If the OVA of Another conjures up anything in my mind’s eye, it’s the realization of just how tragically the final two episodes of the TV series missed the mark. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this “Episode 00”, but it’s fair to say I went in with pretty low […] Read more
There’s little doubt in my mind that Another will stand as a great series for me, but it will be as one with serious flaws as well. I can start to list the things that were exceptional here and go on for far longer than I should. It’s P.A. Works, […] Read more
Arrggh… Another, I love you as a series – but this feeling I have right now isn’t what I was hoping it would be when you ended. I probably don’t need to tell you not to read this post until you’ve watched the episode, but just in case – don’t read this […] Read more
After blogging the latest episodes of Mirai Nikki and Another back to back, I may need to take in this week’s Natsume Yuujinchou Shi and Ano Natsu eps directly via IV drip, stat. Man, I never thought Another would make last night’s grisly Mirai Nikki look like the feel-good story […] Read more
Quick tip for new Another viewers – you might not want to watch the last minute of this episode without an extra pair of underwear handy. Fortunately, in Japan they sell those in vending machines. I’ll make the same plea here that I did in my Mirai Nikki post – […] Read more
Where’s Gregory House when you need him, dammit? Seriously, what Another makes me want to do is get out the big white board and do a differential – except you need someone as smart as he is for that to really work. But I still think a “House” approach might […] Read more
Who is "Another"? Well, I guess I can’t blame anyone for voting for Kyuubey – I did include him in the poll, after all. Among the real contenders, Mikami-sensei seems to be the favorite, followed by Akazawa and Kouichi. Maybe I’ll repost this in a couple weeks and see how […] Read more
Any notion that this would be a laid-back “breather” episode was out the window for me in the first three minutes of Another this week. Seriously – that has to be the tensest beach episode ever. I was on pins & needles through the entire thing – jumping at shadows […] Read more
As great as the mystery element in this series is – and it’s the best of any series for quite a while – I think the character interaction might just be even better. This was a funny sort of episode in some ways. For the most part it was actually […] Read more
So if Steins;Gate can win fan polls for “Best Romance” of 2011, can Another with them for 2012? Yeah, I’ll get to all the X-Files stuff in a minute, and there’s certainly plenty of it this week. But really, Another would never rise above the level of interesting intellectual exercise […] Read more