There’s a part of me that’s convinced BONES is just screwing with my head now because they can… OP2: “BravBlue (ブレイブルー)” by FLOW Yes, my brain hurts – but it’s a good kind of pain.  I haven’t been this unsure of a story since…  Well, probably since Eureka Seven.  Or […] Read more

Gonna need the thesaurus to try and do justice to how amazing this episode was. I wasn’t sure if AO could possibly have an encore that would live up to the expectations created by the blockbuster ending of last week’s episode.  But it did – amazingly it exceeded the sky-high expectations and […] Read more

Now that’s how you deliver a game-changer in spectacular fashion. I can’t help but think there are going to be a lot of viewers happy about the turn AO has taken in the last two weeks, and especially in this episode.  That’s great, especially for someone like me who was […] Read more

If you want intrigue and mystery, this episode of AO should be your one-stop shopping for the week. I’ve enjoyed the world-building episodes of the last several weeks (and I’ll gladly fight the legions who disagree with me), but I was strongly inclined to believe we were about to see a […] Read more

Out came the children running.All the little boys and girls,With rosy cheeks and flaxen curls,And sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls,Tripping and skipping, ran merrily afterThe wonderful music with shouting and laughter.   – Robert Browning, “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” As discussed in the last post on AO two […] Read more

The classic introduction of an anime villain is surely, “Hey – you’re that guy from the toilet!” If there were any doubt that this world is not the one we live in 13 years in the future, it was pretty much dispelled this week beyond any reasonable doubt.  There have […] Read more

It’s ironic that Eureka Seven AO is the first series in almost two years to make me question whether I really wanted to be blogging at all. Sorry, Haters – I’m not jumping ship.  I still love AO, and that’s just the problem.  For some reason the overwhelming negativity I […] Read more

Wherever The Truth is from, apparently they need more lolis. Speaking only for myself, this might have been the most “Eureka Seven” episode Astral Ocean has offered yet. – complete with a massive plot bomb, much of which was incomprehensible to my feeble brain, at least so far.  I guess […] Read more