My favorite moment of this generally unspectacular episode of Haganai was the last one, by far.  But I know this much – if there’s a shipping end to this series, I’m pretty sure it’s going to leave me pretty pissed off. OK, first of all – I almost feel as […] Read more

I’ve tried mighty hard, but I just can’t bring myself to like Yozora.  When push comes to shove, no matter her excuses, she just isn’t a nice person. Haganai is an odd little series in that it could be viewed in any number of different ways, both in terms of […] Read more

The metahumor is strong with this one. AIC Build is going down a familiar path with this series, having explored some of the same otaku parody territory with Oreimo.  There are risks involved in becoming heavily dependent on self-reference, but so far it’s pretty much a grand slam – in […] Read more

Possibly the most romantic pickup line ever: “This is the first time I’ve ever been interested in a mammal.” There’s certainly a lot I could talk about with this episode and indeed this series, but it basic terms – right now it’s just damn funny.  The characters are bizarre in […] Read more

The faces may look like Denpa Onna, but the similarity is strictly superficial. Three episodes in and it’s pretty hard to get a handle on Haganai.  Sure, if I had to pick one genre for it I’d call it a dark comedy.  And this is a very fine example of […] Read more

I can certainly say that I enjoyed the second episode of Haganai much more than the first.   This was more in line with what I was expecting – a lot of sass, a little sex, and some very funny dialogue. I actually don’t have much to say about this one, […] Read more