With Kirino safely stashed away in America for now, we’re free to turn out focus onto all things Kuroneko. We get a taste of her struggles to fit in at Kyou’s high school, her new club – joined at Kyou’s insistence – and her budding relationship with him. We also […] Read more
The animated commentaries for this series continue to be some of the most fascinating DVD extras I’ve seen in ages. It’s a strange mix of inside humor, foreshadowing, and a kind of in-the-moment psychoanalysis for the characters both on-screen and off. Firs off, we had Kanako and Kyousuke. Kyou continues […] Read more
The long awaited “True End” route of Ore no Imouto begins at long last, after having been mercilessly teased by the animated commentaries in the first three volumes. And, while not ranking with the best episodes of the series, it nevertheless represents a pretty successful continuation of the TV arc. […] Read more
These little commentaries continue to be one of the more interesting DVD extras I’ve seen for a while. They act as both a kind of teaser trailer for the source material (and possible future episodes of the anime) and a psychotherapy session for the characters. Just about everyone got in […] Read more
The second animated commentary was every bit as weird and fun as the first one. This time, Kyousuke gives way rather quickly to the adorable Kuroneko – almost as kawaii in chibi form as in 1080p glory. She and Kirino quickly lapse into their usual tsundere-yuri banter, and Kuroneko very […] Read more
What a great ass! I know the inclination is to say, “Man – things must be really slow if he’s blogging individual DVD extras”. But these “animated commentaries” from Ore no Imouto are some of the best and most interesting I’ve seen in a long, long time. The commentaries run […] Read more
What a fascinating and unexpected series Oreimo turned out to be. Alternately maddening and deliriously enjoyable but almost always addictive, it was one of the more interesting shows of 2010. I was expecting this to be an ecchi series, something along the lines of Kiss x Sis. As any one […] Read more
So ends Oreimo – the “good end”, that is. This made for TV ending worked pretty well for me, though it remains to be be seen what the “true end” of the special episodes will be. I think my guess is probably the same as everyone else’s, but I’m going […] Read more
My favorite Mamani expression by far Did you get all that? Wow, but a busy, exhausting, emotional roller-coaster of an episode that was. It felt like every emotion was at the extreme end of the spectrum, and about six eps worth of development was crammed into one. But it didn’t […] Read more
What should be have this week but a new character, 10 episodes into a 12-episode run. And she’s a live wire, this Kanakana-chan – possibly a bigger brat than Kirino with enough attitude for 10 animes. The premise of the episode – Ayase wants to buy a hobby-related gift for […] Read more