You know what they say: The best defense is a good offense… I’m not quite sure who says that. Seems like a very aggressive stance. I mean you sort of have to be on the offense at all times to really make it work and that seems exhausting to me. I would be a very…
Ok, it’s back. The more I thought about it, the more I liked the last episode of Ron Kamonohashi in retrospect and now I just plain liked this episode as it aired. It was the slightly subversive mix of irreverently goofy and earnest that I have come to really appreciate about the show and I’m…
You have to pay attention! I must say watching the adaptation does have the added bonus that I’m picking up on little details that I might not have in a cold viewing. That’s what I’m choosing to call watching an anime without any knowledge of the source material. Essentially what I do 90% of the…
I’m currently reading the latest volume of Spy x Family and it’s fantastic. It’s a flashback to Loid’s childhood. I’m not sure we’ll get that far in this season but I still can’t wait to see it animated. If I had to guess, I would say that I am going to cry! I’m a crybaby,…
Remember when they introduced money to the universe of Dr Stone and I got all worried about what that would do to the social balance of the story. But I was also a little curious. It’s a pretty big task to try to illustrate and walk us through all the influences and changes the introduction…
Wow, this was a weird one. Am I the only one who thought that. I’m actually not sure what my takeaway from the episode is. As in I don’t know if I liked it or not. I certainly liked aspects of it and I like the show in general but something about this episode felt…
I was talking with a friend about Apothecary Diaries (one I lent the manga to) and she brought up a good point. When watching the anime, you get the impression that they really put in a lot of effort designing Maomao but the rest of the characters where left by the sideline. And I agree….
Ok so that post title doesn’t have anything to do with families but it was too perfect to pass up. Is there a Japanese idiom that’s equivalent to a smart cookie? Because otherwise then it’s quite a coincidence!
I just praised Ron Komonohashi for having essentially a bottle episode so it would be hypocritical of me not to do the same for Dr. Stone. It’s funny how these things come in waves. Especially in a show like Dr. Stone which is not only action-heavy but split between two groups of characters. But you…
Ok, so last week I praised Ron Komonohashi for calling out weak deductions or at least particularly presumptuous ones but this week we just jumped to all sorts of conclusions. I did still like the episode. The characters jumping to conclusions is just something you have to accept when you watch a lot of mysteries…
I had almost lost hope for this one. I remembered it being announced for the 2023 winter season but as all the premiers came and went and I started on the third episodes of some of the shows I’m watching, I figured it had been pushed back to a future season. So imagine how delighted…
It has been a while since we’ve seen Yuri in Spy x Family. Not only that but we get to see Yuri away from Yor which is the only way we get to see anything coherent out of that character. It was nice to not only get a bit more out of that character but…
Ok, I’ll try not to jump straight to the end even though that’s the only thing I actually want to talk about. I bet it’s the part of the episode that made the biggest impact on you as well. Oh well, let’s see ow long I can hold out.
I have mentioned a few times in this blog that I am a really big fan of mysteries.n I love puzzles and I love piecing stories together. The genre does come with its fair share of pitfalls though and can be daunting to write so I find that many of the more modern mystery series…
My schedule is going to be a bit all over the place this week. As in I going to try to catch up over the weekend. I just got back from vacation and it was one of those vacations where I am going to need a week off just to get over the vacation. It…