The exclamation points are back!! OP: “I’m A Believer (アイム・ア・ビリーバー)” by SPYAIR I’ll say this for Haikyuu – this is one series that knows how to make an entrance. It blew onto the scene with one of the best premieres of the year in 2014, and it returns with another […] Read more
There are no mysteries and very few surprises with Haikyuu, but that’s certainly not a bad thing. There’s no question in my mind that Haikyuu is the spiritual successor to Ookiku Furikabutte (which is actually still ongoing). They’re both series that celebrate the loveable goofiness of the teenage male to […] Read more
End? Yeah, right! If you’d told me one sports anime was going to have a second season end card today, I’d sure have bet on the one that didn’t rather than the one that did. But fans of Haikyuu!! (in honor of the final episode I’ll use the exclamation points, […] Read more
The big question on my mind is, why was Hinata running around outside barefoot? Diamond no Ace – 48 To me, the last few episodes of Ace of Diamond have had the feel of playing for time. While this is obviously the most important game of the series so far […] Read more
Nobody does what Haikyuu!! does this week better than Haikyuu!! does this week. Diamond no Ace – 47 This episode was one that had the feel of marking time to it, though to what extent that might be connected to the relatively late announcement that Daiya no A wouldn’t be […] Read more
Ace of Diamond has definitely found its big bad – and he’s a dumpy little blonde kid. Diamond no Ace – 46 This whole matchup between Ichidai and Sakurazawa had the air of an execution about it from the start, but it was still a little startling how quickly and […] Read more
Sorry, but anyone who doesn’t realize Sugawara is the best Crow fails at life. Diamond no Ace – 45 I swear I had no idea that the coach of Sakurazawa Technical was referred to as “Professor” (Kyouju) when I referred to him last week as a titan (Kyoujin). He just […] Read more
Life – and anime – goes on… Diamond no Ace – 44 Really, the Sensen game has from the beginning been a process of them sliding over and making way for the teams that matter. It’s all about Tanba and Eijun and how they perform, and Sensen was just the […] Read more
Those were the best dumps I’ve seen in ages. Diamond no Ace – 43 It’s no surprise at all that this was the best episode of Diamond no Ace we’ve seen for several weeks. Like any ensemble series it’s better when it focuses on its best characters, but more than […] Read more
So, wait – you can do that? Diamond no Ace – 42 The Sensen semi-final saw its first pitch this week, just as real-life Koushien qualifiers are wrapping up. But the big news with Diamond no Ace came “off the field”, as Shounen Magazine announced that the anime would be […] Read more