Ore Monogatari has a remarkable ability to make the strangest things emotionally resonant. Here’s a serious question: if the main pairing in a romantic comedy is the weakest part of the series, is that a weakness or a strength? In a vacuum, I suppose I would reluctantly have to answer […] Read more

For a series as superficially predictable as this one, Ore Monogatari offers up a surprising number of surprises. Every so often a line of dialogue crops up that reveals itself to be useful in a wide variety of situations.  For me, Midousuji’s description of Onoda-kun in Yowamushi Pedal – “He’s […] Read more

It’s becoming quite the problem to blog this show, though it’s through no fault of its own. Let me preface this by saying that my affection for Ore Monogatari!! isn’t waning at all – I’m still enjoying the series very much.  But as it’s becoming clear that this is mostly […] Read more

I think we can safely call that beat skipped. Ore Monogatari continues to dance a tightrope between parody and earnestness with exceptional dexterity.  This is a funny sort of romance series in both senses, not quite like any I’ve seen before.  There’s a lot about it that seems familiar at […] Read more

I hope you checked your cynicism at the door, because there’s no space to carry it on with this trip. Well, that was pretty much a whipsaw turnaround from the last two-part episode.  Pretty much no Suna, and from the most serious story of the series to probably the silliest.  […] Read more

I’m kinda glad I was watching that episode on my own… I would be the first to admit that Ore Monogatari!! is walking a very fine line, and has been from the beginning.  It would be easy to tip over into the saccharine at any moment (and in fact it’s […] Read more

Perhaps no anime episode of recent vintage has less required a blog post to be written about it. I enjoyed this episode of Ore Monogatari!! of course – I’m not a cold-blooded terrorist or anything.  But if I’m honest, I think it was the very definition of “one-note”.  It’s a […] Read more

No Takeo, the plastic wrap does not make it OK… If that wasn’t my favorite anime episode this season, it was certainly Top 3 – and no question, for me the best episode of Ore Monogatari so far.  It’s pretty miraculous that this show can pull off being as sweet […] Read more

Yeah, I’m thinking there might be some fire with that smoke. A couple of my suspicions about Ore Monogatari! got some fuel this week.  As far as the whole disaster/rescue thing goes, with three in four weeks now in the books (and it’s four in five if you count the […] Read more