If there were every a company whose catch phrase should be “Better Late Than Never”, it’s SHAFT. As you know if you read my regular posts on Denpa Onna, I was very much in like with the show, but no more. It’s absolutely gorgeous to look at, especially Buriki’s character […] Read more
First things first. If you’re going to construct an entire TV series around characters being ridiculously cute, they damn well better be really, really cute. And Denpa Onna to Seishin Otoko got that right. You better have a high tolerance for moe if you’re going to watch this show, because […] Read more
“Ah well, you know – there’s only two controllers for the console.” If there was any remaining doubt in my mind that Maekawa was all-in at the high-stokes Makoto poker game, episode 11 certainly put them to bed once and for all. “I won’t give up.” “Will you come over […] Read more
You’ll have to forgive me for wondering just why Yashiro was necessary for this story. We seem to have plenty going on character-wise, especially with only two eps to go. But I guess that would be a question for the light-novel author, Hitoma Iruma. Maybe there’ll be something in these […] Read more
Maekawa’s latest outfit, oh my – she’s just getting more and more adorable. I knew there was a reason I had sashimi for dinner tonight. I have to sort of remind myself every time an episode of Denpa Onna starts that traditional assessments just won’t work – I need to […] Read more
It was all Auntie Meme, all the time this week. And impossibly, this episode was even fluffier and more ephemeral than the norm for this series. It really seems as if the time jumps are becoming a bigger device in this series the further it goes. I can’t say that […] Read more
It’s Maekawa’s world – everyone else is just using it by permission. With apologies to Harold Camping, an entire half-episode from Maekawa’s POV was rapture for me. Fuchigami Mai may be an unknown seiyuu but she’s stealing every scene she’s in – and that smile! Stick a fork in me, […] Read more
Ah, Maekawa-san, my beautiful Maekawa-san – why did you leave? Don’t clear the field – enter the fray, and win. Fight-o! Fight-o! I’ve pretty much decided to just accept Denpa Onna for what it is at this point. It’s a show with likable characters dealing with some serious issues. You’ve […] Read more
Oh – it’s a dumpling! Wow. That was just a 22-minute, relentless onslaught of Moe. I hardly know what to make of it, quite frankly. It’s like there was a gas leak at SHAFT HQ and everyone went just a little nuts. There’s definitely something likeable about the random element […] Read more
Nasu! So far, the the scales are still balanced in favor of good SHAFT with this show. In fact, I’ve enjoyed the last two episodes tremendously, though there was a troubling upswell of SHAFTisms this week that has me a bit on edge. As hinted at, Makoto broke his arm […] Read more