No surprises in the results this year. Shin Sekai Yori claimed the top spot on the first day of voting, cruising to an easy victory in the 2013 reader poll. The only real drama at the top was the see-saw battle between Shingeki no Kyoujin and Kyousougiga for third place. […] Read more
Four words I never thought I’d say pertaining to anime – thank goodness for summer. As I speculated in the 2012 edition of this post, 2013 didn’t turn out to be quite the year 2012 was. But thanks to a better second half than first, it recovered from looking like […] Read more
This was one brutally hard list to compile. Without a doubt, the cuts for this list were even harder this year than the ones for the Top 10. Looking at the first 10 as compared to last year, I think they come up short as a group. The second 10 […] Read more
There’s really only one thing wrong with this year’s #1 series. Once Shin Sekai Yori was revealed as my #2 anime for 2013, there certainly wasn’t much mystery left about the last entry on the list. It could only be Coppelion. Or… not. #1 – Hunter X Hunter 2011 Believe […] Read more
The people’s choice was clear this time around. Thanks for participating in the straw poll, which gave a clear win to Kyoukai no Kanata. Happily, that’s the one on the list that looks like it’s going to make the cut – the last two eps have been much better. Yozakura […] Read more
There’s a decidedly retro look to Fall 2013 – if you ignore the avalanche of bad CGI, anyway. More so than in most seasons, Fall 2013 has played out largely as I expected – so far anyway. There are a lot of shows that fall into the broad “good” category, […] Read more
You guys didn’t do me any favors with this close vote, though the final order wasn’t too surprising. Thanks for participating! Non-binding Straw Poll: Which Series Would You Like to Continue to See Covered at LiA This Season (choose up to 3)? Read more
It’s a bit tough on me as a blogger, but by Summer’s usually low standards this season looks quite good so far. After what can only be called a fairly disappointing Spring, Summer 2013 has a chance to make up some of the lost ground. Spring tends to be anime’s […] Read more
Three weeks in, Spring 2013 looks pretty good. My take going into this season was that it looked solid – much better than Winter, but not as loaded with intriguing series as Spring of 2012* (the best season in five years, probably). At this point that’s still where I stand, […] Read more
It’s “Oscar” season, once again time to look back and single out the best of the year in anime. And the winners are… Best Song: “”Above Your Hand” by Annabel – Sankarea ED I absolutely loved this ED, both for the song itself and the animation sequence. Honorable Mention: […] Read more