The fascination never ends. Nobunagun – 01 It’s no exaggeration to say that Oda Nobunaga is one of the handful of most important and legendary figures in Japanese history. Even so, it’s remarkable the degree to which anime and manga is obsessed with him. I can’t think of another characters […] Read more
This has to be the easiest money of Shimono Hiro’s career. I haven’t blogged any short anime that I can remember, not beyond the first episode anyway. There have been some I’ve really liked – especially Poyopoyo and Chi’s Sweet Home among the three-minute class, Boku no Imouto wa Osaka […] Read more
BONES Monday, phase two. OP: “Goya no Machiawase (午夜の待ち合わせ)” by Hello Sleepwalkers Gods, but it’s good to have BONES back. They were uncharacteristically silent in 2013 – nothing on TV after Zetsuen no Tempest ended – but they were apparently marshalling for a big 2014, with at least five TV […] Read more
So – is anime saved? For now, the jury is out and the bag is mixed. OP: “Viva Namida” (ビバナミダ “Viva Teardrops”) by Yasuyuki Okamura There are many unusual things about Space Dandy, but perhaps the weirdest for me is this: it’s definitely the first time I’ve seen a TV […] Read more
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. To be honest, I’m pretty much of the opinion that if I never see another “He was a normal high school boy living a normal life until she showed up…” anime it’ll be too soon for me. It’s probably not much of […] Read more
A mecha anime from Sunrise? Now that’s a stretch. OP: “UNISONIA” by TRUE New year, new season – and thanks to a pre-airing, the first episode of Buddy Complex is the first full-length first impression of the season. At first glance this indeed seems like a very safe choice by […] Read more
In every way, PuPiPo! is just the appetizer. I was disappointed to see that PuPiPo! is going to be a three minute series, because I like mangaka Oshikiri Rensuke and I thought this had some sleeper potential. I’m not going to blog a three-minute series, but I did want to […] Read more
Koyama Rikiya seems to be making a habit of playing weird-looking characters lately. The other half of the NoitaminA block weighs in with Galilei Donna, which as I said earlier in my Samurai Flamenco post seems like a quite intentional complement to that series in order to appeal to a […] Read more
Welcome back to full-time work, NoitaminA. OP: “Just one life” by SPYAIR It seems pretty clear that Fuji TV producer Kouji Yamamoto is aiming for two distinct demographics with NoitaminA’s return to a full schedule this season. I haven’t watched Galilei Donna as of yet, but based on the premiere […] Read more
No, I’m not typing out that whole damn name. NouKome – 01 I wasn’t originally planning to do a post on this series, but the reactions to it were amusing enough that I figured I might as well give it a watch. It’s certainly one of the weirdest series of […] Read more