We had Hunter X Hunter 101 last week, and this week it’s Cycling 101. This was a pretty simple episode of Yowamushi Pedal structurally, but it was pretty effective (as usual) in getting the job done. And it fits, because as clever and sneaky-subtle as this show is it really […] Read more
Yowamushi Pedal is the show than can makes sports anime fans out of muggles, if they’ll only let it. I said back when this series was announced that Yowapeda was going to prove a good test case for whether a sports anime could make inroads with a demographically broad Western […] Read more
Otaku come in all shapes and sizes… Really good sports anime have a quality of building anticipation such that as soon as one episode ends, the first thought in your head is “I can’t wait for the next one to start”. It’s early yet, but given how good I know […] Read more
It’s a good time to be a fan of sports anime. OP: “Reclimb” by ROOKIEZ is PUNK’D There are a bunch of sports anime this season – which is a nice change from recent history in and of itself – but there were two shows I was really targeting as […] Read more