I have never been a big fan of New Year’s episodes. They all tend to be the same. With very few exceptions they are usually not very funny (Gabriel DropOut was hilarious) and surprisingly not all that touching (Gugure-San ended on a truly heartwarming holiday ep). They’re generally just an excuse to draw characters in…
There are few plot devices more divisive and difficult to pull off than the unreliable narrator. Unless your work somehow manages to distinguish itself as a classic, the audience often feels cheated and is quick to turn on a story that can’t be trusted.
Last month, I had the great pleasure to read this post on MagaKast and for some reason, it made me want to talk about those lovely flirty anime boys that get our hearts racing. I know I used the term playboy here, because I don’t have the swagger to pull off the much better term…
Genre : Reverse harem, music, happiness Episodes: 13 Studio: A-1 Pictures My hero and STARISH are all back at school? Camp? The Japan’s next pop superstar mansion? And this time they are doing stuff! Adorable stuff like entertaining kids and acting in what I suspect is the greatest play ever written. Move over Shakespeare! You can’t…
This may come as a bit of a surprise to some of you, but I’m actually a pretty big fan of Natsume’s Book Friends. It’s a long story, maybe I’ll tell you about it someday…. But I wasn’t exactly hooked on it from the very first episode. It was a fine first episode as far…
Genre : Cyberpunk, Sports!, action, cool Studio: TMS Entertainment Watching the hype and fandom that is forming around this show is a form of entertainment all of it’s own. It’s very different form the big sports anime titles we’ve had in the past few seasons. Maybe one day I will try to put together a…
Genre : Fantasy, Adventure, action, political Studio: A-1 Pictures I’m over my cold…you know what that means!!! This is something that has never happened to me before, as the episode started out on a celebration of last episodes victory, I thought to myself – “oh a filler ep”, and then I thought “oh good, it’s…
Crying is a fascinating mechanism. I’m not talking about shedding a few tears to get rid of a speck of dust in your eye, I’m talking about what we call psychic, or ‘crying’ tears. Basically, this is the good ol’ fashion bawling we do in response to emotional rather than physical stimuli.
Oh my, a list of top anime Mom’s just in time for Mother’s Day, how deeply original Irina… Well pshaw! I’m a classic, I don’t need to hide behind the imaginative! A very long time ago, I did a list of top anime dads and I had a great time. I realized though that parents…
Cactus Matt and I are continuing our joint watch of Uma Musume Pretty Derby and bickering about it. I’m having a lot more fun discussing the show than watching it! In case there’s any doubt Matt is in Bold!
I didn’t manage to take part in last month’s OWLS tour as I’ve always struggled discussing music and I’m sort of glad I sat out. My OWLS companions’ posts would have put me to shame… Mind you, the fact that I’m surrounded by intimidatingly talented boggers has never really bothered me before. Which is why…
Genre : Cyberpunk, Sports!, action, cool Studio: TMS Entertainment For a minute there, I thought that Steins; Gate may have bled into Megalo box this week. If you’ve been watching SG0 along with me, you know that’s not at all a bad thing, but it was a little destabilizing. I had a genuine instant of…
Genre : Fantasy, Adventure, action, political Studio: A-1 Pictures I realized something for the first time this week. I watch Grancrest on Friday evenings after work, then I write the post the same day because my weekends are pretty busy. Also it’s Friday evening so I’ll usually have a glass of wine or scotch or…
I told you I had a couple of these up my sleeve. This time I’m contrasting Danganronpa with my latest obsession, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Yes, I realize I’m the absolute last person at this particular party. I’m still in the middle of the series (35 episodes in) as I write this, but I think I’m…
The shonen genre occasionally gets a bad rap for being an all-boys club. Even when prominent characters are women, they’re often relegated to waiting at home or being rescued all the time. At least that’s what the accusations are… Today, we’re proving the naysayers wrong with these five epic shonen ladies who can stand next…