Why do all the defections in this struggle seem to go in one direction? This wasn’t an especially interesting episode of AGE, not as compared to the last few anyway. With Kio’s new non-violent violence strategy established, this one was mostly about setting the pieces in place for the next […] Read more
Just call Tari Tari this season’s Goldilocks. We certainly have an interesting trio of school series to ponder over summer weekends this season. In Kokoro Connect we have a show that’s extremely content-based, very much character and plot-driven. In Hyouka we have a show that at its best is almost […] Read more
The jump in quality from “Eba” to Kanya Festa” may be one of the most dramatic intra-series leaps I can remember. One of the first comparisons I made with Hyouka was to “Seinfeld”, and this arc really goes a long way towards showing just why it felt that way to […] Read more
In 22 minutes, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita pretty much obsoleted Bakuman as a chronicle of the manga industry. Well, not really – I love Bakuman, so please watch it or read it if you haven’t. But that doesn’t change the fact that Jinrui has somehow managed to shoehorn even more […] Read more
Even in a room full of geniuses, it seems like Mutta is always the smartest guy in the room. There were really no huge surprises in the way things shook out this week on Space Brothers, but it’s nice to see the show isn’t cheating the audience. The clues have […] Read more
Kurapika is the proof that massive progress in Nen skills can happen just as easily off-screen as on. Honesty compels me to admit that as good as it is to see Kurapika, I haven’t found the last two episodes as compelling as I did the Heaven’s Tower arc. In fairness […] Read more
Oh – was there a new ep of Sword Art Online today? Before I move on to the current episode of SAO, I just want to vent for a minute about how depressing and tiresome I found the entire online debate about the series after the second ep. People seemed […] Read more
It’s certainly not perfect, but Kokoro Connect continues to do many more things right than wrong. If a couple of things annoy me in what’s otherwise a very good anime episode, I like to talk about them first and get them out of the way – finishing with the good […] Read more
Anime crying, boy… If you’re going there, you better have earned it. Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate – 03 It would be hard to get any closer to the edge for me with Koichoco in terms of blogging. It’s just barely interesting enough to keep going for the moment, and […] Read more
There’s a part of me that’s convinced BONES is just screwing with my head now because they can… OP2: “BravBlue (ブレイブルー)” by FLOW Yes, my brain hurts – but it’s a good kind of pain. I haven’t been this unsure of a story since… Well, probably since Eureka Seven. Or […] Read more