As much as it pains me when it’s a show I really like, I’m going to be just a bit of a dissenting voice in the flood of praise this series is getting at the moment. Mostly, for me, that dissatisfaction comes down to this – it seems like Okarin […] Read more
“The obfuscation episode” Seriously, this episode was irritatingly brilliant at muddying the waters. We’ve gotten some exposition in every episode this month, so I guess this was payback time. But there was a few things that did become clear: – Ruka is now a girl. (S)He was wearing the same […] Read more
Well, if nothing else it’s now official that Ruka is the cutest trap this side of Hideyoshi. The difference, of course, is that Ruka actually wants to become a girl (and may have succeeded) and Hideyoshi wants nothing more than to be seen as a guy. I’ll give credit where […] Read more
This may have been the most plot-heavy and tense episode of Steins;Gate yet. The transition was handled quite smoothly (hint hint, HanaIro) because there have pretty much always been elements of disquiet even in the funnier episodes, and because there were moments of comedy in this serious one. The balance […] Read more
The plot is interesting enough, but I’m with those who are in this for the dialogue. It’s almost scary how smart and hilarious it is. The words themselves are brilliant enough, but as any fan of old screwball comedies will tell you, timing is critical. In a really well-written scene […] Read more
Though I was already enjoying this series, for whatever reason this was the week everything clicked for me. The story, the setting, the pacing – what had been a mish-mash of generally enjoyable components became a complete package with this episode. For starters, just in the nick of time the […] Read more
I’m very much of two minds about this series. On the one hand, the dialogue is clever, subversive and frequently hilarious. There’s a great attention to detail, and I love all the small nuggets of Akihabara lore in there – the logo on the recycling bins, the “I Heart CRT” […] Read more
This continues to be an interesting little series, while holding it’s secrets very close to the vest. At some point it will be begin to frustrate me if things stay as confusing as they are, but for now the episodes have a sort of internal momentum that pulls you along […] Read more
This is certainly an odd series. I suspect it’s one of those deals where you really have to know the source material to have any real idea what’s happening. Not having encountered the VN that should be extremely frustrating, but so far at least it’s rather fun. It’s still hard […] Read more
Maybe I’m being a little easier on Stein’s Gate than I should be, but I do love coincidences, especially those that involve me. With Hanasaku Iroha it was the obaa-san with the candy, here it’s the fact that much of the episode – including the critical moment of it – […] Read more