From Up on Poppy Hill–Movie Review
From Up on Poppy Hill (IMDB) (Kokuriko-zaka Kara) is not the greatest movie that Studio Ghibli ever made. Still, even a second-rank Studio Ghibli film probably beats a first-rank film… Read more »
Category: Anime
Sasami-san Ends
As I’ve said before, Akiyuki Shinbo is an enormously talented director but his work tends to leave me cold (with the major exception of Madoka Magica which is all-around amazing)…. Read more »
Maoyu Ends
I really wish I could recommend Maoyuu Maou Yuusha. Its heart is clearly in the right place with its innocent enthusiasm for Enlightenment values. It’s all about lifting the world… Read more »
Tamako Market Ends
Tamako Market (Anime Network) is as different as a TV show can be from Shin Sekai Yori without being bad. It is not dark, scary, disturbing or particularly thought-provoking. It… Read more »
Shin Sekai Yori Ends
Wow. Bar none, Shin Sekai Yori (From The New World) (Crunchyroll) is the best science fiction TV show that I have ever seen, animated or otherwise. Yusuke Kishi, the author… Read more »
Shakugan no Shana Season II–Anime DVD/BD Review
Way back during the Age of the Dinosaurs when I first decided to try writing an anime review I chose the original Geneon DVD release of the first season of… Read more »
Sasami-san and Shinto concepts of death
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai has gotten noticeably darker with the appearance of Sasami’s dead mother. By now I’ve dropped the hypothesis that Sasami is an ordinary girl with Shinto-based delusions. This really is… Read more »
Madoka-san@Ganbaranai
Some crazy fans have taken the OP for Sasami-san@Ganbaranai and replaced all the characters with characters from Madoka Magica (via Crunchyroll). The result looks amazingly good. It probably helps that… Read more »
Space Brothers makes a fool of me
So what was I saying about Space Bothers? (Crunchyroll) Oh yeah: There isn’t a whole lot of nail-biting drama. The whole point is that space flight requires years of meticulous… Read more »
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai–Anime Early Impressions
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (“Sasami @ Unmotivated”) (Anime Network) is the latest show from director Akiyuki Shinbo, whose previous works I have considered brilliant but often unwatchable. The new show is strange, disturbing… Read more »