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
Anime crying, boy… If you’re going there, you better have earned it. Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate – 03 It would be hard to get any closer to the edge for me with Koichoco in terms of blogging. It’s just barely interesting enough to keep going for the moment, and […] Read more
I’m surprised to hear myself say this, but by the end of this episode of Koichoco I found I was rather enjoying it. Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate – 02 Let’s have no illusions, this is pretty formulaic stuff – though by their very nature VNs are formulaic, so that’s […] Read more
Whatever happens from here and whatever flaws in execution it has, Gundam AGE has certainly never been a more interesting series than it is right now. This was an altogether eventful Gundam episode on many fronts, but I think the most significant is that it was the moment that Lord […] Read more
It’s been a mighty impressive week for action scenes in anime. Kingdom – 03 Kingdom continues to benefit from a very good storyline, and the animation is slowly improving as the over-reliance on CGI eases off (or else I’m just getting used to it. First, a few notes – apparently […] Read more
As always it’s a mixed bag with AGE – there’s some head-on-desk stuff here for sure – but on balance, this is the first ep in a while that makes me really curious to see what happens next. Mobile Suit Gundam AGE – 36 Firs things first – I think […] Read more
These two shows appear to be headed in opposite directions… Lupin III: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna – 11 Regrettably, Lupin III wasn’t at its best this week, which leads me to wonder if we’re going to be finishing on a disappointing note. It’s not really a surprise that the […] Read more
The idea that Ishihara might not be human actually explains a lot. Mobile Suit Gundam AGE – 35 Things are definitely getting interesting on AGE, as the pieces for what look like the last extended arc are falling into place. I’m once again struck by how emotionally tone-deaf Flit is. […] Read more