Sometimes it takes a little spirit possession to let our true natures show themselves. A funny thing happened in the world of Kyoukai no Rinne this week. Weekly Shounen Sunday announced that Rinne will have an “important announcement” in the next issue (yes, an announcement of an announcement – a […] Read more
Kotatsu de aru. Not much to say apart from broken record time: that was a really, really funny episode. I think Kyoukai no Rinne must be one of the elite candidates to be poster child of overlooked and underrated anime, because it seems as if almost no one is paying […] Read more
Did my eyes deceive me, or did things just work out for Rinne in the end? It’s not exactly an apples-to-apples comparison, but I think there’s a kind of commonality between Kyoukai no Rinne and Jitsu wa Watash wa. While the style of humor could hardly be more different, both […] Read more
Great job, Rumiko (and Brains Base). Not for the first time, I apologize for ever suggesting that Kyoukai no Rinne wasn’t a first-rate series. This isn’t second-tier Rumiko or anything else – it’s a great anime comedy, with impeccable timing and a wit as sharp and hard as a diamond […] Read more
It’s sure funny, but boy – this show is actually pretty dark. There’s a sort of ruthlessness to Kyoukai no Rinne that I find really appealing, and I don’t think there’s any doubt it does wonders for the humor, too. When you step back and think about it, some of […] Read more
When it comes to getting a raw deal Rinne may not be in a class by himself, but it sure doesn’t take long to call the roll. I apologize to Rinne-sama, but it’s going to be a short one this week – I’m swamped and desperately behind schedule. I feel […] Read more
Hell hath no fury like an idiot scorned. Jumonji gets center-stage this week, which means his tunnel-visioned worldview gets to take Kyoukai no Rinne into some darkly comic places. Ageha’s arrival on the scene has liberated Tsubasa-kun from the onus of being the series’s biggest baka, but make no mistake, […] Read more
Parents, once again I beg you – take your children as far away from this place as possible. That stuff about Japan being the safest country in the world? It doesn’t seem to apply to whatever town Kyoukai no Rinne is set in. And the funny thing is, we never […] Read more
Release the kraken. As hinted at last time, Kyoukai no Rinne has indeed unleashed the romcom hijinks in full force. And as you’d expect based on this cast and general tone, it’s a perfect fit. This bunch is a perfect vehicle for Rumiko to remind everyone just how good she […] Read more
That was a hug – no take-backs. OP2: “Ura no Ura” (裏の裏; The back of the back) by Passepied Spring’s most underrated series and funniest comedy rolls into its second cour with a new OP and ED, a shift in direction, but the same spot-on comedy. There wasn’t a series […] Read more