When Politeness Isn’t Nice At All
One fascinating but sometimes frustrating feature of anime is that key facts about character relationships are often conveyed by the level of politeness in their speech. This often is not… Read more »
Author Archives: Jonathan Tappan
More on The Ancient Magus’ Bride, or What the Heck is a “Sleigh Beggy”?
The Ancient Magus’ Bride (Crunchyroll) is turning out even better than I hoped. The author has created an unusually rich and fascinating fantasy world, both beautiful and terrifying. In my… Read more »
The Ancient Magus’ Bride–Anime Early Impressions
The Ancient Magus’ Bride (Crunchyroll) was one of the most anticipated anime series of the fall season thanks to buzz from fans of the original manga and a well-received 3-part… Read more »
Made in Abyss
In my opinion Made in Abyss (Amazon) was by far the best new anime of the Summer 2017 season. This is nothing like the derivative by-the-numbers anime that we see… Read more »
Cardcaptor Sakura Update
I finally got a chance to see the promised Cardcaptor Sakura OVA. Naturally as a devoted fan of the original series I had to watch it and nit-pick. The OVA… Read more »
Spring 2017 Anime Season in Retrospect
I can put a positive spin on this or a negative spin. If you count continuations and sequels then the Spring season was actually pretty strong. On the other hand… Read more »
Heads Up! Cardcaptor Sakura sequel
As you can see from the video below there is going to be a sequel to Cardcaptor Sakura. Apparently there will be an OVA released next September followed by a… Read more »
Your Name–Anime Movie Review
Your Name (Kimi no Na wa) is a new film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. It’s now showing in American movie theaters. Even better, it’s being shown in both… Read more »
March Comes in Like a Lion Ends
March Comes in Like a Lion (Crunchyroll) is a fine show, but limited by the fact that it is based on an ongoing manga. As a result we have to… Read more »
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju S2 Ends
This completes the series Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (Crunchyroll) which turned out to be everything I could have hoped for. I can only urge everyone who hasn’t seen it already… Read more »