It’s not every anime that reaches the end before it reaches the end. I confess I thought going in that this was the final episode of Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta, so it was rather a surprise to discover it was coming back next week. That certainly helps, given that […] Read more
The comedy is back in a big way this week, but… I’m having a hard time looking at Space Dandy as the same straightforward free-association comedy I once thought it was. There’s no question that themes have started to emerge over the last several episodes, coming together under the general […] Read more
It’s shows like Noragami that give predictability a good name. Noragami was many things, but among the most prominent was consistent. All season long it duked it out for best new series – albeit of a weak season – with Space Dandy and Hoozuki no Reitetsu. And while the anime-original […] Read more
Things are really starting to get interesting now. I have a confession to make: I’m rooting for Furuya to get his clock cleaned next week. Does that make me a bad person? Daiya no A finally has something it’s been missing since the beginning – a really interesting opponent. Compelling […] Read more
It truly is the end of an era – at least for now. This is a bit of a historic moment for me as a blogger – I’ve never done a series review post on a show that’s run for anything like two years (though in fact it’s obviously also […] Read more
It’s just ridiculous how good this series is right now. I’m running out of superlatives to lavish on Gin no Saji after the latest episode. This three-episode run is, quite simply, about as good as any series telling this sort of story could possibly be – effectively note-perfect. I confess […] Read more
Japanese Culture class is back in session… This is really the first time since very early in Hoozuki no Reitetsu’s run that I’ve felt a bit left out of the joke. The entire episode was pulled straight from Japanese legends and fairy tales (and just my luck, none of them […] Read more
It’s a truth we see borne out over and over again in anime: endings are hard. I won’t lie – I’m of the mind that Nagi no Asukara is ending at the right time. The heart of the matter is this: the only element in the story that really rings […] Read more
As soon as Inari Konkon was announced as 10 episodes, I should have known Jerry Seinfeld’s “This is going to be a shame” would have fit perfectly. A few weeks back I compared Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha to a meal where the side dishes were excellent, but the main course […] Read more