Cross Game Ends
For a 50-episode series, Cross Game went by surprisingly fast. At first glance it doesn’t seem all that special–yet another sports anime with a predictable story arc leading up to… Read more »
Category: Anime
Durarara Doesn’t End
Apparently we are only at the half-way point. But honestly, didn’t Episode 12 feel like the ending? First Kimi ni Todoke and now this. What is it with these series… Read more »
Kobato Ends
This is not another CardCaptor Sakura. (Few things are.) It’s much less ambitious, a simple story that might have been better if told in fewer episodes. Nevertheless it’s a winner…. Read more »
Speaking of Gainax Endings…
…what do you suppose the odds are that Gainax is planning a Gainax Ending for the upcoming final episode of Hanamaru Kindergarten? Based on previous examples it might go something… Read more »
Sora no Woto Ends
The series wraps up with an ending that is sort of sweet, but mainly is ludicrously dumb. Dumb on so many levels that there really is no point in complaining… Read more »
A Japanese Scholar Considers Anime Bad For Kids
“Author” is puzzled by a Japanese graduate student at an American university who lets his children watch American cartoons, but not anime. I don’t think that’s very surprising. Assuming that… Read more »
Gakuen Alice–Anime Review
Have you ever wondered what X-Men would be like if it were a shoujo manga? Me neither, but I think we have the answer here anyway. It would still be… Read more »
Kobato. / xxxHolic Crossover
Fans of xxxHolic will want to check out episode 17 of Kobato. for an interesting 30-second cameo. What follows is sort of spoilerish, so I am putting it below the… Read more »
Kobato’s Hats
Here’s an off-the-wall idea. I can’t help wondering whether the floppy hats that Kobato always wears conceal the fact that she actually has puppy-dog ears. (Sort of like Holo in… Read more »
Clannad After Story–Anime Review
The sequel continues the story begun by the first season of Clannad, adding a lot of depth to what started out as a fairly lightweight story. That does not mean… Read more »