This is the pose for wishing for more Minami-ke. This is familiar territory for fans of Minami-ke: wondering if the latest anime is going to be the last, and hoping there’s more to come. It’s almost always a question with OVA releases but even more so with this series, as […] Read more
This is just between us, but that was a great finale to a great season. It seems fitting that the two best comedies airing this season should end with a full cast O-hanami – it’s hard to overstate just how much this annual ritual means to the Japanese. This finale […] Read more
Well, that was surely one of the more random episodes of Minami-ke ever. I haven’t said it in a while, but it really fits here: needs more Mako-chan. I mean really, how could you deprive us of a chance to see Mako-chan in full kimono for New Year’s? Not to […] Read more
It seems as if you can always count on Christmas for an appearance by Hosaka. After Makoto’s star turn last week, Minami-ke trotted out its other outlandish male supporting character this week, and two characters more different you could hardly find. Yet there are commonalities between the two of them […] Read more
The only thing I don’t love about this superb season of Minami-ke is that it’s already almost over. You just can’t have too much Makoto/-chan as far as I’m concerned, but I will say this much: the fact that his appearances (like Hosaka’s) are relatively infrequent gives those episodes a […] Read more
The more you watch Minami-ke, the more you realize this is one of those series where folks just aren’t destined to get together… I’m just a little disappointed that we haven’t seen more of Makoto/-chan this season, though by the looks of the preview we’ll at least get one more […] Read more
Any way you slice it, a high-school dude chasing after a girl shouting “Eat my fresh vegetable stick!” is just plain wrong. It’s glorious to have Minami-ke back at the height of its powers again, because it’s a reminder that this is one of the titans of anime comedy. Frankly […] Read more
I’m sure you’ve heard me say this before, but blogging anime comedies can be really really hard. See, here’s the thing: I loved this episode of Minami-ke. But I’m somewhat flummoxed as to how to talk about it. In a show like Working!! that’s plot and character-driven despite being a […] Read more
Wait a minute – just where did Kana pull that second sea cucumber from? Ho-hum – another week, another sterling example of Minami-ke Tadaima. I wasn’t sure anything could make me laugh as hard as the whiteboard scene in Zetsuen to Tempest, but this ep came pretty darn close. And […] Read more
Look out, Hosoka – there’s a new superfreak in town. We’re five eps in, we’ve had only one appearance each by Makoto/-chan and Hosaka (and no sign of either in the preview), and yet things are still humming along at a fine pace. It’s a testament to how deep the […] Read more