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
Digests
First Impressions Digest – Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note, Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru
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
First Impressions Digest – Comer Lucifer, Onsen Yousei Hakone-chan, Heavy Object, Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou
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
Weekly Digest 7/20/15 – Charlotte, Shimoneta
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
Second Impressions Digest – Charlotte, DurararaX2 Ten
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
Second Impressions Digest – Aoharu X Kikanjuu, Shimoneta
“We must hurry! Protect the urine!” Aoharu X Kikanjuu – 02 I have to admit I got pretty bored by the latter stages of this ep of Aoharu X Kikanjuu. I still quite like the visual style, but I don’t find any of the characters especially interesting and the execution […] Read more
First Impressions Digest – Himouto! Umaru-chan, Overlord
A VRMMORPG? What could possibly go wrong? Himouto! Umari-chan – 01 I can sum up my reasons for giving this series a shot in two words: Oota Masahiko. And that’s no exaggeration. I can truthfully say there’s nothing else in the premise that would have made me give Himouto! Umaru-chan […] Read more
First Impressions Digest – Rokka no Yuusha, Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai, Gatchaman Crowds Insight
When you look at a batch of shows like this, the best one on screen isn’t always the best-looking one on paper. Rokka no Yuusha – 01 There might have been a time when I found Rokka no Yuusha engaging, but to be honest this light novel adaptation left me […] Read more
First Impressions Digest – Classroom☆Crisis, Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
You think that was bad, you should see what it’s like during a big sale at Mitsukoshi. Classroom☆Crisis – 01 Full disclosure: I didn’t make it through the entire first episode of Classroom☆Crisis. I think it’s always important to note that so as not to give the impression that I’m […] Read more
Weekly Digest 6/22/15 – Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki
Confirmed : this is turning into one of the strangest harems ever. Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works – 24 I guess when a series delivers up a perfectly competent, attractively produced and well-paced conclusion (though not finale) that wraps up the major storylines in exactly the manner it’s built up […] Read more