Why is every damn show this season refusing to do what I expect it to do? OP2: “Houkyou no Messiah (咆筺のメシア)” by HARUKI I pretty much love Robotics;Notes, and I’m pretty much resigned to episodes like this one failing to impress legions of fans.  Like Psycho-Pass, R;N set up what […] Read more

Now that’s how you kick things up a notch. It seems quite fitting that Production I.G. should have cranked out this episode on a day when so many nut-jobs and gullible lost souls are praying for an ancient prediction that doesn’t even predict the end of the world to end […] Read more

NoitaminA is in good hands this season. This is something of a throwback season in that we’re seeing some of the titanic studios of the last decade show us why they achieved that status in the first place, after struggling some over the last couple of years.  BONES has had […] Read more

Robotics;Notes offers up a fine example of the dramatic art of the anti-climax. Among the many things I appreciate about R;N is that is fully acknowledges that no matter what else is happening in the world, the small things in our lives still dominate our thoughts and feelings.  There’s certainly […] Read more

The pieces continue to be fit together in increasingly interesting ways. I have a lot of respect for Robotics;Notes.  It’s not taking shortcuts either with its storytelling or character development, not (often, anyway) resorting to low-hanging fruit for audience gratification, and seems to be putting it’s stock in a slow-build […] Read more

Robotics;Notes is still taking its time getting down to the business of planetary destruction, but that’s just fine with me. It’s not every show that would have the balls to introduce an “Oh by the way, the solar system is about to be destroyed” plot twist one week, then basically […] Read more

I know a government conspiracy couldn’t be too far off… It’s looking like a pretty darn good season on NoitaminA after all.  Psycho-Pass is rounding into form nicely, and I’ve loved Robotics;Notes right from the beginning.  The thing about this show is that even when things get heavy (and the destruction of the solar […] Read more

Robotics;Notes is slipping under the radar a bit, likely because many people find it slow – but I’m finding it’s just my speed. Shows that don’t try too hard often give an initial impression that they don’t care that much, but the two qualities are very, very different.  There’s a […] Read more

I’ve liked Robotics;Notes since the premiere, but I suspect this episode is going to win over a lot of viewers that might have been on the fence. I have no doubt R;N is going to get a lot more serious and dark given who created it – the hints are […] Read more