When I look back at this season I don’t feel any of the anger or disgust I do when I look at Blood-C. Mostly, it’s just sadness and puzzlement. I’m sad because a series I loved so much (it was #6 on list for 2010) is now one that I […] Read more
Series Reviews
Blood-C – 12 (End) and Series Review
Perhaps if CLAMP HQ is burned to the ground and the Earth is cleansed by fire, the Gods might forgive us as a species for producing this series. Hard to believe fact of the day: the same animation studio produced both Seirei no Moribito and Blood-C. I’m not sure what […] Read more
Kamisama Dolls – Series Review
Let’s end at the beginning – the Summer Preview post. In that, I said that Kamisama Dolls was my pick for sleeper hit of the season. I hadn’t read the manga, but I had a hunch based on both the look, the director (Seiji Kishi) and the studio (Brains Base) […] Read more
Nekogami Yaoyorazu – Series Review
Come for the seiyuu, stay for the love. I haven’t been blogging this series, but it isn’t for lack of affection – I simply couldn’t abide the thought of adding anything else to my insane schedule. But the fact is that Nekogami Yaoyorazu is better than at least a half-dozen […] Read more
Natsume Yuujinchou San – 13 (End)
Another season of Natsume Yuujinchou is over, and the finale is one of the best episodes of the season. Head over to RC to check out my blog post and season review. Read more
Hansaku Iroha – Series Review
You know, I’ve done quite a few of these series reviews by now – but this is a tough one to write. Seriously – how do I tackle a perplexing series like Hanasaku Iroha? I could talk about how it infuriated me with it’s preposterous failed attempts at slapstick. I […] Read more
R-15 – Series Review
I pretty much knew when I started blogging R-15 that I was writing mostly for myself, and that most discerning anime fans would never give the series a serious look. But that hasn’t stopped me from enjoying the hell out of both the show itself and writing about it, no […] Read more
Kami-sama no Memo-chō'–12 (End) and Series Review
Kami-Memo goes out pretty much as it existed – in that vast, featureless middle zone between really worthwhile and truly mediocre. While it sometimes ventured into either extreme, taken as a whole it was as average as it gets – and I’d say pretty much the same for the ending. […] Read more
Ikoku Meiro no Croisée – Series Review
It’s hard to be objective about a series like Ikoku Meiro no Croisée. So I’ll be subjective – I completely, utterly and unreservedly love this series. It’s a double-edged sword, but this is a show that can definitely work on different levels. It’s incredibly easy to enjoy as a straightforward […] Read more
Tiger & Bunny – Series Review
What’s last shall be first – let’s start with the least surprising news of this week’s finale, that there’s going to be more Tiger & Bunny. It’s not officially a second season, mind you, but the announcement at the end that there would be an “event” on 11/13 almost certainly […] Read more