Both of these series have something to offer, but they share some of the same problems. Boku Wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT – 02 Both Haganai and Oreshura are going on blogging hold for now, and there’s definitely overlap in the reasons why. And no, I’m not just talking about […] Read more
It didn’t take long for Haganai to remind me of everything I like about it, and everything I don’t. OP: “Be My Friend” by Marina Inoue, Kanae Ito, Nozomi Yamamoto, Misato Fukuen, Kana Hanazawa and Yuka Iguchi This is an odd, odd show. There are very few comedies about which […] Read more
One strategy for OVAs is to try and make them as consistent with the TV episodes as possible, and that’s the tack AIC have clearly taken here. Haganai is an interesting show for me – a test of whether you can like a series if you really dislike the main […] Read more
Haganai is a series that generally delivered on the Hippocratic Oath of anime comedy – first, be funny – and it’s a show I certainly liked. But not as much as I hoped to. Part of me worries for what the expected second season might be like, because in […] Read more
As series finales go, Haganai signs off with one that was about as low-key and noncommittal as a finale can get. I’m operating under the basic assumption that we’re likely to see more of this series fairly soon, be it as another TV season or perhaps an OVA, and it […] Read more
That has to be one of the more natural crossovers in recent anime history. I suppose people are going to react to this episode based on which sort of Haganai they like. For me, this was very good stuff, even though I’ll be the first to confess it was some […] Read more
The difference between Yozora and Ume from Ben-To is that if I could pick pick one Yozora scene to excise from every episode, I might just not hate her – in fact, I might just feel sorry for her. Alas, that’s not how it works, and she always manages to […] Read more
complete this sentence: Kodaka x… Sena crushed Yozora by exactly 2-1, with Rika a very distant third. Kobato makes a late surge to nip Yukimura and stay out of last place. Though I doubt we’ll see a romance end for the anime, I do think this show will get a […] Read more
When Sena ran out of the house screaming “Universe!!!” I immediately thought of those immortal words Inigo Montoya said to Vizzini – “I do not think it means means what you think it means.” That was probably my favorite Haganai episode so far, but I’ll freely admit I’m biased – […] Read more
On balance, I’d say this episode of Haganai had just about everything you’d want – humor, irony, fanservice and even a little pathos. I don’t know if I’ll call this my favorite episode, but it’s certainly one of the best. The Hippocratic oath for Haganai is “First be funny”, and […] Read more