Any way you look at it the lead story in the Astral Ocean OVA is Ao in a dress, but there are actually a couple of semi-serious moments along the way. Safe to say that Jungfrau no Hanabana-tachi falls squarely in the class of OVAs that place humor as the […] Read more
One strategy for OVAs is to try and make them as consistent with the TV episodes as possible, and that’s the tack AIC have clearly taken here. Haganai is an interesting show for me – a test of whether you can like a series if you really dislike the main […] Read more
As OVAs go, this one definitely falls into the “unaired TV episode” category. But in this case, that’s not a bad thing. When I watch Dantalian no Shoka, there are always things aside from the story vying for my attention. First is the music, which is some of the most […] Read more
An OVA from a series you loved is always a little bittersweet. For me, Nazo no Kanojo X was a series that got pretty much everything right. It took an extremely smart and interesting manga by Ueshiba Richi and made it even better. Director Watanabe Ayumu and writer Akao Deko […] Read more
There are plenty of great anime comedies out there, but there aren’t many shows I feel as much affection for as I do for Shinryaku Ika Musume. OP: “Let’s Shinryaku Time” If you followed this series for the two seasons of the TV anime, you know exactly what to expect […] Read more
Let’s be honest – we all know you watched it. And we all know why. Do I really need to warn anyone that the screencaps below are NSFW (and trust me – I could have gone a lot farther)? I’m not going to pretend that To Love-Ru is anything more […] Read more
Yes, there’s more… I won’t rehash all the old discussions about where Guilty Crown came up short as a series. It seems like you’d be hard-pressed to think of a series that garnered more volume of commentary with less affection than GC, so I’m happy to leave that in the […] Read more
In case anyone hasn’t seen it, here’s the trailer for the Togashi-written H x H film coming next year. Read more
“From up on Poppy Hill” One thing’s for sure – it can’t be easy being Miyazaki Gorou. Anyone who pays close attention to anime in its theatrical form has spent plenty of time listening to directors being called “The next Miyazaki”. Makoto Shinkai (cold) and Hosoda Mamoru (a little warmer) […] Read more
“A Tiny Wind” There’s no Sankarea on TV this week, courtesy of the UEFA Tournament going on in Poland and Ukraine. But we do have this OAD, which acts as a sort of prequel to the series. And given the sizable detours the show has taken over the last month, […] Read more