To say that this episode was a long time coming may be an understatement, but it definitely proved worth the wait. It’s no exaggeration to say that Arata is a highly unusual character in anime, close to unique in the sense that while he’s universally acknowledged as one of the […] Read more
Robotics;Notes was always going to have to go big at the end if it had any chance to tie the loose ends together, but now that we’re in the moment the change is still a bit shocking. This is what is looks like when you try and do 22 episodes […] Read more
Psycho-Pass is nothing if not a study in contradiction. I keep hoping that this series will somehow transcend itself and find a kind of profundity in its character development before the end, though admittedly that seems extremely unlikely for many reasons. Of course character development isn’t really the maint point […] Read more
Gods, there are times I really love BONES. Thank goodness there are still folks in the anime business who care this much. Zetsuen no Tempest may be last in my my list of tags, but it’s rapidly climbing towards the top echelon of recent anime. I’ll spoil any suspense now […] Read more
There’s just no two ways about it – Kotoura-san is a very strange show. It’s not as though this is a series that’s been able to shock the audience with its serious tone once the premiere was in the books. That was a one-time deal – once the cat was […] Read more
At long, long last, the moment we’ve all been waiting for (well, at least I have) has finally arrived. In many ways it feels as if this episode of Shirokuma Cafe was made just for me, and it doesn’t even have anything to do with the content of the main […] Read more
The show hasn’t lost a step, but I admit my heart is a little heavy writing about it. Disclaimer: I’ve seen through episode 37 of Ginga e Kickoff raw, though 35 just came out in subtitled form this week. I’m quite conflicted about what to do from here, because the […] Read more
“The Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki” Of all the directors who have been singled out as “The next Miyazaki” – including the one who calls the original “Otou-san” – Hosoda Mamoru the one who probably comes closest to being a candidate to fit the bill. I’ve written about this subject […] Read more
The more you watch Minami-ke, the more you realize this is one of those series where folks just aren’t destined to get together… I’m just a little disappointed that we haven’t seen more of Makoto/-chan this season, though by the looks of the preview we’ll at least get one more […] Read more
I had to go back and check, just to be sure she really said it, but she did – “Wafu, wafu! Thank you nano desu!” One of the things I’ve praised Little Busters for is its straightforward and direct nature – ironic, I suppose, given that the entire series is […] Read more