Well, if nothing else I can say that Oreimo at least managed to surprise me with this episode. I’m not even going to bother referring to this as the “TV End” or some other such euphemism, because it really wasn’t an ending of any kind and frankly, made no attempt […] Read more

I guess we should take pleasure in small favors, especially when that’s all we’re likely to get. I’m pretty much hanging on like grim death at this point.  I’ve been blogging Oreimo for 27 episodes and we’re only 2 away from the TV end so I just don’t have the […] Read more

Crumbs – is this really the show I liked so much in the first season? No, I haven’t spoiled myself on the ending (apart from snarky hints from trolls who think they’re being clever with non-spoiler spoiler comments) – though it appears most of the anime audience has by now.  […] Read more

I just have to ask: I can’t be the only one who has no idea WTF is going on here, can I? In one very obvious way, this was a pleasant episode of Oreimo.  I mean, Kirino acted like a human being.  That’s progress, right?  Not only that, but she […] Read more

If I’ve learned anything in two seasons of Oreimo, it’s to never feel too good about any given moment because the series is never more than a few moments away from really pissing me off. Here’s the thing – Oreimo is way, way better when it’s about Kuroneko.  I mean […] Read more

Flawless?  Hell, no – but that was certainly the first episode of the season where Oreimo felt like the show I liked so much two years ago. It just wouldn’t be Oreimo 2 if it didn’t make me cringe or howl with outrage at least once or twice, but this […] Read more

There are definitely times when watching Oreimo where I really wonder what the heck it’s thinking. A few random observations on the back of another frustrating episode: Tachiki Fumihiko really specializes in playing bad, bad Dads. The Kousaka family is seriously fucked up.  I mean – seriously. I suppose the […] Read more

A funny thing happened in the middle of this episode: Kuroneko actually showed up. Hard to know just what to make of this episode of Oreimo, really.  On the one hand, we’re at least back on-point as far as the story is concerned, and the more likeable members of the […] Read more

I’m thinking it might be better if we skipped straight to the BD extra eps now.  Is that possible? For balance’s sake, I’ll start this post by saying something positive about this episode. Ria isn’t as annoying as I thought she’d be. I’m really surprised at how little the second […] Read more

I still can’t quite figure out where this season of Oreimo is headed. I don’t really know what to make of this episode as it relates to the rest of the series – it felt very much like a side story or extra.  I’ve also never been much of a […] Read more