That was definitely the first time this year that anime offered up the phrase “Ooh – she’s so manly!” This was one of those episodes of Space Brothers were it seemed as if not all that much happened. Funnily enough those are often my favorites, because one of the strengths […] Read more
Congratulations, Mutta Nanba – today is the first day of the rest of your life. The sense of new beginnings is strong with Space Brothers this week. This is what I’ve been asking for all along – the story of Mutta as an astronaut, being brought to our screens at […] Read more
This week’s Uchuu Kyoudai was like getting back to the comforts of home after a vacation that was exciting but exhausting. Space Brothers was back on very familiar ground this week – and thank goodness. That trip to the moon was certainly thrilling, but it felt at times like I […] Read more
In every episode since this arc started I’ve been thinking a lot about a character who wasn’t on-screen – but it was a different one this time. For all the high drama surrounding Hibito’s compelling but ultimately predictable peril on the moon, Space Brothers has really missed Mutta’s presence. The […] Read more
So – anything much happen on Space Brothers this week? I can’t help but feel something like the Grinch on a bad day for what I’m about to do, but if I’m going to be honest I wasn’t completely thrilled with this episode as a wrap to the current arc. […] Read more
I can’t say this news surprises me all that much, but it’s still absolutely wonderful to hear that Space Brothers has been renewed, and not only that, will move to a coveted Saturday evening timeslot to share a block with Detective Conan. This is further proof that there’s more to […] Read more
As much as I love Space Brothers, there are definitely times when I wish it had a neck so I could strangle it. And this is one of them. Damn it, this is a series that seriously knows how to milk a cliffhanger. That’s certainly something that requires a lot […] Read more
Intense and riveting is probably a pretty good start in describing this episode of Uchuu Kyoudai. I’ll say again what I said after last week – this was 22 minutes that felt like 5. This is not the Space Brothers I’m used to seeing, but it’s compelling and masterfully done […] Read more
That was an episode of Space Brothers quite unlike any other, for more reasons than one. I confess I had a certain suspicion of this episode, as I felt the path taken to get here was somewhat contrived by the admittedly lofty standards Uchuu Kyoudai has set. I’m not a […] Read more
A new season, a new OP and ED, and to some extent, a different sort of Space Brothers. OP4: “Small World” by Fujifabric Thanks to “Hugo” a lot more people thatn used to know about “A Trip to the Moon” and Georges Méliès – then importance of both to the […] Read more