I’m not sure that Urubochi-san and I.G. could have made a second episode that was more different in every way from the first, for better and for worse. Only time will tell whether that was a good strategy for the first two eps of the series. Make no mistake, I […] Read more
I think Robotics;Notes is going to be an interesting test for its audience. I like this series a lot so far, but even I would be the first to admit that it’s extremely laid-back in terms of pacing and mood. In a funny way this episode put me in mind […] Read more
Uh-oh – KyoAni and a school club, eh? I guess it was inevitable, for better or worse. I definitely enjoyed this episode of Chuunibyou more than the first two, for the simple reason that it made me laugh when it was trying to a good percentage of the time. I […] Read more
He’s cute and all, but… This was one of those eps of Shirokuma Café that had me helpless with laughter from start to finish, but especially the first sketch. It probably came closer to epitomizing what makes Panda a great comedic character than any other – I would say it’s […] Read more
That’s quite a character turnaround for Kota in the last couple of episodes. I think Masaru-chan-san may just be one of the most interesting coach characters in sports anime (and it certainly doesn’t hurt that he’s voiced by a stalwart like Koyama Rikiya). He’s a complicated person rather than a […] Read more
When a note-faithful adaptation of a brilliant manga opens a season with two letter-perfect episodes, it’s hard not to be optimistic about what’s to come. *This is a special dual post with Zephyr from RC, my fellow Jormungand fan… I loved the first season of Jormungand, but there were times […] Read more
That button is definitely the one that makes me laugh. I haven’t forgotten about this OVA, though the post is so late I wouldn’t blame anyone who thought otherwise. While we wait for the announcement of the second season for the surprise hit of 2012 – I’m surprised we haven’t […] Read more
This is what happens when a shounen manga about shounen manga gets serious about being a shounen manga. While this was a pretty busy episode, it pretty much came down to Niizuma dominating the narrative. He tends to do that whenever he’s on-screen anyway, but that’s usually in short bursts […] Read more
Things appear to have gotten a lot more complicated here. It’s interesting that I’ve come to like the male lead here better than the one in Sukitte, because that’s certainly not what one might have expected after the first episode. But my initial take on Haru seems to have been […] Read more
No question about it – there are a lot of series this season that aren’t separated by whole lot in terms of quality. Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic – 02 One of the reasons it’s so hard to settle on a blogging schedule this season is my current living situation, […] Read more