The Eccentric Family may be fanciful, but once you’ve experienced Kyoto you’ll find yourself thinking this story might not be as far-fetched as it seems. Read more
Uchouten Kazoku
Uchouten Kazoku 2 – 01
This is a good season for sequels, no question about it. Read more
Uchouten Kazoku – 13 (End) and Series Review
This finale was neither spectacular or especially emotional, but it succeeds in terms of the modest expectations it laid out for itself. I don’t think there’s any question Uchouten Kazoku is one of the finest anime of 2013, and when I consider the Fall season it clearly belongs in the […] Read more
Uchouten Kazoku – 12
A public service message from the folks at Uchouten Kazoku: if you’re feeling down, Kids, a full bottle of brandy can cure even those bottom-of-the-well frog blues! There were quite a few ways this episode could go, which is a testament to the way Morimi-sensei and the team at P.A. […] Read more
Uchouten Kazoku – 11
One of the hardest things about watching Uchouten Kazoku is figuring out just who pisses me off the most. But I think it’s Benten. It’s ironic given that Morimi Tomihiko – not undeservedly – has a reputation for being one of the subtlest and most difficult writers whose work has […] Read more
Uchouten Kazoku – 10
Sometimes even knowing something terrible is coming doesn’t dull the impact. Let’s cut straight to the chase – when I wrote my post last week, I was strictly guessing about everything I wrote. But unless Uchouten Kazoku has just pulled off one of the great misdirections of all-time, it looks […] Read more
Uchouten Kazoku – 09
In a funny way, I found this episode more melancholy than the last. Uchouten Kazoku is the sort of series that leaves a great deal unspoken. It’s fitting in that this is very much a show where two worlds exist side-by-side, wholly interdependent yet seemingly also independent of each other […] Read more
Uchouten Kazoku – 08
One word review time is upon me again – “heartbreaking”. Once every great, great while, an anime episode comes along that’s so perfect that I literally hate to write about it, because there’s no way I can do anything but poor homage to it with whatever I write, and that’s […] Read more
Uchouten Kazoku – 07
Literally and figuratively, this episode of Uchouten Kazoku didn’t take flight quite as much as some have. In some ways, this felt like the most conventional episode of Uchouten Kazoku to me. And that’s saying something about the show in general, as it was still pretty unorthodox in terms of […] Read more
Uchouten Kazoku – 06
It’s flawless and brilliant episodes like this that make being an anime fan such a wondrous experience. It’s not easy to put into words just why, but that was probably my favorite episode of any Summer series – must be a manifestation of my idiot blood. Uchouten Kazoku was definitely […] Read more