What a simple formula – turn the camera on a bunch of nice people spending time together, who will inevitably hurt each other without meaning to.  Why don’t writers do it more often? I have to give JC Staff credit where it’s due.  They’ve gotten their share of criticism from […] Read more

I’m not quite sure how the main characters in a JC Staff anime ended up watching High School of the Dead – on the big screen no less – but I’m sure Madhouse was happy for the plug. While this episode wasn’t quite the flawless masterwork last week’s was, it […] Read more

Really, it’s almost unfair how easy it is for an old-time anime fan like me to love Ano Natsu.  It’s shameless how many of the right buttons it pushes, and how well it pushes them. Sorry to be a broken record, but this is a show that demonstrates how easy […] Read more

If the idea of Toradora crossed with Onegai Teacher with a hint of AnoHana sounds good to you, I suspect you’re going to love Ano Natsu. Some series are hard to talk about without allusions to other series, but I don’t attach a stigma to that as some might.  Fact […] Read more