I sure wouldn’t want to be Mizuki right now. Kamisama Hajimemashita has hummed along at a relaxing pace for most of its 16 episodes so far. For most of the first season it operated plot-wise somewhere just to the north of a pure slice-of-life – there was stuff happening, but […] Read more
The only good thing about not getting new Kamisama Hajimemashita is that this show always feels great to welcome back. After a one-week winter sports hiatus, Kamisama Kiss makes a return to the airwaves, and there’s nothing like a separation to make one appreciate how likeable this easy to take-for-granted […] Read more
Sometimes the most rewarding series offer the simplest charms. I have an enormous affection for Kamisama Hajimemashita, which is a series that’s a living and breathing example of harmony and balance. Comedy and drama always peacefully co-exist, and it always manages to be ingratiating while never seeming like it’s trying […] Read more
What’s old shall be new again… OP: “Kamisama no Kamisama (神様の神様)” by Hanae Welcome back, Old Friend. I can’t say I remotely expected a second season of Kamisama Hajimashita – the first one didn’t exactly sell like hotcakes and it’s been two years since it finished airing. So the announcement […] Read more
A little more Kamisama Hajimemashita really feels like a reunion with an old friend. This was truly one of the underrated gems of 2012 – the “sleeper shoujo” of a busy shoujo season, slow out of the gate and short on flash. It made up for that with a ton […] Read more
That was an ending that matched the character of the series perfectly. Two series by Akitarou Daichi ended this week, and that’s a sad thing. I’ve argued here on many occasions that the director is an absolutely critical part of an anime’s success or failure, and probably the least understood […] Read more
Be careful – this is a series that will crawl inside your consciousness and build a nest before you realize it. If I’d done a second “Honorable Mention” post for 2012 this show would have been it. In my psyche it fills a very similar role to the one Nekogami […] Read more
These two series are a textbook example of extremely different approaches to storytelling. Kamisama Hajimemashita – 11 Kamisama Kiss continues to be a marvel of consistency, providing solid entertainment every week while maintaining a near-perfect balance between humor and emotional depth. It’s easy to see that this is the work […] Read more
Saddest looking snake ever. I suppose it says something for the place Kamisama Kiss holds in my regard that I decided to make this the episode I’d try and blog to get myself kick-started during my bout with constitutional misery. I went to my inbox and while shows the H […] Read more
I finally found a more mismatched show to pair with Btooom! Kamisama Hajimemashita – 08 Even when Kamisama Hajimemashita is being serious, it can’t help being funny. This week every scene involving Mikage and his sidekick Otohiko (Takahashi Hiroki) was a riot. Otohiko is yet another in a line of […] Read more