So Okada Mari and Satou Junichi got together to do a mecha anime… Wait – who did what, now? A confession – I really shouldn’t have watched this week’s Hunter X Hunter before watching M3 (or any other show). But the fact is I didn’t want to wait any longer […] Read more
Some shows have the merit of at least making mediocrity look good. Escha & Logy no Atelier – 01 Escha & Logy has an interesting history – it’s the 15th game in an RPG series called “Atelier”, though the first to get an anime adaptation. I already had some interest […] Read more
As Yin and Yang shows go, these two are pretty Yin-Yang-y. Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin – 01 I’m at the point now where I pretty much look at NoitaminA as just another hour on the schedule. Why? Because there’s clearly no longer a broad mandate to air a certain type […] Read more
It was a given, but Ping Pong The Animation is quite unlike anything else on the schedule. OP: “Tada Hitori” (唯一人) by Bakudan Johnny There are a lot of things one might say about Ping Pong, not least of which is that it represents yet another distinct type of sports […] Read more
Two LN adaptations, and it’s the original series that’s by far the worst show here. Go figure. No Game No Life – 01 This is the premiere that seems to have generated the most buzz this week, and in a sense I can understand why – it’s executed with a […] Read more
If insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results, what the heck am I doing here? BONES last major premiere of the season weighs in, and it’s another LN adaptation. As if that weren’t enough, it has a brocon imouto in it to boot. Not only should Hitsugi […] Read more
I don’t deny the real title is factually accurate, but I really think this should have been called Soul Eater Why?? Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to – 01 Mangaka-san to Assistant-san is about as straightforward as it gets. This is ecchi and silly and makes no pretense at being anything else, […] Read more
I know it’s “Fool me one shame on you, feel me twice shame on me” – but what is it for “Fool me a hundred times”? There are many times when I find myself asking, “Why exactly do we need another Dengeki LN adaptation?” And I always go into the […] Read more
Toss another log on what’s shaping up to be a pretty vigorous fire this season. OP: 極黒のブリュンヒルデ (Gokukoku no Brynhildr) by Tokisawa Nao I had pretty high expectations for Gokukoku no Brynhildr. Not masterpiece level or anything, but this looked like a series with a spark of originality and wit […] Read more
This is not the post for winning protagonists. Abarenbou Kishi!! Matstarou – 01 I’ll give this to Abarenbou Kishi!! Matstarou – the title character may be the single most unlikeable character I’ve seen in a non-Oreimo anime for at least a year. I mean, he literally takes candy from a […] Read more