When it comes to these two shows it’s, Yin, meet Yang. Btooom! – 05 I’m right on the edge with Btooom at the moment. I get that the whole piece is something of an unqualified condemnation of human nature, and the broader feeling in watching is still that it’s compelling […] Read more
Two very good episodes in what’s shaping up to be a very deep season, even if it isn’t a great one. Kamisama Hajimemashite – 05 Kamisama Kiss has a very important quality that doesn’t get talked about much: as simple as it sounds, it makes me happy. It’s just a […] Read more
These two series present a marked contrast – one lyrical and almost graceful, and the other a display of narrative brute force. Zetsuen no Tempest – 04 This was certainly a change of pace episode for Zetsuen, a look back at the meeting of Yoshino and Mahiro. It comes at […] Read more
Sometimes there’s just no substitute for experience. Kamisama Hajimemashita certainly isn’t doing anything radical, or truth be told even anything different. This is a very tried and true formula, but it all comes down to execution. I’m sure the manga is charming, but I think the reason this is succeeding […] Read more
Too many shows, too little time… Btooom! – 03 Btooom! is preposterous, but in an entertaining way. It’s one of those shows where a lot of suspension of disbelief is necessary, because the plot is effectively an elaborate 2 AM bar conversation between a bunch of smart geeks with too […] Read more
No question about it – there are a lot of series this season that aren’t separated by whole lot in terms of quality. Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic – 02 One of the reasons it’s so hard to settle on a blogging schedule this season is my current living situation, […] Read more
These are going to be short and sweet I’m afraid, as I try to sort through this huge season and see if any of these shows are going to make it into the rotation. K – 02 I still sort of like K, though it remains a case of style […] Read more
The effort at catching up continues… Kamisama Hajimemashita – 01 Kamisama Hajimemashita certainly didn’t come into the season with a lot of fanfare, but it’s definitely a show I’d have covered sooner if it hadn’t been for the enormous backlog due to the move. Just the presence of Daichi Akitaro […] Read more
It’s time I admitted it to myself – I like Koichoco. There are elements of Koichoco that feel very typical for a VN adaptation. I’m finding more and more that these shows need a few episodes to really “start” – they rarely hit the ground running like some anime do. […] Read more
Why do all the defections in this struggle seem to go in one direction? This wasn’t an especially interesting episode of AGE, not as compared to the last few anyway. With Kio’s new non-violent violence strategy established, this one was mostly about setting the pieces in place for the next […] Read more