Let the parade of sleepers continue. Bubuki Buranki is the 10th anniversary series for SANZIGEN, which isn’t necessarily a studio most of us immediately think of as elite. But there was something in the promo material for this original sci-fi series that caught my eye. We knew next to nothing […] Read more
Time for the LiA readers to look back and vote… Here’s the 2015 LiA reader poll – please choose your 5 favorite series of 2014. It’s a huge list, so I’m going to pin this post to the top for a week during voting rather than hijack the sidebar. Thanks […] Read more
Most realistic idol show ever? Sekko Boys – 01 This season certainly has no shortage of shorts, and so far they seem a fairly interesting group. Sekko Boys came in with one of the sillier premises around – an idol group composed of four marble statues. But then the idol […] Read more
Anyone else think this week’s Haikyuu!! was a bit… odd? Well, here’s the thing – it’s “Sleeper Saturday”, because my top two picks to click as sleepers this season were Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu and Dagashi Kashi (more on that later) both airing today. But the truth is, it’s kind […] Read more
Here’s a couple of light bites as Winter starts to gear up. Oijisan to Marshmallow – 01 I actually didn’t realize this was a 5-minute series when I sat down with it, but that feels just about right. This show is as light as the confection in its title, but […] Read more
With anime as with most forms of art, talent wins out most of the time. Now that was an interesting beginning. And there’s a sort of interesting story behind Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya o Mezasu, which is based on a VN – a VN which doesn’t come out till March. So […] Read more
I’m going to resist the urge to say “I told you so”. But you know I did… OK, I can breathe now… I’ve been holding it in for a long time, both from a raging sense of anticipation to see this premiere, and from that nagging fear that somehow it […] Read more
No matter how famous the studio may be, an absence of creative ambition and commitment is always going to be a problem. Prince of Stride: Alternative – 01 I’m not too bothered that P.o.S. (let’s be kind and let that unfortunate acronym slide on by) didn’t do anything for me. […] Read more
I think people are talking about the wrong things with this series, but I guess that’s to be expected. Even though it galls me to lead with it, there’s really no point in going anywhere with Haruchika until I acknowledge what happened at the end of the episode. Yes, the […] Read more
I’m officially rooting for Yakushi at this point. Does that make me a bad person? Well, naturally Daiya no A would decide to start off 2016 by royally pissing me off – must be payback for initially leaving it off my 2015 Top 20 list. It says something for how […] Read more