There are a lot of things I want to say about this series, but I think it’s best to start with a simple one: a sincere thank you to the people who created it. With a series as great as Shin Sekai Yori, endings are very, very hard. This was […] Read more
Chihayafuru is definitely proving its versatility this season, but I wonder if it isn’t coming at just a bit of a cost. I’ve been struck more than once that Chihayafuru feels just a bit different this season than it did in its first two-cour run. In much the same way […] Read more
The two Production I.G. NoitaminA shows this season both delivered eminently predictable endings, but it’s illustrative of their natures that they chose such different ways of going about it. As I look back on Psycho-Pass, my impressions of the series highlight two fundamental truths I see in Gen Urabuchi as […] Read more
Robotics;Notes closes with an ending that may not have been everything I wanted, but was everything I expected. And that seems just about right. It’s the first series review post of the season, and this is always a taxing week. I don’t especially like series review posts, not just because […] Read more
I think any worries that Zetsuen no Tempest would slip out of character and go for a subtle, understated ending can safely be set aside… As guest-hosting gigs go this certainly is a pretty good one, so thanks to Zephyr for asking me to fill in for him covering Zetsuen’s […] Read more
Looking for a bright side, at least Kotoura-san will have a chance to go out on a better note than it would have if this were the final episode. I have an awful lot of affection for Kotoura-san so I’d rather not dwell too much on this episode, because it […] Read more
I fear next Thursday evening isn’t going to be pretty for me… It can’t really be any surprise that an episode featuring the double-bill of Grizzly-kun and Llama-san would be a winner. In a show full of hilarious and totally endearing supporting characters, these two may just be the best. […] Read more
When it comes to drama, emotional honesty can overcome an awful lot. I’ll be very honest – I had some serious reservations once it became clear which way this episode was headed. Bakuman set itself a pretty high hurdle to leap with the public audition storyline, and to say I […] Read more
It seems as if you can always count on Christmas for an appearance by Hosaka. After Makoto’s star turn last week, Minami-ke trotted out its other outlandish male supporting character this week, and two characters more different you could hardly find. Yet there are commonalities between the two of them […] Read more
Ah, Kud-o – superficially you may seem like a moeblob at first glance, but there’s no one else quite like you. Kudryavka strike box!! I had some forewarning (not through any choice of my own, mind you) that the Kud arc was going to be a pretty dramatic tonal shift […] Read more