Real Men Call Themselves “Ore”
Fans of my post on Japanese pronouns will be interested in Kaori Shoji’s article on pronoun usage in the contemporary Japanese dating scene. She describes an ojou-sama who can’t stand… Read more »
Category: Anime
Cyberglasses Coming Soon?
Fans of Dennou Coil may be able to buy a working pair of cyberglasses sooner than they expected. The “SmartGoggles” just announced by Sensics at CES appear to have all… Read more »
Shakugan no Shana Final–Midseason Comments
So far I’ve been pretty pleased with the third season. It doesn’t suffer from the second season’s weak opening. I’ve seen complaints that they skipped over some of the light… Read more »
2011: The Anime Year in Review
I’m going to go about this in my usual biased way, ignoring anything that didn’t interest me and selecting the shows that were great, the shows that were good, and… Read more »
Mawaru-Penguindrum Ends
Back in April I said “It’s too early to be naming the best anime series of the year, but unless something truly amazing comes along [Madoka Magica] has it locked… Read more »
Shakugan no Shana III Final–Anime First Impressions
Shakugan no Shana III Final is obviously yet another sequel. Given the title, this one had better wrap up the story or the fans will be awfully annoyed. I’ve watched… Read more »
Squid Girl Season II–Anime Early Impressions
The Fall 2011 anime season seems to have an unusual number of sequels, and of course it is not at all unusual for a good show to have a disappointing… Read more »
Dantalian Ends
The Mystic Archives of Dantalian a.k.a. Dantalian no Shoka a.k.a. Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian did not, as I feared, have a Gainax ending, but the ending was nevertheless startlingly abrupt…. Read more »
Hanasaku Iroha Ends
Hanasaku Iroha has to be the most disappointing anime of the Summer season. I’m not comparing it to the numerous crappy shows that I avoided entirely or sampled and quickly… Read more »
Nichijou Ends
I think my opinion of Nichijou (My Ordinary Life) has improved over the course of the series. Two of the main characters seem more likeable. Yukko isn’t really a jerk…. Read more »