Even when it doesn’t practice to deceive, Working!!! sure weaves a tangled web. Working is certainly unusual in anime circles in that stuff actually gets resolved. And in pretty good time, too. How many shows have we seen over the years where even the endings aren’t really endings? But here […] Read more
A master class in comedy like that is a joy on so many levels. The only thing I didn’t like about this episode of Working is that it takes us one step closer to there being no more episodes of Working. Comedy is somewhat unique in that when it’s at […] Read more
This narrative has become a runaway train. Watching this season of Working, it’s hard to escape the impression that the beast has been uncaged, the genie let out of the bottle. One by one, the frozen plotlines have been thawed and the hanging misunderstanding clarified, and progress on almost all […] Read more
I tell you what – I never again want to hear anyone bitching that things don’t progress in this show… Well – that was the second straight “wow” episode of Working for me. Not so much for how good they were, though they were good (especially this one) but for […] Read more
Wowzers. Did that really just happen? My apologies, but I’m going to be running way behind for a few days (see sidebar) so I’ll be briefer than normal here. But don’t mistake my brevity for commentary on this week’s Working!!!, which serves as a glove-slap across the cheek to everyone […] Read more
Souta’s life just doesn’t get any easier… “Serious” is a relative term when it comes to Working, but this episode definitely was one of the more restrained in the series’ canon. The eps focused on the Takanashi family situation often feel at a remove from the rest of the series, […] Read more
They haven’t made the day yet that can’t be improved with a solid dose of Working. What a pure, simple pleasure it is to have Working back on the anime schedule. The punctuation may change (it’s “!!!” this time) and there’s more development than one might think, but the essence […] Read more
Now that’s how you do a sequel. I loved the first season of Working – it made my “10 Best List” for 2010, in fact. If there was ever a show that seemed perfectly tailored for a continuation it was this one, and the only surprise was that the […] Read more
Merry Christmas, Kawase Akiko-san. Inami’s hairclip meter was only one item long this time – the fork and spoon. And the whole “Farewell Popura” thing turned out to be a troll, as did the Kirio arc. But you know, I don’t mind a bit because the final episode of Working’s […] Read more
Inami hairclip meter this week: leeks and baseball. And Maya makes her first post-ED appearance of the season – but sadly, still no check for Kawase Akiko. It’s fair to say Working has been on a huge roll lately, and the last month of episodes might just be the best […] Read more