It doesn’t matter how few people are listening, I’m going to keep saying it – Ginga e Kickoff is a great anime that stubbornly refuses to put a foot wrong. I don’t keep calling Ginga e Kickoff the best sports anime about kids since the first season of Major just […] Read more
Won’t someone please think of the children? That was definitely a “path of least resistance episode”. Pleasant and straightforward, well within the SAO formula. I enjoyed it, and I would say the best thing about it was the pacing – the 22 minutes flew by, which can only reflect positively […] Read more
“Give me the child until he is seven, and I will show you the man.” – Francis Xavier Kokoro Connect is a pretty tsundere show. It has a way of royally pissing me off when I really start to love it, and pulling me back in with a fascinating twist […] Read more
You have got to be kidding me. I can’t be the only one, can I? After this whole arc being about Haru and Taku finding their own strength and beating Noumi without relying on Kuroyukihime, she shows up and saves them just as they’re about to get their asses handed […] Read more
I’m not sure which was more epic, the episode or the preview. I’m at peace with Astral Ocean – or rather, with the fan reaction it. I’ve been a fan of the series since the premiere, and I admit I let the persistent negativity that pervades every discussion of the series […] Read more
Even if there weren’t a whole bunch of other reasons, I’d still watch KoiChoco just because every week, without fail, it finds a way to surprise me. The answers are coming fast and furious in my third-favorite Summer series now, with “Chocolate” fully explained, Michiru’s role clarified at last, and […] Read more
Hard to pull off a straight-up comedy episode much better than that one. The weightier stuff can be a little up and down, but there’s no doubt in my mind that when Bingoumai Ga goes all-out for humor, it stacks up with any show this season. Bobby and Moumou singing […] Read more
There are times when a lack of major surprises is a very good thing, and this is one of them. Natsuyuki Rendezvous has been a difficult series right from the beginning – slow to work its way into my consciousness, never eager to make its characters easy to love, always […] Read more
After 24 episodes, Panda-kun finally found someone too lazy for even him. Shirokuma Café is one of those shows that every season needs a couple of, something so easy to enjoy you could watch it if your hair was on fire. You occasionally get your bursts of brilliance, but mostly […] Read more
This episode of Utakoi is notable for it’s interesting narrative choices… I don’t think there’s too much disagreement that The Tale of Genji is the most famous book in the history of the Japanese language, and one of the most important in any. It’s widely agreed to be the world’s […] Read more