He’s baaaaaaaaaack… First off, let me apologize for false advertising in last week’s post – Yoshino and Mako-chan look a lot alike in a nun’s habit. In principle I’d say that one episode in 4 is not nearly enough for Makoto/-chan (though in point of fact, he’s actually not in […] Read more
Every household should have an emergency maid outfit, you know? This is anime as public service. The vibe right now is as if Daume and Ohta-sensei distilled the magic of the first season of Minami-ke into its essence, bottled it and stuck it on shelf somewhere, where Asread forgot about […] Read more
Minami-ke Tadaima is flexing its comic muscles in a big way after only two episodes. No question about it, Minami-ke is really back. This material in the hands of staff who really understand it – the timing, the tone, the balance of different elements – is one of the true […] Read more
My God, it’s like being in 2007 again. Pinch me. Does this mean Seirei no Moribito will be back in the Spring and Ghost Hound in the Fall? OP: 「Shiawase☆High Tension↑↑ 」 (Happiness High Tension) by (Rina Satou, Marina Inoue, and Minori Chihara) A word of qualification before I begin: […] Read more
It’s always nice to welcome an old friend back into the fold. I’ve been a big fan of Minami-ke since long before I was blogging. It’s hard to believe it’s been five years (the incredible anime year of 2007) since the first and best season aired. I wasn’t as down […] Read more
After the fold. UPDATE: Studio Feel will be animating. Ugh. As you may know, Minami-ke was confirmed for a fourth season a couple of months ago. At last, the details are in – Winter 2013 is the air date. Director will be Kawaguchi Keiichiro (Hayate, Mayo Chiki, Sket Dance) and […] Read more
EDIT: 4th season officially confirmed! No details on studio or director yet. Now this is exciting – the long-rumored announcement of a new anime adaptation of Minami-ke looks like it was true. Not much detail in this snippet slipped into a character song bundled with the manga, but “I hope […] Read more