2012: The Anime Year in Review
It’s time once again to look back on the good, the bad and the #$%$#@%#@??? in anime this year. Actually I think this has been a pretty good year with… Read more »
It’s time once again to look back on the good, the bad and the #$%$#@%#@??? in anime this year. Actually I think this has been a pretty good year with… Read more »
Space Brothers (Crunchyroll) must be the slowest-moving anime series ever. After 38 episodes the hero has finally been accepted into the astronaut training program. Most shows would have managed this… Read more »
Silver Linings Playbook (IMDB) is one of those romantic comedies where the characters are crazy and they have lots of misunderstandings but they muddle through to a heartwarming ending. However… Read more »
Promoting a department store in China: via Sankaku Complex (site NSFW).
I am going to moderate my earlier harsh criticism of the show. The second half of Sword Art Online is much better than the first half, which may reflect a… Read more »
There are two types of great anime series. (Or, probably, of great TV shows in general, or great movies or great novels.) One type is the “genius” show which is… Read more »
I went to see Peter Jackson’s movie adaptation of The Hobbit (IMDB) with some trepidation. Much of the scuttlebutt that I had heard was fairly negative. However I was pleasantly… Read more »
I blogged about high-tech toilets here and here but apparently the Japanese have only begun to explore the full potential of the technology. The latest development: toilets that you control… Read more »
WASHINGTON (December 4) As fears increase that the government will actually go over the “fiscal cliff”, lobbyists are making last-ditch efforts to save threatened federal programs. Most of the reporting… Read more »
A Royal Affair (En kongelig affære) (IMDB) is a history-based costume drama from Denmark. It is reminiscent of one of those high-minded English historical dramas like The Young Victoria, but… Read more »