I’ll say this much for Fall – so far, it’s consistent. Donten ni Warau – 01 It’s been a strange week of blogging for me, cobbling together whatever time and resources I could to try and keep up with the barrage of new premieres and the continuing flow of old […] Read more
Sora no Method is a real test for me, in so many ways. Sora no Method – 01 There’s not much about Sora no Method that would draw me to it under normal circumstances. Only one thing, in fact, though it’s an important one – it’s an original series by […] Read more
Better late than never… Diamond no Ace – 51 Thanks to a change in lodgings (with the sisters gone, I’m in a hostel) you can add crappy internet to the list of challenges facing my blogging prospects this week. I’m going to do my best to keep up but the […] Read more
Saturday is definitely the right day of the week here. World Trigger – 01 Phanfone (that has to be one of the strangest typhoon names ever) continues to bear down on Japan, my sisters continue to run me ragged, my body continues to expunge the unsightly residue of a weeklong […] Read more
The big question on my mind is, why was Hinata running around outside barefoot? Diamond no Ace – 48 To me, the last few episodes of Ace of Diamond have had the feel of playing for time. While this is obviously the most important game of the series so far […] Read more
Nobody does what Haikyuu!! does this week better than Haikyuu!! does this week. Diamond no Ace – 47 This episode was one that had the feel of marking time to it, though to what extent that might be connected to the relatively late announcement that Daiya no A wouldn’t be […] Read more
Ace of Diamond has definitely found its big bad – and he’s a dumpy little blonde kid. Diamond no Ace – 46 This whole matchup between Ichidai and Sakurazawa had the air of an execution about it from the start, but it was still a little startling how quickly and […] Read more
Sorry, but anyone who doesn’t realize Sugawara is the best Crow fails at life. Diamond no Ace – 45 I swear I had no idea that the coach of Sakurazawa Technical was referred to as “Professor” (Kyouju) when I referred to him last week as a titan (Kyoujin). He just […] Read more
Life – and anime – goes on… Diamond no Ace – 44 Really, the Sensen game has from the beginning been a process of them sliding over and making way for the teams that matter. It’s all about Tanba and Eijun and how they perform, and Sensen was just the […] Read more
Those were the best dumps I’ve seen in ages. Diamond no Ace – 43 It’s no surprise at all that this was the best episode of Diamond no Ace we’ve seen for several weeks. Like any ensemble series it’s better when it focuses on its best characters, but more than […] Read more