Good afternoon, Lost in Americans! It’s a cool, cloudy day in San Jose California as my first ever Fanime kicks off. I’ve attended a few events so far – Matsumoto Leiji panel, opening ceremonies, etc. – but the big one for today is the Eureka Seven: AO event scheduled for […] Read more
Wherever The Truth is from, apparently they need more lolis. Speaking only for myself, this might have been the most “Eureka Seven” episode Astral Ocean has offered yet. – complete with a massive plot bomb, much of which was incomprehensible to my feeble brain, at least so far. I guess […] Read more
Sometimes the term “femme fatale” can be taken quite literally. Just a brief check-in with Lupin III this week I’m afraid, as I’m trying to front-load the schedule as much as possible in preparation for Fanime this weekend. I was very interested to see Okada Mari’s old pal Nishimura Junji […] Read more
Daddy issues… It’s back to the main plot for Sankarea and no disrespect to Ranko, but it’s not a moment too soon. There’s so much that still needs to be covered (and I’m not even a manga reader) and so little time to do it. There’s some buzz that this […] Read more
A brief note to all the readers: I’ll be covering Fanime 2012 this weekend. As a result some of the normal Friday-Sunday posts will likely be delayed, and/or a bit more abbreviated than usual. Of course, I’ll also be providing coverage of the event and a summary on Monday. Read more
Well, that’s certainly going to give the fujoshi something to talk about… NoitaminA steamrolls along in spectacular fashion for yet another week, and Sakamichi joins Tsuritama in delivering peerless episodes that build on everything that’s come before. It was interesting that Crunchyroll finally subbed the OP and ED this week. […] Read more
You know this had to happen sooner or later – and it did, at Namco’s Namja Town. My favorite? “Sloth’s ‘I’m hoping to live here’ Lazy Bum Crepe”. Read more
Please, NoitaminA store – sell Duck-brellas! I don’t think there’s any question that Tsuritama is the most emotionally dense and emotionally accurate show of the season for me. I’m continually astonished at the utterly natural way the characters’ feelings for each other develop and change, and at the sheer amount […] Read more
After a bit of a dip, Shirokuma Café is back on its game with a frequently hilarious episode. All the while during the brilliant first sketch, I kept thinking “This is exactly like one of those touching nature films narrated by Morgan Freeman”. And sure enough, Polar Bear’s moving, heartwarming […] Read more
I suspect this might be an ep that will shake the tree a little when it comes to Jormungand. I remember it was just about this point where I really surrendered myself to Jormungand the manga and began to love it unreservedly. Interestingly, I’ve also read some reviews where readers […] Read more