These high school training camps are dangerous places, apparently – and for more than just wedgies. I noted last week that we saw the twin towers of the sports anime schedule, Yowamushi Pedal and Ace of Diamond, bringing us their training camp arcs simultaneously. Not satisfied with that, Diamond even […] Read more
It’s “Oscar” season, and again time to pay tribute to the best anime had to offer in 2013. And my earnest congratulations to Miyazaki Hayao and Studio Ghibli for representing anime at the Academy Awards this year. This year’s winners: Best Song: “Yokan” by Itou Masumi – Red Data Girl ED […] Read more
For the second time in a day I’m forced to ask – do you want the good news or the bad news first? This was well on its way to being my favorite episode of Space Brothers in a long, long time – maybe as much as six months. It […] Read more
More is better when it comes to Tonari no Seki-kun. The only bad thing about this OVA is that it confirms for me that the TV adaptation of Tonari no Seki-kun would be even better if it were 12 minutes instead of 6. I like the format of two chapters […] Read more
It’s been quite a week for Wake Up, Girls, even before it aired. Golden Time – 14 I’m not sure where I stand with Golden Time at the moment, to be honest. Is demotion to a digest post a precursor to termination? Yeah, that’s possible – in all honesty it […] Read more
Well, you have to admit he’s a lot cuter than Dick Cheney. It’s quite remarkable how little attention this series gets in English-language forums. I get very few comments at either place I cover it, and it seems to have a relatively tiny following in places like ASF and MAL. […] Read more
All the weirdness and twice the laughs in the second episode of Hoozuki no Reitetsu. This is one now definitely in the keeper list for Winter, though I doubt it’s going to generate much of a following among the English-language anime fanbase. I loved the second episode and as I […] Read more
As good as last week’s episode was, getting its best character back really makes a difference for Nagi no Asukara. After a really strong episode, I normally have a good amount of scribbles on the notepad I keep with me when watching anime I plan to blog. But right now […] Read more
Two episodes in, I’m still not sure if there’s a reason this season of Chuunibyou exists apart from the obvious commercial one. Chuunibyou 2 – 02 I remain on the fence about blogging this season of Chuunibyou. There was nothing especially wrong with this week’s episode, just as there was […] Read more
Last chance to save a lost season? No pressure, Inari Konkon… OP: “Kyou ni Koiiro (今日に恋色)” by May’n Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha was really the last show of the season that I had a reasonably high level of expectations for going on. It certainly isn’t because of the staff – […] Read more