This is one of those series that gives predictability a good name. In a week full of anime goodbyes – or at least “so longs” – it’s nice to talk about a show that’s not going anywhere. We’ll have a pause after this coming season before the third cour airs, […] Read more
That was an ending that highlighted both this series’ charm, and its limitations. I really don’t think there’s any other way Ore Monogatari could have ended, or perhaps even should have ended. So I’m not disappointed with this finale in any significant way. But at the same time, you can’t […] Read more
That was the sweet reward for a lot of frustration, right there. Read more
What – you mean that wasn’t the last episode? Awesome! Read more
That’s the best kind of anime ending – one that isn’t an ending at all. How nice it is to be able to write about the final episode of Kyoukai no Rinne knowing there’ll be two more cours starting next spring. Anime is a funny business – this is an […] Read more
I really there’s been no anime in a very long time that gets as much from so little asAkagami no Shirayukihime. This is the season finale of Akagami no Shirayukihime, which thanks to its split-cour format is off until January (which makes it ineligible for the year-end Top 10 list, […] Read more
My goodness, Lidenfilms – I didn’t think you had it in you… The mantle pretty much falls to Arslan Senki for a Sunday anime that actually has a chance to see a real ending. Yeah, we’re already through the manga and into novel material, and even though the novel series […] Read more
How can a series so ugly on so many levels still manage to be beautiful sometimes? I guess this is the day to lament manga adaptations which end in the middle of the story with no hope of a sequel (Arslan Senki isn’t quite hopeless, at least). No, I have […] Read more
Bear with me – I just need a minute… Well, this was a pretty sad day for Baby Steps fans. In my case it wasn’t the result of Ei-chan’s match with Nabae, because of course I knew that was coming. But the lack of an announcement at the end of […] Read more
A nice appetizer, Taifuuu no Noruda really makes you long for the missing main course. When I first saw the promo art for this theatrical feature from the relatively obscure Studio Colorado, I was pretty excited. I mean, it was beautiful (the subsequent trailers even more so), it had a […] Read more