Some things never change. And thank goodness for that. OP: “Life” by Fujifabric I’ll be honest, that premiere came just in the nick of time. There have been some good moments among the first episodes, but so far no new series has been as good as several of the carry-overs […] Read more
There can be many reasons why a series is difficult to talk about, but sometimes it just boils down to the fact that it’s so good at speaking for itself. Gin no Saji is a lot of things, but one of them, certainly, is a testament to one of the […] Read more
This was a moment we all knew was coming, but it certainly arrived sooner than I expected. Some of these posts are easier to write than others, and this one isn’t especially easy to write. I had to take some time and think about just how I felt about the […] Read more
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out where this season is going to finish up. Gin no Saji has certainly been an enjoyable ride, but the whole Butadon thing has been a foreboding presence hanging over the series since the premiere. The fact is, there’s no better device for […] Read more
Without a doubt, Gin no Saji has taken the lead in food porn this season. Silver Spoon the anime has been nothing if not consistent. That isn’t necessarily a good thing – it all depends on what level of quality you’re consistently delivering – but fortunately this show has been rock-solid […] Read more
This week’s entry in “Hachi-kun’s Wisdom From the Farm”: it’s better to be a horse than a calf. Silver Spoon is nothing if not resolutely sure of its self-identity. This is the obvious product of a writer who’s not out to prove anything to anyone, but has full confidence that […] Read more
This season seems to be all about series that make me question my own feelings when watching them. On paper, you could hardly think of two series more different than Gin no Saji and Watamote, but they have a very important quality in common in addition to the fact that […] Read more
I’ll say it again: “Slice of Life” is misapplied to more series than I can count, but Gin no Saji is living up to the billing so far. Apologies for a bit of a short post this week: I’m in the midst of traveling and to be honest, while this […] Read more
Who wants pizza? Just for fun, I imagined what the audience reaction would have been like if there’d been an “Al and Ed make pizza” episode of Fullmetal Alchemist, say, right in the middle of the Ishbal storyline. About the closest think I can imagine would be the way the […] Read more
This is the second series this season that’s made guilt a big part of the viewing experience. It’s ironic that a series so grounded in unglamorous, smelly reality should stand out as exceptional as much as Gin no Saji does, but that says something about the standard templates that this […] Read more