Perhaps it’s clear now why it was so hard for me to write about Jormungand these last few weeks. I feel as though I can predict how the reaction to this ending is going to play out. Truth be told, there’s no why I can spin this in my head […] Read more
In some ways, this may just be the hardest blog post I’ve ever had to write. I’m really walking on eggshells with this one. It’s a bit of a quandary trying to figure out what I can and can’t say, because it’s hard to separate what I know because I […] Read more
Enter the Dragon. One of the many things I love about Jormungand (it’s a long list) is how internally consistent the story is. It’s outlandish beyond reason, of that there can be no doubt, but the internal logic always holds up. Everything that happens in the story happens for a […] Read more
Clearly, it’s time for the kids to get out of the pool. Judging by the amount of times I paused and rewound this week’s episode, and by the sheer volume of notes I took (for an average anime episode, only a couple of lines) lots of big stuff was happening […] Read more
If it seems as if there’s one character in Jormungand that’s always a step ahead of everyone else, that’s because there is. Her name is Koko, but I don’t think she’s loco at all. In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr, pronounced [ˈjɔrmuŋɡandr]), often written Jormungand, or Jörmungand and also […] Read more
Don’t mess with Team Koko. Just don’t. I think it’s safe to say that there are very few series that would even try an episode like this one, never mind actually pull it off. I’ve always felt that Jormungand was at its very best when the focus was on the […] Read more
I can’t imagine there were a whole lot of readers or viewers who anticipated the way this arc was going to end. In many ways, I feel as if “Castle of Lies” is a throwback to the first season of Jormungand. This is a story that never makes it too […] Read more
Make no mistake about it – the “other” HCLI squad takes a back-seat to no one when it comes to kicking serious tail. Kasper Hekmatyar was much more of an off-screen presence than on in the first season of Jormungand (though his urinal confrontation with Jonah was certainly a memorable […] Read more
This second season of Jormungand possesses a quiet confidence that’s exuded from every frame. I can nit-pick one thing about this episode, so I may as well get it out of the way early – too much recap. I don’t think we really needed to see five full minutes of […] Read more
When you can say a show as good as Jormungand already was is hitting its stride and still be guilty of massive understatement, you know just how incredible “Perfect Order” has been so far. In a way, I look at Jormungand as a kind of jigsaw puzzle. The first season […] Read more