Sword Art Online, Accel World and Reki Kawahara
In my last, very negative post about Sword Art Online I said “I find it hard to believe that this comes from the same author as Accel World.” Which raises… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2012
Binbougami ga!–Midseason Impressions
I initially overlooked Binbougami ga! (Funimation) because it seemed like just another ecchi slapstick comedy. There seems to be an infinite number of these, most of them dreary. However this… Read more »
Sword Art Online–Midseason Thoughts
In spite of my initial qualms I’ve been faithfully watching Sword Art Online but I find that I am liking it less and less. My first reaction was to be… Read more »
Asperger Syndrome in a Nutshell
Dumbing of Age
The Decline of Akihabara
A reporter for The Register visits Tokyo’s Akihabara district and finds it’s not quite the tech paradise that he was hoping for Step out of the station’s “Electric Town” (denki… Read more »
Hope Springs–Movie Review
Hope Springs (IMDB) is a sensitive and thoughtful comedy-drama about a marriage in trouble. Kay and Arnold Soames (Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones) have been married for 31 years… Read more »
Moonrise Kingdom–Movie Review
Moonrise Kingdom (IMDB) is an offbeat comedy by Wes Anderson. Like many of his movies it deals with strangely eloquent misfits confronted by clueless but well-meaning normal people. The story… Read more »
Kokoro Connect–Anime Early Impressions
Kokoro Connect doesn’t strike me as an “obvious must watch” series. It’s more of a “worth keeping an eye on” series. It looks like it might turn out to be… Read more »
Sword Art Online–Anime Early Impressions
Sword Art Online (Crunchyroll) has certain similarities to Accel World which isn’t surprising since both are based on light novels by Reki Kawahara. However the differences are more striking than… Read more »
Natsuyuki Rendezvous–Anime Early Impressions
Natsuyuki Rendezvous (Crunchyroll) is yet another of those high-minded josei shows, in this case a supernatural romantic comedy. It is also probably the best anime of the Summer 2012 season…. Read more »