After the week we’ve had, Uchuu Kyoudai has never seemed more out-of-place on the anime schedule. Thank goodness for carryovers? You bet – and while Uchuu Kyoudai may not be coming off its strongest couple of months, it still blows through like a blast of fresh air clearing the stink […] Read more
That episode was a long time coming, and not because of the New Year’s break. OP 8: “B.B.” by The Yatou 2014 starts off on a very strong front for Uchuu Kyoudai, which is nice to see because it’s 2013 was a step down from the first three cours. This […] Read more
Shirokuma Cafe doesn’t need to worry about its bad pun throne. Looks like next week could be a big one for Space Brothers, one of those watershed episodes the series builds up to every cour or so. We may see Hibito at last confess the truth to Mutta about his […] Read more
In returning to the surface, Uchuu Kyoudai comes back down to Earth a bit. There was some very interesting news today – Space Brothers will be getting a theatrical animated film next summer. It’s already had a live-action film of course – and a hugely successful one at that – […] Read more
When Uchuu Kyoudai is good, it’s very very good. And right now, it’s good. There’s an old saying – “Dance with the girl that brung ya”. In other words, stop screwing around and stick with what you’re good at. It’s not a code I would want to live by in […] Read more
For now at least, Space Brothers is all the way back, and it’s great to see. Episodes like this one are a reminder of why Uchuu Kyoudai has been one of the better anime of the last couple of years, and why Nanba Mutta has been one of the very […] Read more
This constant examination and competition may be pretty heartless, but I can’t deny it really separates the wheat from the chaff. As I said last week, this training arc is a pretty good zone for Uchuu Kyoudai. Group dynamics and Mutta’s internal conflicts are the meat and potatoes of this […] Read more
And so we’re back to fertile ground for Space Brothers – isolating the lab rats and messing with their heads… This was kind of a mixed-bag for me, all in all – Uchuu Kyoudai showing off what it does well and lapsing into some of its annoying habits. I was […] Read more
This episode felt just like old times, in so many ways. This is the first time in quite a while that I’ve had a strong feeling of anticipation when an episode of Uchuu Kyoudai came to an end – starting the countdown to next week as soon as this one […] Read more
Oh, frabjous day! It’s not often we can say that the best part of an episode is the bit after the credits – and not just that, but it’s what isn’t there that makes it the best, not what is. Yes, Racist Cartoon Theatre is finally gone, hopefully forever – […] Read more