So, the moment is finally here – did it live up to the hype? Four episodes in, I think it’s pretty safe to say that the Bishamon Arc can back up the build-up – this is good stuff on every level. Noragami is a series that integrates character and plot […] Read more
Much more so than this first time around, Noragami has hit the ground running. Not much time to write, but I thought this week’s episode of Noragami Aragoto was so good that it’d be a shame not to at least check in. The Bishamon Arc is highly-regarded by fans of […] Read more
Last week was the premiere, but this felt like the week Noragami Aragoto really got started. This week’s episode of Noragami was a big step up in every way. I always enjoy this show, but there are times when it seems to kind of recede into the background of my […] Read more
The return of Noragami feels like getting together with an old friend. OP: “Kyouran Hey Kids!! (狂乱Hey Kids!!)” by THE ORAL CIGARETTES Any anime weekend that gives you premieres by both Madhouse and BONES (there are actually two of those) has a chance to be a pretty good one, and […] Read more
OAD’s like this one are always a bittersweet experience. When I posted on then first Noragami OAD a few months back, I noted that there was no chance it would be the last we saw of the series in anime form – because, of course, of the presence of this […] Read more
Sorry it took so long, Noragami – I promise is wasn’t for lack off affection. This one has been sitting in my inbox for quite some time, and it’s not alone – the beginning of any season, especially Spring, is a tough time to fit in anything outside the broadcast […] Read more
It’s shows like Noragami that give predictability a good name. Noragami was many things, but among the most prominent was consistent. All season long it duked it out for best new series – albeit of a weak season – with Space Dandy and Hoozuki no Reitetsu. And while the anime-original […] Read more
The seas may be uncharted, but so far the sailing is pretty smooth. I’m viewing this anime-original turn for Noragami as a positive because it seems to indicate a desire not to go places that will make a second season more difficult, and comments this week from director Tamura Koutarou […] Read more
History tells us that the road Noragami started down this week is a dangerous one indeed, but so far it’s safe travels. I don’t know whether that sound was the manga readers breathing a sigh of relief or just sighing, but for this anime-only viewer Noragami’s original ending started off […] Read more
Considering the massive build-up it was carrying on its shoulders, I’d say this episode of Noragami held up pretty well. This was definitely the most “big-time” episode of Noragami so far. The drama, the volume, the importance to the overall plot – everything was turned up to eleven. That’s always […] Read more