The tennis hierarchy is becoming clear. Atsushi made a comment in the premiere about how Alex is “in another world” from the amateur players at Florida Tennis Academy. And while that’s certainly true, one could look at the events of this episode and conclude that there’s no narrower a gap […] Read more
One thing’s for sure – this is a big, big story and we’re only just scratching the surface. The news dropped this week that this adaptation of Arslan Senki is going to be 25 episodes. That’s a classic “good news, bad news” scenario in that I certainly hoped it would […] Read more
“The House of Black and White” I confess, I broke and watched this episode a day early. But I have a good excuse – my back went out and I’ve been basically bedridden with nothing to do. That makes it even harder to resist jumping right into 43 and 44 […] Read more
And sometimes the three-episode rule is plenty. Plastic Memories – 03 I’m afraid this is the end of the line for me with Plastic Memories, at least in terms of blogging it – I’ll watch another ep or two to see if it surprises me, but I’m increasingly convinced that […] Read more
Sometimes, the three-episode rule just isn’t enough. I’m still not sure where I stand with Owari no Seraph. On the downside, it does seem to be getting progressively more conventional with every episode. But there’s a creative spark behind the series that I find quite appealing – the art design […] Read more
Episode 3 of Kekkai Sensen is more of the same, and oh so different. I’m more or less in the same boat with Blood Blockade Battlefront that I have been from the beginning. That is to say, the style is way ahead of the substance for me, at least so […] Read more
You can’t spell “Shameless” without without the “SH” in “Shoukugeki”. Or something… I’ll give J.C. Staff credit here, because they’re delivering the goods with Shokugeki no Souma for better and worse. This is a studio known for faithful adaptations (along with Pierrot probably the most faithful on average, I’d say) […] Read more
For the second time in two weeks, Punchline has surprised me. I’m still not fully sure what we’ve got in Punchline, but I am sure that it seems to be missing the mark with most of the anime audience. That’s not remotely surprising given how little it resembles the bulk […] Read more
Blech. No, your eyes didn’t deceive you – that piece of dreck from Trigger was actually in 4:3, a product of its status as a web series. And boy, was it horrific in every way. When Trigger first started up, the natural inclination was to assume they’d be a kind […] Read more
Sorry to drop a Doctor Who reference on you, but it’s remarkable how much Takeo reminds of dwarf star alloy… Which is, for the record, the densest thing in the (Doctor Who) Universe. I feel like I’m starting to get a handle on what sort of series this is (though […] Read more