Hyouka – love it or hate it (it’s mostly the former with me) there’s sure as hell nothing like it. I’m really not able to measure this series using any of the guideposts I normally do, because not only doesn’t it measure up against them, but it doesn’t even try. There’s something […] Read more
This was the week Tari Tari abandoned all pretense whatsoever and shamelessly indulged its inner goofball in a big way. But I’m pretty OK with that – if the shoe fits… Let’s not kid ourselves – that was an incredibly silly episode. The only thing it might’ve had more of […] Read more
I’m starting to run out of ways to describe how Jinrui continues to amaze me. What’s one step up from “Queen”? Why, God, of course – and Watashi learns a valuable lesson (yes, another one) in the danger or impulsive behavior where the Fairies are concerned. Of course this being […] Read more
As with Hunter X Hunter, it’s awfully nice to have Space Bros back – I really missed it last week. For me, this series really hasn’t put a foot wrong in the last couple of months. I could see where some might argue that it’s overly sentimental, but I find […] Read more
One thing really jumps out at me with this episode of H x H – Kurapika’s soul is really hanging in the balance. As long as this series runs for a long time and we keep getting episodes of this quality from Madhouse, I can live with the occasional hiatus […] Read more
“Asylum of the Daleks” In the world of Steven Moffat’s “Doctor Who”, less is more. It’s ironic given that Asylum is described by Moffat as a “blockbuster film” of an episode, but what really makes this an excellent “Who” ep is not what it includes, but what it leaves out. […] Read more
No surprises here, but I can definitely confirm that I like Sword Art Online better now that the omakes are over and the actual series has started. Episode 3 9 of SAO had pretty much everything I would have thought I’d want from this series after the excellent premiere. Some […] Read more
To say that it’s been a busy week in the world of Kokoro Connect would be quite an understatement – and I’m not just talking about the very good episode itself. I’m loathe to even bring the subject up, but the matter of the Kokoro Connect bullying incident has been […] Read more
If I had to choose one word to describe this episode of Accel World, it would be “refreshing”. I can honestly say this was the first episode of AW that I’ve really enjoyed from start to finish in at least a month, and probably more – since the current arc […] Read more
That’s all of Team Goldilocks present and accounted for, then. It was an interesting call for Astral Ocean to go with a character-driven episode with a very narrow focus this close to the end. Perhaps it shouldn’t be, given that those were the signals the series was sending with episode 17 – […] Read more