Did you really expect anything less from Death Parade? This is one of those shows that imposes the risk of having already said too much for me as a blogger. I mean, over the course of eleven episodes (and Death Billiards) I’ve laid out my feelings about this series and […] Read more
I don’t know what stunned me more – that final episode, or the reaction to it. Author’s Note: Given the obvious gap between anime and manga events, please refrain from posting manga spoilers in the comments even if the anime has concluded. Many of us plan to read it in […] Read more
Things that make you go “Hmm…” for $1000 please, Alex. Kiseijuu is a fascinating series in more ways than I can count – in pretty much every way, in fact. It’s wholly deserving of the outstanding ratings it’s received at places like Anime Planet and MAL (where it’s in all-time […] Read more
It seems someone brought a crate of Red Bull to the writers’ room for this episode. It’s always nice when a series finishes with its best episode, and for my money Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love! definitely did that – it was more better than any of the rest. That […] Read more
As I said recently in another post, hope can be the cruelest thing of all… As finales go, Akatsuki no Yona’s delivered just about everything I would think any fan of the series would want. Yet there’s no denying that what most of us were hoping for was the one […] Read more
I’m still struggling mightily to wrap my thoughts – and feelings – around that ending. OK, was anyone besides me thinking, “For God”s sake Riki, don’t get in the van!”? It’s finally over (apart from EX and hopefully Kud Wafter, anyway) – after 39 episodes and a veritable avalanche of […] Read more
Servant X Service closes with an excellent finale that amounts to a celebration of small victories. This is another one of those Summer series that ended up being quite a bit different than my initial impressions, but generally succeeded in what it set out to do. No question Servant X […] Read more
When it comes to going out, Majestic Prince definitely chose “bang” over “whimper”. Read more
Best “Shingeki” anime ever. Fall 2014 wasn’t a great season by any means, but in addition to the expected sublimity of Mushishi Zoku Shou, it was partially redeemed by two surprises that couldn’t have been more different. Gugure! Kokkuri-san looks like it will sell around 4500-5000 in the first volume […] Read more
After a while, all these endings just cut right through you. It figured that Gugure! Kukkuri-san would be the sort of show that’s good at endings – if you’ve seen enough anime you’ll know what I mean – and indeed, it delivered one that checked all the boxes and then […] Read more