Well, that was out first strong series finale of the season. Wait – it’s still October?? Sakurasou is a lot of things, most simply a very good anime. But it’s also an interesting mass of contradictions and an intriguing mix of genres. It really strikes me that this is a […] Read more
I’m finding this series strangely difficult to talk about considering how much I’m enjoying it. I really, really like Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun. But somehow, as a blogger it’s almost too spot-on – the show has rarely put a foot wrong so far, and Brains Base is doing their usual bang-up […] Read more
It’s a good sign that Bakuman can come up with one of its best episodes ever without using its flashiest character. I love Eiji, but there’s no doubt that he’s a bit of a crutch for Bakuman sometimes. It’s almost impossible to write a scene with Eiji where he isn’t […] Read more
When I said Maeda Jun series always have at least one moemoe character “or two” – I didn’t think I’d be proven right quite so quickly. Liking a series and having no real idea how to explain why isn’t an easy position for a blogger to be in. If I’m […] Read more
I can honestly say that almost none of that went as I expected. Before I launch into my usual weekly praise for H x H – I’ll warn you, it’s coming – I want to single out Sawashiro Miyuki for some praise here. Not because I don’t still have issues […] Read more
Having scene the Space Brothers live-action film I sort of knew what to expect this week, but the anime version definitely exceeded the film – and my expectations. In some ways, this is the moment Uchuu Kyoudai has been building up to for 30 episodes. It sounds funny to say […] Read more
In high school, sex is one of the most widely traded forms of currency. It’s rare to see an anime portray that reality as plainly and openly as Sukitte does. I like how honest Sukitte Ii na yo is in presenting the sometimes ugly reality of teenaged social life without […] Read more
If I had to write a one-word of that episode, for me it would be pretty easy: “Intense”. The first thing you may have noticed about this episode was the rather significant visual shift that took place. This was due to the presence of episode director Yamauchi Shigeasu, a very […] Read more
These two series present a marked contrast – one lyrical and almost graceful, and the other a display of narrative brute force. Zetsuen no Tempest – 04 This was certainly a change of pace episode for Zetsuen, a look back at the meeting of Yoshino and Mahiro. It comes at […] Read more
Love it or hate it (or both), there’s no one else who does this sort of thing like KyoAni can do it. I’m of the classic “two minds” dilemma with Chuunibyou. There are times when it really makes me laugh, and there are times when I just want to slip […] Read more