Here’s a couple of light bites as Winter starts to gear up. Oijisan to Marshmallow – 01 I actually didn’t realize this was a 5-minute series when I sat down with it, but that feels just about right. This show is as light as the confection in its title, but […] Read more
No matter how famous the studio may be, an absence of creative ambition and commitment is always going to be a problem. Prince of Stride: Alternative – 01 I’m not too bothered that P.o.S. (let’s be kind and let that unfortunate acronym slide on by) didn’t do anything for me. […] Read more
Who knew Osomatsu-san was going to be such a black comedy? Osomatsu-san – 03: This show is, if anything, getting weirder. And filthier too. With a switch to the short vignette format this week (seemingly temporary) inevitably the episode is going to have more ups and downs. The “Saw” spoof […] Read more
And so, the Sisyphus impersonation begins… After 12 hours of travel I’ve pretty much hit the wall, so about the best I can do is touch base briefly on what I’ve missed: Concrete Revolutio – 03: This remains one of the strangest shows of the year, but it’s so distinctive […] Read more
So – planes have wi-fi now. That’s kinda cool. Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru – 02 I haven’t quite figured out what I feel about Sakurako-san no Ashimoto yet. It’s a pretty familiar anime premise on paper, but an odd mix of elements in practice. There’s that […] Read more
Am I crazy, or did that military HQ have the Eye of Sauron on top of it? Comet Lucifer – 02 I was pretty close to bailing on Comet Lucifer for a while, but by the second half of this episode I found myself sort of enjoying it. I’m a […] Read more
Mystery edition? Yeah – but these two shows sure don’t have much in common beyond a genre tag. Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note – 01 I was rather disappointed to learn that Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note wasn’t a full-length series, though at almost 10 minutes it has long enough […] Read more
Sorry, but with nine shows in the queue, brevity is the soul of wit. Comet Lucifer – 01 This series comes from 8bit, not BONES, but as much as anything the premiere of Comet Lucifer played like a low-rent Eureka Seven. You’ve got a middle-school-aged male lead living with a […] Read more
Two steps back here, big-time. Charlotte – 03 To be honest, Charlotte always had to pull a bit of an inside straight to make the cut with me – there’s just so much about it that I normally just don’t find appealing. The second episode was pretty good, but this […] Read more
Which Maeda Jun or are going to get here, I wonder? Charlotte – 02 For starters, I thought the second episode of Charlotte was clearly better than the first. The humor was hit and miss and the A-part was a bit draggy, but when things ratcheted up a few levels […] Read more