Steak is clearly shocked at this hug A funny thing happened on the way to finding Gauche – we got an entire episode dedicated to Niche’s back story. And a welcome diversion it was, too. Mind you, there was some Gauche development this week. He was definitely seen in the […] Read more
First rhinos, now sea lions Letter Bee continues to impress with dazzling new landscapes, crazy place names (Blue Note Blues – superb!) and odd animal conveyances. Bes of all, the story is on track and continues to impress every week. Wow, a lot sure happened this week. Zazie really got […] Read more
I haven’t got any pants on… It’s seems almost unnecessary to blog Letter Bee at this point, because it’s just so absurdly consistent. And consistently itself – there’s no other series quite like it. That said, they always seem to come up with a few new absurd word combinations or […] Read more
One change for the better in the second season of Letter Bee is this: based on the quality of the anime original episodes so far, they’re doing a much better job of seamlessly blending that material in with the manga-based eps. Though #5 was entirely anime original, it felt perfectly […] Read more
Tegami Bachi is a definitely a series that thrives on formula, but it threw a real curveball this week. The episode was full of time jumps and began in the middle, with Lag mysteriously working at an “imagery lighthouse” under the name Lugh with his grandfather. Lag seems perfectly at […] Read more
Kawaii overload Episode three was a classic, archetypal Tegami Bachi. A perfectly self-contained 20:49 of emotional stand-alone story, flawlessly paced, with a tie-in to the main plotline book-ending it on either side. When you have a formula that works this well, why change it? I’m seeing a bit more quirky […] Read more
Whatever else you may say about Letter Bee – and I happen to like it a lot – you can’t say there’s any other show quite like it. With it’s bizarre Engrish names and general language use, lush backgrounds, offbeat sensibility and unabashedly sentimental tone it’s carved a unique “niche” […] Read more
The show may have a new title, but the important thing stays the same – Lag is still a major crybaby. In fact, there are loads of tears in this one – not just from Lag but Sylvette, too. But the little miracle of Letter Bee is that it doesn’t […] Read more