Spring forward, Fall back? Not so much in 2012 – while Spring mostly lived up to its billing as one of the best anime seasons in the last five years, Fall – while a notch or two below that on paper – looks like it has a chance to be […] Read more
Season Previews
Poll: What Summer 2012 Series are You Most Looking Forward to?
What Summer Series Are You Most Looking Forward To? No surprises here, as SAO dominated utterly. I can’t help but think I’m drawing a lot of like-minded readers, given how close the results hew to my own tastes (Natsuyuki and Jinrui certainly placed higher here than anywhere I’ve seen) – […] Read more
Summer 2012 Season Preview
Boy, Spring 2012 sure has been a heck of a season, hasn’t it? In an odd way, I’m glad Summer 2012 looks like a mediocre season. Frankly, Spring has exhausted me – there are too many good shows clustered on the same days (Thursday, Saturday, Sunday) and in general, and […] Read more
Spring 2012 Season Preview
On paper, Spring 2012 looks like the best anime season since 2007. There are quite a few extremely high-profile projects, several niche series of interest, and a theoretical return to form for NoitaminA after by far its worst season ever. Full previews and detailed analysis are below the fold. As […] Read more
Spring Series Poll Part II
"What Spring Series" Poll, Part II Surprised to see Kore wa Zombie do so well here. The non-anime series spark big interest, too. Thanks for voting! Read more
Spring Series Poll Part I
What Spring Series Are You Most Looking Forward To? Fate/Zero wins big, no surprise there – Sakamichi 2nd, with Hyou-ka surging late for third place. Read more
Winter 2012 – Check-in
How does the season look now that we’re about a month in? About like most of them have lately – pretty good but not great. And why do all four of my favorite new shows have to air on the same damn day? There are a couple of trends I’m […] Read more
Winter 2012 Season Preview
As I get ready to look back on the best and worst of 2011 in anime, first let’s look ahead to Winter 2012. As always, I’m only going to preview the series of particular interest to me – there are numerous wikis for those of you looking for something more […] Read more
Poll: What Winter Series Are You Most Looking Forward to?
What Winter Series Are You Most Looking Forward To? No huge surprises here, as Another takes first place with Nisemonogatari second and Natsume 4 third. If anything I didn’t expect to see Mouretsu Pirates in last place. My pick for sleeper from this batch is Ano Natsu. Read more
Fall 2011 Season Preview
How can it possibly be season preview time again? Time flies when you’re blogging 15 shows for two websites, I suppose. Full previews are below the fold. Please check the sidebar and vote for your most anticipated series in the poll. Summer has been a good one, especially by summer […] Read more