The mind of a mangaka is an interesting thing. OP: “Seiippai, Tsutaetai!” by Suzuko Mimori Without any question, the main factor putting Majimoji Rurumo on my radar going into this season was that the author of the source material is Watanabe Wataru. He might not be a household name in […] Read more
Well – it was no “Let’s Fall in Love”… If Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun was the series that blurs all the demographic lines, Ao Haru Ride is the opposite. This is a show that wears its shoujo proudly, from the moon-eyed character designs to the dialogue to the emotional tone. There […] Read more
There was certainly no easing into things here. Of all the series that didn’t edge their way into the Season Preview, this one and Tokyo ESP were probably the last cuts. Akame ga Kill is one of those series that looks like a pretty formulaic LN adaptation when you read […] Read more
The summer season’s top tier is already weighing in – now the sleepers start to make their case. I had fairly high hopes for Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun heading into the season. There was some material reason to be optimistic – a very good cast, a decent staff, a pretty well […] Read more
Another heavy hitter steps up to the plate… OP: “Rashisa (らしさ)” by SUPER BEAVER This is obviously a critical long weekend for the Summer 2014 anime season, with several of the series I was placing my highest expectations in making their debuts. That’s a nervous time – while schedules usually […] Read more
If the role of a premiere is to capture your attention, this one certainly did the trick. There were a number of interesting questions going into the premiere of Aldnoah.Zero. Most obviously, what would be the extent of Urobuchi Gen’s involvement? Many Gen series (like Madoka Magica) featured him writing […] Read more
Yup, that was Sailor Moon all right. Rarely have I felt so unqualified to post on an anime as I do about Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Crystal. I have nothing against the franchise by any means – in fact I bear a certain fondness for it given that it was created […] Read more
Here’s a couple of premieres from substantially farther down the expectations list. Rail Wars! – 01 It’s fair to say I didn’t come into Rail Wars! with huge expectations, but as someone who loves trains and generally dislikes privatization, the idea of a series where JR was still government-owned and […] Read more
Rarely will you see an anime which so obviously displays its pedigree as Glasslip does. OP: “Natsu no Hi to Kimi no Koe (夏の日と君の声)” by ChouCho I run a certain risk with blogging Glasslip, because my impressions after the first episode so perfectly match my expectations going into it that […] Read more
OK, first sigh of relief of the season. It isn’t that often that my anime season starts off with one of the very best hopes for an exceptional series (I did actually watch the Bakumatsu Rock premiere first, but didn’t even make it all the way to the end) but […] Read more