How many gears does that thing have? That was a nice comeback from arguably Tari Tari’s weakest episode last week. I still don’t find Sawa all that likable a character, either in perfection mode or sulky hellion mode, and that limits how much an arc focused on her is really […] Read more
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Seriously – my pathetic words cannot do justice to how effing brilliant this series is. You’re going to have to forgive me for going into full fanboy mode for a […] Read more
Man, they’re certainly drawing the suspense out on this damn selection… One of the things I’ve noted about Space Brothers is how easy this show is to enjoy – in fact, for me it’s almost impossible not to enjoy it. There are many reasons for that, and I think one […] Read more
You know character deaths are happening fast and furious when they can’t even get them into the Hunterpedia while they’re still alive… All I can say is, thank goodness Madhouse got Ishizuka Unshou Akio Ōtsuka to play Uvogin, because with that voice I can very much believe he’s the […] Read more
It’s definitely “Here there be dragons” week for Kawahara adaptations, not the first time there’s been a coincidental connection between SAO and Accel World. As usual, this week’s SAO has me feeling very conflicted about the direction of the series. Usually – though not always (I wasn’t too crazy about 06) – […] Read more
Devious Heartseed, very devious… Despite its sometimes clumsy execution, Kokoro Connect never fails to be interesting, and this week was certainly no exception. I think that’s because the writing, if not polished, has an unerringly keen emotional compass – it always manages to cut to the chase and find a […] Read more
Whatever else I might catch a glimpse of once in a while, in the end Accel World is what it is. What did we have in episode 19? Well, a screw turning into a Go-bot. Cute girls being cute. A villain doing bad things because… He’s an asshole, and in […] Read more
Let’s be honest – we all know you watched it. And we all know why. Do I really need to warn anyone that the screencaps below are NSFW (and trust me – I could have gone a lot farther)? I’m not going to pretend that To Love-Ru is anything more […] Read more
KoiChoco follows up its best character-driven episode yet with a pretty darn good one focused on the “Election” part of the title. There have been more than a few anime over the years that have had student politics as a primary – or at least prominent secondary – focus. But […] Read more
If I could have picked any series to go on a two-week hiatus, AO definitely wouldn’t have been it. But it’s surprising how quickly everything came flooding back once the episode started. I still have no idea what’s happening, but at least I know what I have no idea about. […] Read more