Hentai Ouji probably isn’t my cup of tea, but I can see where it’s pretty good at what it does. Wai, it’s another LN adaptation with a long title and alliterative character names to show us how clever it is – and it stars Kaji Yuuki to boot. Both those […] Read more
It really isn’t fair for the series that’s great at everything else to be so great at endings, too. Am I surprised that “Greed Island” closed with such a fulfilling, warm and emotionally satisfying final episode? Not in the least – Togashi has already proved to anyone’s satisfaction (certainly mine) […] Read more
My basic feeling is that Yahari is a show I could come to like quite a bit if it doesn’t make me hate it first. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru – 02 Everything about this show screams dichotomy to me. I think it has a good heart […] Read more
Team matches certainly present an interesting litany of choices for a sports mangaka, don’t they? I can’t say I felt entirely confident about which way things would go this week on Chihayafuru, though I was certainly hoping the match with Akashi Girls Academy would be settled one way or the […] Read more
That was one premiere that could never be accused of being boring. Sunrise is probably the epicenter of the mecha universe as far as a plurality of anime fans are concerned. While some (me included) would argue Evangelion is the seminal mecha anime (and probably anime, period) of all-time, and […] Read more
That was definitely better, but I’m still on the fence with Karneval. What I see with this series is a huge plot, some potentially interesting characters, and a lot of question marks. There’s no doubt that Karneval is hugely stylized, and the performances are a match for that. Apart from […] Read more
No letdown in sight here. There’s a word in Japanese, “Jouzu” (上手) which, like so many words, doesn’t translate perfectly into English. It means some combination of “skilled”, “competent”, “expert” and the like – and it’s the word that springs to mind when I consider Hataraku Maou-sama. This is a […] Read more
I really love the fact that series like this exist – it makes me appreciate what an amazing art form anime can be. OP: “Unmei no Ori (運命の檻)” by Aimi My great fear is that Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge is going to be the next great anime that no […] Read more
If the question “What would it look like if Matsumoto Leiji and Urobuchi Gen had a kid and Miyazaki Hayao designed its wardrobe?” sounds interesting to you, then Suisei no Gargantia may be right up your alley. OP: “Kono Sekai wa Bokura wo Matteita (この世界は僕らを待っていた)” by Minori Chihara Wow. Any […] Read more
One step closer to H x H history… The characters names don’t mean too much to me for the most part, but the Chimera Ant cast is an interesting one. As always Madhouse has gone with a share of industry heavy-hitters here – Miki Shinichiro is the name that stands […] Read more