New seasons are exciting and all, but don’t forger about this hidden gem. Sometimes there are shows which I blog basically for myself. I always debate whether it’s worth covering a series that generates effectively no response from readers, but I usually end up covering it anyway – because, frankly, […] Read more
I hope the seiyuu in this series are being paid by the decibel. I don’t know my Chinese history well enough to speak to the historical accuracy of Kingdom, but I can speak to the entertainment value – and thus far, it’s pretty consistent. Now that the excessive use of […] Read more
This is getting rather silly, and while I do appreciate the comedy of it, it’s wasting everyone’s time now so enough is enough. Thanks to everyone who actually used this opportunity to attempt to have a serious discussion. Read more
It’s been an amazing run through the Aniblog Tourney, and it was a hell of a close race – a 13-vote difference in both semi-finals. I’ll say it again – winning my bracket and reaching the semifinals was way, way more than I expected. I very much appreciate all the […] Read more
I can’t imagine there were too many viewers who didn’t get exactly what the expected from this Blu-ray etxra episode of Tamayura – for better and worse, I can think of few series less likely to surprise you. There are many overused words in the lexicon of anime fandom, and […] Read more
Uta Koi would probably be either the absolute favorite anime of Kana-chan from Chihayafuru, or her least favorite. Given it’s romantic inclinations, I suspect it’d be the former – but it’s definitely not 100% traditional. OP: “Love Letter from Nanika?” by ecosystem Whatever percentage of anime and manga fans know […] Read more
It’s a near thing, and this was definitely a step back from last week’s series best, but I’m still hopeful that Gundam AGE may just have turned the corner. There was a lot of the same stuff in AGE this time that made the previous episode easily the best of […] Read more
Mine! I feel like an answer to one of those “Which one doesn’t fit” questions on the SAT… The Semifinals are now live! Read more
Turns out “Tari Tari” was Japanese for “That was better than I expected”. OP: “Dreamer” by AiRI It always seemed odd that a premise so seemingly derivative as this one was the only original (not an adaptation or sequel) series of the season. Formula is definitely the formula this season […] Read more
Kids, kids – there really wasn’t any need to get all that upset, was there? Hyouka is a funny series. It can do stuff that would normally irritate me to no end, and I still don’t get angry with it. In fact, I sort of shake my head and smile […] Read more