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
It seems the big day came a little earlier than expected. It’s fitting that Chihaya had a Shingeki no Kyoujin outfit hanging on her wall (right next to Yukiatsu’s Menma dress), because Servant X Servant was probably in competition with the identity of a certain female titan for the worst-concealed […] Read more
S x S has its off weeks, but seemingly never two in a row. Once again we see that the success of Servant X Service, perhaps more than any ensemble series of recent vintage, is totally based on which characters it focuses on. It’s clear that the author’s heart is […] Read more
Definitely the most stratified show of the season. We’ve been here before, so if I found few surprises in my reaction to this episode, I doubt there will be many in my reaction to it either. More so than for any other Summer series – and maybe than any show […] Read more
The layers are deception are slowly being peeled back, one by one. The focus of Servant X Service has turned more and more onto the potential ships at sail among the cast, which isn’t really too surprising. It’s pretty much much happened with Working! as well – it’s not as […] Read more
It doesn’t always get there, but boy, when this show clicks it’s really a blast. So pretty much everything I said in last week’s post, about Servant X Service having two orbits and the success of the series depending on which mode it’s in? I’m doubling down on that, because […] Read more
For this viewer, Servant X Service is developing a bit of a split personality. I must confess this week’s episode of S x S fell a bit flat for me. I didn’t hate it or anything, but it just didn’t have the comedic firepower of the series’ better episodes. It […] Read more
Another briefer than usual dispatch from the road. Servant X Service – 06 They moved Servant X Service again? I can’t remember another recent show that seemed to hop around the schedule like this one does, but better today than Saturday night/Sunday, I suppose. I confess I’m still not sure […] Read more
The plot certainly thickens. Is it me, or does this series seem to air at a different time every damn week? It’s a guessing game trying to find it, but Saturday late-night is about the worst possible time for my schedule so I hope this is just a one-week aberration. […] Read more
OK, so clearly this series is a bit different than what I initially expected. I’m not sure an anime ever existed that couldn’t be improved by adding Koyama Rikiya as a talking bunny. But that said, nothing in Takatsu Karino’s background prepared me for the possibility that the Section Manager […] Read more