I’m not getting my hopes up, but we may just be headed for an actual climax. That preview message came as something of a shock, and that’s in spite of the fact that I knew full well that next week’s episode is the finale.  As I said last week if […] Read more

Say this for Madhouse – they sure know how to do epic. It occurred to me watching this week’s episode of One Punch Man that it would really, really suck if the anime were to end here.  It’s a truism for one-cour adaptations anyway, but rarely do I recall a […] Read more

What a waste of a great voice actor… It strikes me, not for the first time, that there’s a fundamental contradiction at the heart of One Punch Man.  Every time the protagonist gets into a fight it’s an anti-climax, which would normally be a huge narrative problem – but that […] Read more

Oh yes, One Punch Man has ascended to full-blown awesome now. As is my usual preference when I’m writing a generally positive post (and this one is going to be extremely positive) with one negative element, I’ll get the negative out of the way.  I didn’t especially like the way […] Read more

At least once a season I have the urge to open with the words of Jerry Seinfeld – “It’s so nice when it happens good.” Predictably, Wanpanman is quickly rising in the Stalker rankings, starting to take on the air of the commercial success so many (including me) assumed it […] Read more