Inu X Boku SS – 01 On balance, the first episode of Inu X Boku left a pretty flat impression on me. Visually, aurally and intellectually, my immediate reaction was “generic”. There was generic fanservice, very standard seiyuu performances, unexceptional visuals (somewhat surprising from David Production) and what passes for […] Read more
Japan is a wonderful country, but when I see a series like this, I really wonder just what the heck they’re thinking. I’m not sure what to make of Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai! There was a certain charm to the premiere, which was pretty well-done on the […] Read more
Aquarion EVOL – 01 I tried to give this one a chance, mostly out of loyalty to Satelight and curiosity about Okada Mari writing a mecha series – and a sequel at that. But to be honest, it just didn’t do a thing for me. From what I can tell, […] Read more
I LOL’d… OP: “Shiny Table” by Mix Speaker’s, Inc. That the premiere of Daily Lives of High School Boys was exactly what I expected isn’t really surprising, given that I’d seen three of the five mini-episodes already in the PV releases from Sunrise. Still, it’s awfully nice to know […] Read more
What a good day Monday is looking to be this season (apart from my sore eyes, tired fingers and lack of sleep). Ano Natsu de Matteru provides another terrific premiere. OP: “sign” by Ray It’s been quite some time since I’ve seen either Onegai series, fairly early in my anime […] Read more
It’s very hard for a show with the kind of expectations I had for Another to live up to them, and after watching the premiere I have to say it didn’t. It surpassed them. OP: “Kyoumu Densen” (凶夢伝染; Nightmare Contagion) by ALI PROJECT Simply put, this was an outstanding effort […] Read more
I wouldn’t say Bodacious Space Pirates was one of my most anticipated series of the Winter, but it was certainly one I was looking forward to. And given the studio, staff and premise, it delivered just about what I expected. OP: “Mōretsu Uchū Kōkyōkyoku – Dai-Shichi Gakushō ‘Mugen no Ai’” […] Read more
Dammit, I was really thinking this might be an easy season for me as long as something that wasn’t on my watch list didn’t crack the rotation. Well… Honestly, I went into this one pretty much cold turkey. I knew Divine from RC liked it a lot, but SenZeSym (copyright […] Read more
I’ve been pretty damn happy with my last two sleeper picks, Kamisama Dolls and Chihayafuru. So how does Winter’s candidate fare? OP: “Higher Ground” (ハイヤーグラウンド) by SRS There are an awful lot of reasons to hope Area no Kishi might be something special. The manga is extremely well-regarded, penned […] Read more
Kill me Baby – 01 Well, that was pretty dumb. After a historically, epically awful OP, Kill me Baby is pretty much 22 minutes of one lame schoolgirl assassin joke after another. In some ways it reminds me of Seitokai Yakuindomo with ninja jokes substituted for sex jokes. It’s not […] Read more