Well, that was certainly eventful. If Golden Time’s break arrived at the perfect time for me, I can’t say the same for Nagi no Asukara. Not only is the series firing on all cylinders and more involving than ever, but that was a hell of a cliffhanger to cap off […] Read more
Magnificent bastards don’t just grow on trees. You probably saw my pictures from Jump Festa, where Kingdom had a large booth complete with cosplayers. This manga is a pretty big deal – it’s obvious that Shueisha cares about it at least somewhat, and it continues to be a strong seller. […] Read more
Shoot, I think I’ve figured out what you were talking about… We’re getting a one-week break for the New Year (most anime do take it) but happily, the Hunter X Hunter NTV schedule for January has finally populated with new eps starting on the 7th. Sorry for the false alarm […] Read more
Yeah, Yowapeda knows exactly what it’s doing. I’m on a short trip spending Christmas in Nagano, so the posts may be a little shorter and later than usual this week – bear with me. Don’t take it as any sign that my love for this series is waning – because […] Read more
The whole “season” thing just seems to matter a whole lot less to Yozakura Quartet than most series. It’s been a while for YQ, but as usual in the fansub community when a show gets orphaned, somebody steps up to the plate – and so it is here. Layoffs don’t […] Read more
In every way, PuPiPo! is just the appetizer. I was disappointed to see that PuPiPo! is going to be a three minute series, because I like mangaka Oshikiri Rensuke and I thought this had some sleeper potential. I’m not going to blog a three-minute series, but I did want to […] Read more
That was the simple and profound ending that Gingitsune richly deserved. I was deeply moved by the last moments of this episode, and when a show can do that to me without anything overtly emotional happening, I know the writing is top-notch. It’s obvious enough why someone might be moved […] Read more
That was some hard-core shounen sports drama right there. The unspoken mathematical elephant in the room finally got spoken this week. Two spots, three players – something had to give. Perhaps that something was Chris’ shoulder, but that remains to be seen. There was plenty of drama leading up to […] Read more
Let the bloodletting begin – but as usual, it will completely miss the point. I’m not going to use the pretext of yet another stellar episode of White Album 2 to dump on Golden Time. That series is still reaching me on a visceral level and I respect that, but […] Read more
Time to dust off the spoiler warning again… To be honest, I’m not sure what I was expecting after last week’s emotional typhoon of an episode. I suppose I wasn’t really thinking that far ahead, because I was so emotionally drained after that ep, especially the last 10 minutes. I […] Read more