There’s nothing quite like the thrill of seeing a TV anime you love on the big screen. I headed down to Shinjuku tonight to check out Hunter X Hunter: The Last Mission. I’m not going to do a detailed review until I’ve seen the subbed version, for a couple of […] Read more
If great characters make a story, then any set in this mythology has a massive head start. OP: “Anata no Eranda Kono Toki wo (あなたの選んだこの時を)” by Kanako Ito Fuka Ryouiki no Deja vu is neither indispensable to the Steins;Gate franchise, or a great story in its own right. That said, […] Read more
Boy, talk about a mood shift… It seems a bit odd to watch the “Sekai no Saitou” OVA right after the 11th episode of Refrain, but that’s just the way the timing worked out. You could hardly draw up two episodes that more effectively highlight this series in its polar […] Read more
An interesting book, but I thought the ending was a bit abrupt. As OVAs go, this was a pretty good one. It was plot-relevant for starters, which is rare-enough, though the fact that Attack on Titan is an ongoing series has something to do with that. It was also competently […] Read more
It’s always a thrill to be in the presence of true genius. Takahata Isao, the 78 year-old “other” of Studio Ghibli’s two old lions, is never going to be as well known as his good friend Miyazaki Hayao. His movies are never going to sell as many tickets in Japan, […] Read more
A full trailer for “The Last Mission” has been poster here. I know it’s natural to be skeptical of non-canon movies, but I actually liked “Phantom Rouge” more than most – and this one looks pretty good. Read more
The more things change, the more they stay the same. If you watched the Hanasaku Iroha TV series you know pretty much what to expect from “Home Sweet Home”. In fact, the transition from the series is so seamless that it sort of has the effect of making it seem […] Read more
I can never watch one of these without big-time mixed-emotions. Ah, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun – another great anime that tanked commercially. My endorsement (I ranked it #6 in a quite strong 2012) is surely the kiss of death for any series, but no matter how many times it happens it […] Read more
I won’t blame you if Aura looks a bit familiar. It’s pretty much impossible to watch Aura in 2013 and not think of Chuunibyou. There are so many similarities between the two stories – a male lead who’s a first-year high school and a recovering chuunibyou sufferer, desperately trying to […] Read more
Well, that was certainly the best Higurashi animation in years. I certainly never expected to blog Higurashi again. I had no plans to blog this OVA, in fact, but when it was over and I realized how much I liked it I discovered I wanted to say a few words […] Read more