Now, see, that’s why Yowamushi Pedal is so damn great, right there. Sometimes in anime we get episodes that so perfectly capture the charms of the show they represent that it’s hard to imagine any fan wouldn’t be won over. I mean, we’re at 33 episodes here – if you […] Read more
Nope, they definitely don’t have the Fourth Amendment here… Is this the end for Tonari no Seki-kun? Well, no – apart from the fact that I’ve stopped making any assumptions about the broadcast schedule for this series (the last eight episodes were widely reported as not scheduled to air on […] Read more
Gao, Gao! OK, I just wanted to do it once… That was definitely my favorite episode of Gaworare for a good while. I like the weirdness and darkness this series brings to the table, but I think it’s at its most charming when it indulges the sillier side. As is […] Read more
If there was ever a WYSIWYG sports anime, Haikyuu!! is it. This is one of those series where I could almost employ a copy-paste methodology, because what I say about one episode seems to apply to pretty much all of them. That’s not a dig, it’s a compliment – but […] Read more
The strange magic of Gokukoku no Brynhildr is still working for me. You can add “sad” to the unlikely list of qualities that this series manages to project in its own inimitable style. There’s now zero doubt in my mind that it knows exactly what it’s doing in every aspect […] Read more
I’m steeling myself for the emotional haymaker I suspect is coming. Isshuukan Friends is a pretty unique series in being able to pull off what it does the way it does. I shudder to think what this sort of material about these characters with this general tone could be like […] Read more
I know I’ve said it before, but this is one series where the title is absolutely truth in advertising. I feel like a parent sometimes when I’m dealing with adaptations of manga that I especially love. When my kid goes out into the world I want everybody to love them, […] Read more
If you stepped up to a roulette table and the dealer was a 17 year-old kid, wouldn’t that set up a few alarm bells that something wasn’t right?? I was going to question the logic of a casino that (naturally) doesn’t allow minors as customers but does allow them to […] Read more
No question about it – when it comes to sports anime, give me the freaks every time. Ah, the fine art of the setup episode – it’s a staple of every sports series, and how well they portray the buildup to a big game can be as important as how […] Read more
Hell hath no fury like a (shota dressed as a) woman scorned. Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii makes its return after a soccer-related hiatus last week, and it picks up with an episode that displays elements of both the charms and challenges of the series. Not for the first time the […] Read more