This is not the first time in Diamond no Ace that I’ve wanted to shout “Stop bunting, you idiot!” at Kataoka. And if the series continues in anime form (as I strongly suspect it will at some point) I very much doubt it will be the last. Read more
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Shokugeki no Souma – 22
Pity the supporting character – the tournament arc is never kind to them… Read more
Baby Steps Season 2 – 23
Every time we’re tempted to forget the title of this series, Baby Steps reminds us. Curses to three-minute recaps. They’re the bane of the existence of sports anime fans, though Baby Steps has generally been good about avoiding them (unlike, say, Diamond no Ace). I guess they give us something […] Read more
Arslan Senki – 22
Are we there yet? Not quite. Military epics share a common element with sports anime, and that of course is the setup episode. Every big game has to have a buildup, a time of quiet reflection on what’s to come – and the big battles are no different. It just […] Read more
Mushishi Zoku Shou: Suzu no Shizuku
How can I possibly start my final Mushishi post ever with anything except “Thank you”? OP Sequence: I just need a minute, I’ll be fine. Honest. I put off watching “Suzu no Shizuku” for quite some time. Part of it was going through a very busy patch and not wanting […] Read more
Working!!! – 10
Remember all that stuff I said about Souta’s mom last week? Never mind. Working has always been an anime comedy with great chops – it could range all over the stylistic palette and deliver spot-on humor. What we’re seeing more than ever this season (though not exclusively this season) is […] Read more
Ushio to Tora – 10
You’re just not going to see an anime episode executed much better than that. There have been a few instances now where Ushio & Tora has flat-out nailed it – delivered an episode of old-school shounen as close to perfect as it’s realistically possible to make. It hasn’t been every […] Read more
Kyoukai no Rinne – 22
Kotatsu de aru. Not much to say apart from broken record time: that was a really, really funny episode. I think Kyoukai no Rinne must be one of the elite candidates to be poster child of overlooked and underrated anime, because it seems as if almost no one is paying […] Read more
Ore Monogatari!! – 22
In every sense of the term, I think it’s better this way. It’s funny how even when he’s the center of attention, Suna is never really the center of attention. This is his moment – after twenty episodes of buildup, the long-awaited exploration of what’s in Suna’s heart. But the […] Read more
Jitsu wa Watashi wa – 09
See? I knew Jitsu wa Watashi wa would have a catgirl sooner or later… Read more