This episode felt like the first time, if you were really paying close attention, that Jormungand revealed the essence of what it is as a series. There’s a funny quality to Jormungand for me, in that rather than 22-minute episodes weekly, it feels as if things are happening 24/7, and […] Read more
In case you hadn’t already figured it out from the first two episodes, Jormungand isn’t trying to win you over with gritty realism. In way ways, this chapter feels as if it’s the one where the series really begins. Without question this was the best episode of the first three […] Read more
For one of the very few times since I’ve started watching anime, I’m wondering if a manga is being adapted too faithfully for its own good. As a reader and admirer of the Jormungand manga, I’m pretty happy with the direction things are going. White Fox have really only made […] Read more
“I don’t give a damn. Just tell me who to shoot.” OP: “Borderland” by Mami Kawada As many really good shows as started last week, it’s hard to believe that this is the day the season really kicks into high gear for me – all of the shows that were […] Read more
Today brings the interesting bit of news that Takahashi Keitaro’s manga Jormungand is getting an anime adaptation. I don’t want to say this one is dark, but parts of it make Deadman Wonderland look like Tamayura. I would imagine this is going to be toned down some, but the good […] Read more