This is one series I can never get enough of. OP: “Kisetsu no Shutter (季節のシャッター)” by Ray I can see where some might be disappointed with this special, which reunites us with the cast of Ano Natsu de Matteru some two years after the events of the TV series. It […] Read more
To say Ano Natsu was an easy series to like is an understatement. For me, it was impossible not to love. Mondays have been bizarrely good for anime this season, but this Monday is a tough one – I feel a real tug at the heartstrings saying goodbye to so […] Read more
Nagai and Kuroda-sensei have been spending most of this series making difficult tasks look easy, so it’s no surprise that they should prove more than up to that last great challenge – the ending. One thing you’ll never be able to do is please everyone, and I’m sure there will […] Read more
Depending on your point of view, this was probably the episode of Ano Natsu de Matteru you were either eagerly anticipating or dreading. When a science-fiction series is down to the last two eps and there’s been relatively little science fiction in it, you have to figure something is likely […] Read more
I knew as soon as the first shot after the credits was a shot of Rinon that we were in for a major plot shake-up… For about 23 minutes it looked as if we were more or less looking at a finale centered around the triangle, with the main pairing […] Read more
I think what Ano Natsu is doing is basically telling the creators other romcom anime, “By the way, you suck. This is how you do it – watch carefully so you’ll know when you see it, then go look for jobs in the service industry.” One thing (among many) that […] Read more
Ano Natsu is exactly the same thing every week – just really good. I’m not sure I can remember a show that could make that look as effortless as this one does. There were some hints that it was going to happen, and indeed – this was the week shit […] Read more
Who's your favorite Ano Natsu girl? A tie?? Yes, Ichika – who’d surged to an early lead – made a late rally to tie Remon. I was surprised to see Kanna place 4th with all the love she gets in forums and such. Still – the vote was so close […] Read more
Like a typhoon whipped into a frenzy by warm tropical waters, Kaori and Mizusawa blew threw Okinawa and buffeted everything in their wake. I don’t think you’ll find two minor supporting characters who did more in two episodes that those girls – not only did they make quite an impression […] Read more
I’m not sure I’ve laughed harder this year than I did when Mio reached back to pull down her skirt… Seriously, does that girl have no shame? We’ve pretty much confirmed that she’s always nude at home, and she wasn’t shy about sleeping that way in the same room as […] Read more