Part of me wants to call Giant Killing a sports anime for those who don’t like sports anime – but I think “Cross Game” really fits that title better. That’s a sports anime that isn’t (in a good way) while GK is a sports anime that really is a sports […] Read more
Let me tell you, there’s really something to be said for a good epilogue. While most series end up rushing at breakneck pace to resolve everything in the nick of time (and often fail at that) a great series needs a chance to step back and breathe, to wrap-up – […] Read more
ETU..wins??? It would have seemed implausible a few episodes ago, but they did a pretty good job of selling that ETU really could come back and win 3-2 against mighty Osaka. The tying goal did indeed come as a result of an exhausted Hiraga’s foul on Tsubaki. But it was […] Read more
Yawn – another stellar episode of Giant Killing, and another cliffhanger. This might be the most consistent show of 2010 so far. Some of the foreshadowing of last week bore fruit this ep. We saw Kubota have the leave the game, exhausted. Dulfer greeted him warmly and even Sugie (and […] Read more
Many of the threads that we’ve been following for 22 episodes are starting to come together now as we reach the climax of Giant Killing. But with four eps to go, the center of the story at the moment is Natsuki – introduced into the story late though he was, […] Read more
Remarkably,the pacing of GK slowed down even more with episode 22. Due to halftime we covered only 10 minutes of game action, and at the end we’re only 55 minutes into the match. It seems inevitable now that the Osaka arc is going to be the last one for the […] Read more
The second Osaka episode continues on the same pace as the first, pointing us towards two more eps likely to complete the second half. And so far, Osaka Gunners looks every bit the dominant force they appeared to be going in – they lead 2-0 at the half, with ETU […] Read more
Well, as I expected this episode played out almost in real-time. We’re about 20 minutes into the Osaka match, which means we’re looking at about 3-4 more eps to wrap it up if we keep to that pacing. Which would take us almost to the end of the series. I […] Read more
It’s a pretty big statement, but that just might be the best build-up episode ever. With only six episodes left – tragic as that sounds – this could be the final match of the series. I hope not – or hope that at least we have a second season – […] Read more
Ah, Giant Killing – while the series continues to go mostly unnoticed (as most sports anime do in the West) it remains one of the best shows going. Week in and week out GK delivers solid episodes, and 18 was no exception. As always, GK does a great job re-creating […] Read more