That went just about as I expected, and about that I have no complaints. If there was ever a show that was custom-built to translate well to an OVA, it’s Gokukoku no Brynhildr. Most OVAs are more irreverent versions of the parent series, and Brynhildr was a screwball comedy passing […] Read more
Even by Byrnhildr standards, that was an unholy mess. What – you you expecting something different? Take a series that’s batshit crazy to begin with, and add trying to do a complete adaptation of 9 volumes (and counting) in 13 episodes and what do you get? One of the most […] Read more
Yes, it actually could get crazier. When a show is as absurd and over-the-top to begin with as Gokukoku no Brynhildr is (not that it happens very often) the kind of overdrive we saw kick in this week has a surreal effect. I think the difference is that for all […] Read more
The sheer depth of wrongness you get from any one episode of Gokukoku no Brynhildr is truly impressive. There was a chain of events late in this episode that really sums up for me why this series is so delightfully unhinged. In uninterrupted sequence: Ryouta returns from his meeting with […] Read more
Against all odds, Gokukoku no Brynhildr got even more awesome. OP2: Virtue and Vice” by Fear, and loathing in Las Vegas I must confess I did a bit of a double-take when the new OP for Gokukoku no Brynhildr kicked in – I thought it was some kind of in-episode […] Read more
Genius comes in many forms, but in anime I doubt it’s come in many as strange as Gokukoku no Brynhildr. As unlikely as it might seem I’ve really come to love this show – for it’s absolute and complete fearlessness, irreverence, and full-bore embrace of the absurd. And it’s truly […] Read more
The strange magic of Gokukoku no Brynhildr is still working for me. You can add “sad” to the unlikely list of qualities that this series manages to project in its own inimitable style. There’s now zero doubt in my mind that it knows exactly what it’s doing in every aspect […] Read more
I think Gokukoku no Brynhildr may just be creating a new genre. Some people have tried to slap the “so bad it’s good” tag on Gokukoku no Brynhildr, but I don’t buy it (even if it is a compliment of sorts). In my book a SBiG show is one whose […] Read more
There’s something deeply wrong about this series, and I hope there’s no cure. As always, Gokukoku no Brynhildr delivers on the meme material. This time around: “Her hands and feet are still attached, so she she should be fine.” Maybe the best part about that, though, was that Ryouta reacted […] Read more
Funniest show of the season, hands down. If you’d told me before the season started that I’d be sticking with Gokokoku no Brynhildr because it makes me laugh harder than any other series, there’s no way I’d have believed it. But that’s the case, no denying it – this show […] Read more