One of the great LOLWUT series of 2011 returns with an OVA that lives up (down) to its own lofty standards. Let’s face it, Hozhizora was never going to win any prizes for its intellectual content and subtlety. Brain food it ain’t, but at its best the show could be […] Read more
So with this episode, one of the strangest shows of the year ends in a strangely conventional fashion. Hoshizora closes its run with a straightforward romantic conclusion that settles on exactly the pairing predicted from the first episodes. There were no hints of an Ayumu end (not even a brocon […] Read more
Another contender bites the dust, and Hoshizora faces down the final episode with Ui standing as the apparent winner by default. Ibuki-chan was certainly a game contender. She was really a more interesting character than Ui, really – though a fairly classic tsundere she was at least a complicated person. […] Read more
And so, for Madoka and her fans, thus endeth the ball game. For an anime adaptation of a romance game, there’s been surprisingly little “there” there in Hoshizora when it comes to development. Most of the course of the show has been frittered away on agreeable nonsense and Ayumu service, […] Read more
We’ve learned something this week on Hoshizora – when it tries to get serious, it’s pretty boring. Oh, we also learned that Ayumu in a fundoshi is almost as sparkly as Erio in a futon. And it was nice to get an ep full of Hina, as she’s one of […] Read more
No question, this series has the most disturbing previews of the season. Hands-down. And some of the most disturbing fantasy sequences as well… While remarkably little happens in any given episode of Hoshizora, there was some incremental progress in what passes for an overall plot. Basically, as far as I […] Read more
Among the many things Hoshizora can be said to be, you can certainly include “weird”. This is a very, very odd show – the sensibility is like nothing else I can recall. It appears cute and fluffy on the surface and not much generally happens, but there are moments that […] Read more
Absolutely shameless… This one continues to be hilariously silly and absurd. Daigo is quickly stamping himself as the elite aho of the season and his antics generated a few laughs. The trolls behind the camera here are having a real blast messing with the audience – the latest example being […] Read more
Yep, I was right – “shameless” is definitely the word for this series. “Ass-assinate”? “Loose rear ends”? Seriously? It would be bad enough if all that torture was limited to the PV, but the fact that the eps themselves are every bit as bad just about manages to bring Hoshizara […] Read more
Definitely the most low-key, least insane episode of Hoshizara this week. While that made it drag a bit at points, it was still enjoyable in that puzzling way this show is – almost as if you’re in a pleasant, mildly doped up state of drowsiness. The last member of the […] Read more