Why can’t Sawashiro Miyuki do the flight announcements when I’m traveling?? I have some issues with the direction Space Brothers has gone over the last few months.  I miss Mutta, though I think the decision to devote this arc entirely to Hibito was arguably the right one – his character […] Read more

I fear I may have spoken too soon – Space Brothers may be going there after all. This is what I wrote two weeks ago: “They can’t possibly be playing up a romance angle with a 15 year-old (though I would have said they can’t possibly portray an African-American as […] Read more

Ah, Russia – the land where nesting dolls are everywhere. refrigerators have nothing but vodka in them  and every man is named Tolstoy… I think it’s fair to say that for most of its run, I would have been quite skeptical if you’d told me that we’d see an episode […] Read more

It’s spreading like a disease… OP7: “HALO” by tacica Maybe it’s not a bad thing that I have so few carryovers this season, given how large the Fall schedule is.  Space Brothers has been a staple of my weekends for a very long time – almost as long as Hunter […] Read more

You rarely see anime depict what we’re seeing happen to Sharon, never mind in such stark and uncertain terms. There’s a lot of sadness in Aunt Sharon’s story, there’s no two ways about it.  It’s a risky move for Space Brothers to focus on this development, frankly, because even if […] Read more

Uchuu Kyoudai is clearly the work of someone who’s learned many of life’s annoying lessons through practical experience. I was pleased that the recap at the start of the episode was a manageable one minute this week, but then the ED credits started rolling at the 19-minute mark, meaning a […] Read more

Simpler is sometimes better. Sometimes I find myself thinking “Wow, that episode felt really short.” when the end credits roll, and it’s usually a compliment.  But with Space Brothers it’s actually true – this week, when the 4-minute recap, racist cartoon theatre and OP/ED are factored in the actual content […] Read more

The shoe is on the other foot for the Nanba brothers, and it might just be the first time. There were several interesting developments in this week’s Space Brothers, among the most welcome being that the recap was considerable shorter and the episode was full of plot development on both […] Read more

Superman may just have met his Kryptonite. Unfortunately, Space Brothers seems to be getting shorter.  Between the increasingly long recaps at the beginning (3 minutes this week) and “Racist Cartoon Theater” at the end, we’re down almost five minutes per episode on actual material – which is quite a lot […] Read more

I think I’ll just pretend that bit after the credits never happened. Another pretty solid episode of Space Brothers this week, as our story begins a distinct new phase.  One thing that’s always impressed me with this series is the way it seems to have a firm understanding of the […] Read more