You know, Gundam AGE is a lot like (bear with me, here) playing golf. If you play the occasional round of golf like I do, and you aren’t very good like I’m not, chances are you’ll have experienced the feeling of playing so badly you feel like you’re ready to […] Read more
Considering that was everything I like about Tari Tari and none of the things I hate, not to mention some long-overdue developments, it’s hardly surprising that this was my favorite episode of the series. To get it out of the way, yes – it’s shameful that TT teased us with […] Read more
Well, looks like Hyouka is back to proving it can squeeze 22 minutes out of anything, no matter how inconsequential. Needless to say, that’s definitely a comfort zone. I suppose the highest praise I can pay to Hyouka is this: not only can’t I think of another anime that would […] Read more
The social satire is strong with this one… It’s tempting to think of this episode as “A Faerie History of Japan”, but I suspect that would be reading a bit too much into the satire – and believe me, there’s plenty to read into it anyway. Still, as an island […] Read more
A very good episode of SAO for the most part, but my dominant feeling at the moment is relief that the series I thought I was getting has actually started. It says something about the nature of the first seven episodes that the name “Kayaba Akihiko” hasn’t even been mentioned […] Read more
For Kokoro Connect, this was an episode that gave off a very different vibe than any that came before. There was some interesting stuff here – as I’ve said before, this show never fails to be at least interesting. But for me this ep felt a little flat, and that’s […] Read more
It’s not as though this episode did anything especially wrong, but at this point more than anything else I just want this arc to be over. I confess I’m a little surprised that Kuroyukihime wasn’t looped back into the main story this week. It looks as if before this arc […] Read more
This episode marks the point in KoiChoco where the most obvious main heroine climbs into the bath with the main character. I’m sure Chisato’s fans are hoping it turns out better for her than it did for the girl who last tried it in a VN adaptation. For me, this […] Read more
When we write the book on Eureka Seven AO, I suspect we’ll look back on this episode as the one where all the pieces started to come together. There have certainly been flashier episodes of AO – episode 2 (for the sheer “wow” factor) and 14 (the brilliant re-introduction of […] Read more
“Mako’s Adventure” It’s hard not to have sympathy for Makoto. Nitorin and Takatsuki get most of the attention, but in many ways he’s in a worse pinch than any of them. Not only is he living a secret and frustrated life, but he’s denied the outlets that are available to […] Read more