The quest for greatness continues. Read more
Season Previews
Spring 2016 Reader Poll Results
Just for fun I thought I’d wait a couple of weeks before doing a post on the poll results this time, to see how we all did. Read more
Spring 2016 Season Preview
Hope can be a scary thing. Read more
Winter 2016 Check-in
Ironically, Winter 2016 is all about baby steps. Read more
Winter 2016 Reader Poll Results
Now that we’re back up and running, it’s finally time to catch up on some of the year-end posts. Read more
Winter 2016 Season Preview
Is there safety in numbers? We’re about to find out. I don’t know what kind of season Winter 2016 will turn out to be, but at the very least there’s a decent pool of shows to draw from. I’m previewing 18 weekly series this season, which is definitely the most […] Read more
Fall 2015 Reader Poll Results
Give yourselves a pat on the back… Once again I think LiA readers are proving themselves one of the most discerning groups in the English-language anime fandom. You got this season mostly right – certainly, the top 4 series in the poll are among the best of the season. What […] Read more
Fall 2015 Season Preview
If expectations are a burden, I go into Fall 2015 feeling light as a feather. There – who says I can’t find the positive in any situation? This is going to be a pretty short preview, for one simple reason – there just aren’t very many series in Autumn 2015 […] Read more
Summer 2015 Reader Poll Results
LiA readers like it dark. Gangsta claims the top spot in the reader poll this season, one that sees seinen and shoujo take thje top two spots. Old favorites Durarara and Working claim the next two, with the much less predictable (and delayed) God Eater rounding out the top five. […] Read more
Summer 2015 Season Preview
My early take on Summer 2015? With apologies to Marty Feldman, “Could be worse.” Spring has turned out to be pretty good, though not the breakthrough season anime has been hungrily searching for since 2012. The top tier mostly held up their end, Kekkai Sensei comfortably exceeded expectations, and there […] Read more