Damn – the Otoyomegatari vibe wasn’t strong enough, now they have to cosplay it? Soredemo Sekai wa Ustukushii is an interesting mix of the expected and the unpredictable.  It does give the appearance of following standard shoujo tropes, but this is not a standard shoujo fantasy.  It starts with the […] Read more

That might be the best shota vs. obaba showdown since Killua vs. Bisky (ironically).  I hope this one has a different outcome. Apart from a couple of wayward steps in the middle, Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii has been consistently pretty damn good, and it’s shaping to finish up with what […] Read more

And just like that, we’re solidly back on-track. As we take the measure of Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii, I think it’s becoming more and more clear that it approaches telling a story from a quite different perspective than the traditional manga-based anime adaptation (yes, even shoujo).  Of course the haters […] Read more

Hell hath no fury like a (shota dressed as a) woman scorned. Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii makes its return after a soccer-related hiatus last week, and it picks up with an episode that displays elements of both the charms and challenges of the series.  Not for the first time the […] Read more

One cour series certainly have a unique set of problems to worry about. I’m still solidly of the opinion that Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii is better served when it’s not too heavily focused on plot.  It’s just not possible to hide the pacing concessions when a plot-driven arc is in […] Read more

When in doubt, blame religion… I would say this episode of Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii didn’t work quite as well as the previous three, though I still enjoyed it quite a bit.  I think it’s pretty easy to say why, at least for my part.  What I enjoy most about […] Read more