Great endings truly are a beautiful thing. One of my oft-stated core beliefs is “good endings are hard”, but episodes like this one make it awfully hard to make the case. The thing about great endings is that they usually look incredibly easy – they have the effect of making […] Read more
Yes, the post title is correct. A second season of Sidonia no Kishi really made too much sense not to happen. Presumably when someone leaked the news early a couple of weeks ago, all of the relevant parties denied it because there were still t’s to be crossed and i’s […] Read more
Dem feels, though… Finales are hard – this is a subject upon which I’ve mused many a time already. I think if you set aside everything else, though, a series can’t go too far wrong if it sticks to a very simple rule for final episodes – be true to […] Read more
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – in anime, pedigree almost always wins out. My headline for this post was going to be something along the lines of “Another wonderful NoitaminA anime finishes its run, and immediately joins the ranks of the forgotten”. The list of such […] Read more
Nope, they definitely don’t have the Fourth Amendment here… Is this the end for Tonari no Seki-kun? Well, no – apart from the fact that I’ve stopped making any assumptions about the broadcast schedule for this series (the last eight episodes were widely reported as not scheduled to air on […] Read more
That was almost a perfect finale for a terrific series. It was really only missing one thing. The last series review post of the Winter is for arguably its best series. For me it was pretty much a photo-finish between Space Dandy and Hoozuki no Reitetsu as the outstanding new […] Read more
How could Nagi no Asukara have possibly finished with an episode that was anything but a mixed bag? So, there are two thoughts running through my mind as I reflect on this series. Sucks to be Kaname, huh? Let me get this straight – the showcase hug we get in […] Read more
Anime is starting to get the kinks worked out of this short-format anime thing… In honor of Tonari no Seki-kun ending (for now) I ate dinner at Tonari Ramen last night (a local tanmen chain – very delicious). Happily this isn’t really the end, as the DVDs are going to […] Read more
That was mostly predictable, but mostly in a good way. Mostly. Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta could be a poster child for any number of phrases: a mixed bag. Scratching the surface. Leaving a lot on the table. In sum, there’s an awful lot that can be picked apart with […] Read more
That was a stellar ending – but surely, we had no reason to expect anything less. Final episodes of really good anime can inspire a wade range of emotions in me. But I know I’ve experienced a truly special series when the dominant feeling is gratitude – only the very […] Read more