Kikotai Majestic Prince – 04 I said in the Spring Check-in that the fourth episode was going to be very telling as to whether this series had the chops to pull off what […] Read more