Here’s an article I did for MAL, riffing on an idea I introduced during a long-ago Random C podcast. Read more
Mitsudomoe
Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu! – Series Review
I already have a series review of Mitsudomoe season 1, of course, and it would be easy enough to repeat everything I said there in this one – the two seasons were consistent enough as to have felt almost contiguous. There were differences, however, and I loved Zouryouchou! enough that […] Read more
Mitsudomoe – 14 (DVD Extra Episode)
The bonus TV episode did indeed turn out to be the DVD extra ep that was part of the season one releases. While it was clearly of the first season, the episode showed how little things really changed between seasons (in a good way) and if this turns out to […] Read more
Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu! – 8
I admit there have been a lot of times, especially this week, when I’ve been angry or wanted to feel sorry for myself that Mitsudomoe only got an eight-episode second season. But I try to remind myself how many great shows never got a second season at all, and that […] Read more
Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu! – 7
There are times when I truly wonder how Mitsudomoe could not be the most popular show in the universe, and watching the penultimate episode is definitely one of those times. This one had me laughing out loud from the moment the first skit kicked in and, with few interruptions, kept […] Read more
Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu! – 6
The biggest tragedy of the winter season is the best comedy – namely, that Mitsudomoe is only running 8 episodes. There hasn’t been an anime this consistently hilarious since the first season of Minami-ke – and this one has managed to carry that over into a second season without missing […] Read more
Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu! – 5
Hard to to believe, but we’re down to three episodes left for Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu – four if you count the DVD episode that may or may not air on TV. And it seems like the staff is trying really hard to cram as much as they can into these 8 […] Read more
Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu! – 4
Ika-chan! Noooooooooo! There’s been no pure comedy in the last few years as fearless, hilarious at the top end and most strikingly, creative as Mitsudomoe. The level of sophistication in the humor is deceptive and at times absolutely stunning, as was the case with the final sketch and ED this […] Read more
Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu! – 3
She’s not wearing any! 80% is a pretty good success rate for a sketch comedy, and that’s about what Mitsudomoe hit this week for me. I’ll take that if it keeps up every week – as for this episode only the “Emergency Drill” sketch didn’t cut it. Kuriyama-sensei is definitely […] Read more
Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu! – 2
Mitsudomoe is well and truly back this week. The brief but hilarious full-length Gachi detour behind us we’re treated to our first “real” episode of the second season, along with the new OP and ED. Loved the OP, ED was decent, and the ep itself, while not flawless, picked up […] Read more