If it’s done anything at all wrong lately, Zetsuen no Tempest has set the bar impossibly high for its own finale. Let me re-state for the record, I haven’t read the Zetsuen no Tempest manga, so I have no idea how it chooses to wrap up the events in its […] Read more
Whether you’re a psychic or not, it should never come as a surprise that everyone in life is pursuing their own agenda. I think one of the more interesting questions of Kotoura-san, to quote from Watergate days, is “What did Kotoura-san know and when did she know it?” There are […] Read more
They say you only appreciate something once it’s gone, but there’s no danger of that with Shirokuma Cafe. I’m gutted already and we still have two episodes left. This is one of those shows where my affection for it outweighs the amount of time I’ve spent writing about it. […] Read more
As I watch these last episodes of Ginga e Kickoff, the thought that stands out is a very simple one – I’m constantly impressed by just how damn great this show really is. Ginga e Kickoff is over – episode 39 aired last week (as far as I know with […] Read more
In summing up my thoughts about this episode, I can do no better than to quite Riki himself: “What was that??” This was another very solid episode of Little Busters drama, successful because it’s anchored around a character sympathetic enough to pull it off in Kud. A bit too much […] Read more
The buildup to the end continues on all fronts. I mentioned in my Chihayafuru post earlier this weekend that Arata is like the dark matter of the Chihayaverse, in that he has a tremendous impact on the story without actually being seen. Well, it’s pretty obvious that Azuki Miho very […] Read more
The only thing I don’t love about this superb season of Minami-ke is that it’s already almost over. You just can’t have too much Makoto/-chan as far as I’m concerned, but I will say this much: the fact that his appearances (like Hosaka’s) are relatively infrequent gives those episodes a […] Read more
If there’s a pure shounen heaven, surely this episode of Hunter X Hunter must be it. I keep making the mistake of thinking that Madhouse can’t keep topping themselves, but Madhouse keeps topping themselves. I don’t know how they do it – or how Togashi did it, for that matter […] Read more
Training arc #2, start! I’m occasionally struck by how much Space Brothers and Hunter X Hunter – two seemingly wildly different shows and my Sunday companions for the last year – are similar to each other. Above and beyond the obvious fact that both are superb anime that seamlessly combine […] Read more
Cliffhangers are cruel to begin with, but at the end of these 5-minute episodes of SSY, they’re really brutal. Only a show I love as much as this one is capable of making me rage so much about its flaws, but that doesn’t mean the feelings aren’t real. This ep […] Read more