This is a sequel I’m not at all sure was necessary, but at least I’d say the first episode was pretty consistent with the first season quality-wise. OP: “Check My Soul” by azusa While I found S1 of Amagami SS to be fairly average for the most part, what set […] Read more
Is it just me, or is it rather pointless for a 3-minute anime to have an ED? To be honest, I had no idea that episodes for this series were going to be only three minutes long. I’m not against mini-eps on principle – Chi’s Sweet Home certainly made them […] Read more
Like an old friend you love dearly, Natsume Yuujinchou is always missed terribly, even if the parting is as short as this last one was. OP: “Ima, Kono Toki” (今、このとき) by Hiiragi One thing struck me about the premiere for this fourth season, and that’s how incredibly busy this episode […] Read more
I was sorely tempted to title this post “(at long) Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam”… OP: 「Buddy」 by 坂本真綾 (Sakamoto Maaya) At long last, the final First Impressions post of the Fall season. So obviously, I’m sorry this post couldn’t have come sooner but the delay was unavoidable for obvious […] Read more
There’s not too much original going in NoitaminA’s second entry, Guilty Crown. But damn, it sure does look pretty. OP: “My Dearest Euterpe” by supercell Here’s an interesting note of trivia: the director of this series, Araki Tetsuro (most famous for Death Note) directed the episodes of Aoi Bungaku that […] Read more
UN-GO was probably one of my two or three most anticipated series going into the fall season. What a pedigree – NoitaminA, Mizushima Seiji (FMA, Oh! Edo Rocket) as director – much of the staff from FMA/OER, in fact – and based on the works of early 20th-Century novelist Sakaguchi […] Read more
Whatever else happens, let me make it perfectly clear that I’m not impartial when it comes to Mirai Nikki. The manga is one of the scariest, funniest, juiciest and more ruthless you’ll find in mainstream manga and I absolutely love it. So with that said, Asread has a pretty tough […] Read more
What’s this – is it Saturday morning, and am I 14 years old again? OP: “Asu e” (明日へ; “To Tomorrow”) by Galileo Galilei That’s the way the premiere of Gundam AGE made me feel, and there’s something to be said for that transformative ability. Preface: I know as little about […] Read more
I enjoyed the premiere of Ben-To a lot. But seriously, it’s getting pretty absurd listening to old men like Shimono Hiro play 15 year-olds. Is the anime industry never going to cycle through the same six guys playing teenagers forever? OP: オープニングテーマ「LIVE for LIFE 〜狼たちの夜〜」by Manami OK, rant over. As […] Read more
I’m going to assume that if you’re watching Shana III – or even thinking about it – you’re probably seen most or all of the animation that came before, so I’ll dispense with the background and preliminaries. In the end there’s really one question that probably matters to you, and […] Read more