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 »
Category: Anime
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 »
Utakoi–Anime Early Impressions
Utakoi (Chouyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi) (Crunchyroll) is a high-quality anime series that is lovely to look at. However it is probably a specialized taste since it is based on… Read more »
Humanity Has Declined–Anime Early Impressions
Humanity Has Declined (Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita) (Crunchyroll) is a rather strange anime, but one of the most promising of the Summer 2012 season. Mostly this consists of whimsical surreal… Read more »
Happy Tanabata!
July 7 is the date of one of Japan’s most beloved festivals. It is called “Tanabata” (written as “seventh evening”). In English it is often called the “Star Festival”. It… Read more »
Bodacious Space Pirates Ends
Bodacious Space Pirates (a.k.a. Mouretsu Pirates) ended pretty much as I expected given that the light novel series is ongoing: a satisfactory wrap-up to the current story arc, followed by… Read more »
Kids on the Slope Ends
For me Kids on the Slope (a.k.a. Sakamichi no Apollon) turned out to the biggest disappointment of the Spring 2012 season. Don’t get me wrong, this is a quality show… Read more »
Hyouka–Midseason Thoughts
Hyouka has completed 2 major story arcs and a couple of minor stories. At this point I think I have a better feel for what it is about. It is… Read more »