It’s not too often that I can watch something like a romcom these days and say, “I’ve never seen another show quite like this.” I can’t speak to the manga, because I’ve only skimmed it (and that doujin that was my introduction to the series, way back when) but it […] Read more

Great anime romance comes in many different flavors, but none stranger than MGX. I thought Nazo no Kanojo X was just slightly off its game last week.  It was still a very good episode, but the first one that didn’t quite “wow” me.  Well, not so this week as things […] Read more

I guess the three eps leading up to this were the normal part of MGX, because this week things got really weird. I have another twist on my theory regarding the symbolism of the whole drool thing, but I’ll get to that in a minute as I think enough stuff […] Read more

The last thing I want to do is say something controversial after the last Fate/Zero post, but I’m just going to come out with it though I know it’s pretty out there – Urabe is a sort of a weird girl. OK, maybe that’s not so out there.  But it’s […] Read more

Before I became an anime fan, I used to go to a lot of concerts by what are commonly called “jam bands”.  There are certain leisure activities that are commonly (and correctly) associated with the act of attending such a concert.  Somehow, magically, Nazo no Kanojo X has made me […] Read more

Everything about Mysterious Girlfriend X is extremely odd and seemingly mismatched, but I was absolutely and utterly fascinated by the premiere. I’ll say it up front – I loved that episode unreservedly.  It was that head-shaking, talking to yourself kind of love that really great first episodes give you sometimes, […] Read more