Yep, Blood Lad still entertains the heck out of me. Blood Lad is a sadly under-appreciated series, and something of a poster child for what’s wrong with the anime industry these days. It only got 10 episodes from Brains Base, which was just barely enough time to scratch the surface […] Read more
That ending was definitely a pain-in-the-ass dumpling. It feels strange to be writing a series review after an episode 10 – definitely a first for me – not to mention doing one on the 9th of September. I’m certainly conflicted because while this was yet another excellent episode, it ended […] Read more
Yah! There’s just no two ways about it – Blood Lad is good. Really good. It connects all the dots: it’s funny, the plot is clever and coherent, the world-building excellent. It’s blessed with a superb cast, directed with wit and creativity and of late, even the animation has been […] Read more
The little show that could just keeps delivering. I figured going in that it was a mistake to watch Blood Lad later in the same day as the most recent episode of Uchouten Kazoku, which was so brilliant and profound that it pretty much left me bled dry of emotion. […] Read more
When it comes to Blood Lad, Dear Reader, you and I have been down this road before. If not much seems to change with my posts on Blood Lad, it’s because not much seems to change with Blood Lad. I’m hard-pressed to think of an anime that’s been more consistent […] Read more
Sorry, Bunnies – better late than never. Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince – 18 Certain things have been very consistent with Majestic Prince, among them superb battle choreography and a tendency to lapse into annoying cliche. And this episode certainly had both. Was it really necessary to have Suzukaze scold Team […] Read more
Like Sankarea, Kaminai is proving itself to be the one zombie series to watch this year if you watch only one. Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi – 05 I’m not inclined to blog either of these series in digest form going forward, but for this week I’ll need to make a […] Read more
If there’s any show this season that can be counted on to deliver what it promises, Blood Lad is the one. The formula for this series is astonishingly simple, really. Take characters that are fun to watch and put them in amusing situations. Make it colorful, with witty visuals and […] Read more
It might not be the best, but I think Blood Lad may be the most consistent show of the season so far – and it’s pretty darn good, too. This is going to be one of those seasons where the blogging choices are brutal. It’s turning out to be a […] Read more
No letdown here – Blood Lad follows up a very good premiere with an equally good second episode. I’m quite pleased with this series, which is shaping up as the most interesting work from Brains Base since Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun. It’s not lavish, ultra-fluid or spectacularly detailed but it does […] Read more