Daddy issues… It’s back to the main plot for Sankarea and no disrespect to Ranko, but it’s not a moment too soon. There’s so much that still needs to be covered (and I’m not even a manga reader) and so little time to do it. There’s some buzz that this […] Read more
Well, that’s certainly going to give the fujoshi something to talk about… NoitaminA steamrolls along in spectacular fashion for yet another week, and Sakamichi joins Tsuritama in delivering peerless episodes that build on everything that’s come before. It was interesting that Crunchyroll finally subbed the OP and ED this week. […] Read more
Please, NoitaminA store – sell Duck-brellas! I don’t think there’s any question that Tsuritama is the most emotionally dense and emotionally accurate show of the season for me. I’m continually astonished at the utterly natural way the characters’ feelings for each other develop and change, and at the sheer amount […] Read more
After a bit of a dip, Shirokuma Café is back on its game with a frequently hilarious episode. All the while during the brilliant first sketch, I kept thinking “This is exactly like one of those touching nature films narrated by Morgan Freeman”. And sure enough, Polar Bear’s moving, heartwarming […] Read more
I suspect this might be an ep that will shake the tree a little when it comes to Jormungand. I remember it was just about this point where I really surrendered myself to Jormungand the manga and began to love it unreservedly. Interestingly, I’ve also read some reviews where readers […] Read more
Yes, it’s time for one of our occasional strolls down memory lane all the way back to 1964. There’s something about the utter simplicity of Shouwa Monogatari that never fails to move me. As someone who grew up in a household where the next rent check and sometimes even the […] Read more
This was the week Zetman showed just how excellent it could be when its pacing was dialed back a few notches. As you know I’ve liked this show from the very beginning, and always felt the sense that we were only skimming the surface of how great it could be. It was […] Read more
I dare anyone to watch a few episodes of this show and not love it. Because if you don’t, your cold, dead heart has surely shriveled to the size of a prune. I can say after 7 episodes that Ginga e Kickoff pretty much as every base covered (sorry, wrong […] Read more
“The Prince of Winterfell” I’ve had a pretty good idea of where this season was going to end for a while, with a couple of backup possibilities. But with the ever-increasing array of changes this adaptation was making I was really starting to doubt myself. Now, we have an episode […] Read more
It’s the small, almost unnoticed moments that make Hyouka stand apart from the crowd. After five episodes I can’t honestly say there’s any single element of Hyouka that blows me away in terms of plot or character. The characters are all more or less safely within the constraints of their […] Read more