I said when I reviewed the first episode of this series that I didn’t quite know why someone had green-lighted it, and that I was glad they did. You don’t see many 15 year-old manga, especially relatively unheralded ones, get anime adaptations. And this series isn’t remotely like anything else […] Read more
It was certainly fitting that Level E should conclude with a troll to end all trolls – something like a triple or even quadruple reverse troll, rarely attempted – let alone achieved. Indeed, the series went out with a little of everything that makes it great – trolling, Yukitaka pissed […] Read more
Looks like Level E is going to wrap with a two-parter that takes us more or less back to the original storyline. Certainly Yukitaka and Edogawa are back, with no sign of any of the one-off arc characters from in-between making a reappearance. The closing arc, as it should, focuses […] Read more
The long awaited return of Tsutsui-kun is this week, and it doesn’t disappoint. This time we get to meet the rest of his team as well. I was wondering how they were going to be worked back into the plot, but I must confess the premise took me by surprise. […] Read more
I’ve never seen an anime quite so indifferent to convention and the normal rules of the genre as this one. It manages to amorphously change personalities each week, and unapologetically so – don’t expect any explanations for the somewhat jarring changes of…well, everything. This week it’s back to the Color […] Read more
The twist this week – and there’s always a twist with this series – is that Prince Baka actually helps solve the problem rather than cause it. Sort of… For once, the cliffhanger at the end of the last episode wasn’t a troll – Mikihasa actually was a girl. In […] Read more
If I can make the statement, “I’ve never seen anything quite like it” about a series, that’s a big feather in its cap as far as I’m concerned. For me to love a series it’s neither necessary or enough, but it’s definitely a point in favor. And I can honestly […] Read more
I mentioned last time that this isn’t a show that you have to work hard to enjoy – and I think that’s true – but it’s also definitely a show that you want to pay close attention to. The devil – and the hilarity – is in the details, and […] Read more
I feel as though I’ve been totally trolled by this show – which is wholly appropriate, What I thought was going to be a heady mix of drama and comedy now looks as if it’s going to go for straight-up hilarity. Which is fine – this is the funniest new […] Read more
This must be the season for Hero Squad parodies – first Mitsudomoe, now Level E. And if you guessed that both of those show, as good as they are at paroady, would deliver the goods – you’re right. Of course Gachi Rangers has been a two-season running gag, but “Earth […] Read more