Tamako Market–Anime Early Impressions
Kyoto Animation has made quite a few shows about cute girls doing cute things. They dominate the genre, such as it is. However Tamako Market (Anime Network) seems to have… Read more »
Category: Anime
Maoyu–Anime Early Impressions
I was pleasantly surprised by Maoyuu Maou Yuusha (“Maoyu Demon King/Hero”) (Crunchyroll). It seems much smarter and more interesting than I would have expected from the preview images or a… Read more »
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 »
Space Brothers Doesn’t End
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 »
Sword Art Online Ends
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 »
Chuunibyou Ends
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 »
Chuunibyou–what happened to Rikka’s house?
Fans of Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai are wondering why, when Rikka returned to her childhood home, there was nothing there but a vacant lot. Wouldn’t it be more natural… Read more »
Little Busters–Anime Early Impressions
No other anime series this season has been as long and anxiously awaited as Little Busters!, an adaptation of the most popular visual novels ever released by Visual Art’s/Key. I… Read more »
Chuunibyou–Anime Early Impressions
Some shows sound promising in theory but disappoint in execution. Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai is a different sort of beast. The premise doesn’t sound very promising but in practice… Read more »
Shin Sekai Yori–Anime Early Impressions
2012 has not been a bad year for anime. There have been quite a few solid high-quality series, but what I haven’t seen so far is anything that struck me… Read more »