Kamisama Kiss 2–Anime Early Impressions
I didn’t bother to write a review when the first season of Kamisama Kiss (Kami-sama Hajimemashita) ran in 2012. It wasn’t that I disliked the series. It was an innocuous… Read more »
Category: Anime
Maria the Virgin Witch–Anime Early Impressions
When I first heard about Maria the Virgin Witch (Junketsu no Maria / Sorcière de gré, pucelle de force) (Hulu) I wasn’t optimistic. It sounded like yet another exploitative anime… Read more »
Death Parade–Anime Early Impressions
Death Parade (Hulu) is one of the more promising shows of the new anime season. It has a classy noir-ish look with nice designs and animation by Madhouse. It is… Read more »
Cute High Earth Defense Club–Anime Early Impressions
I didn’t expect to like Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! (Binan Koukou Chikyuu Boueibu Love!) (Crunchyroll.) The idea of a parody of a magical girl show seemed uninspired. It’s… Read more »
2014: The Anime Year in Review
It seems that it’s more or less a requirement for experienced anime bloggers to complain that the current season and the current year are the worst ever, a far cry… Read more »
Yona of the Dawn–Midseason Thoughts
I was initially impressed by the quality of the writing, acting and productions values of Yona of the Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona) (Crunchyroll.) Now I’m even more impressed. The story… Read more »
Amagi Brilliant Park Ends
Kyoto Animation doesn’t always get it right, but when they do get it right they really get it right. Amagi Brilliant Park had two ambitions: to tell a simple fantasy… Read more »
Sword Art Online 2 Ends
2014 actually had some nice surprises in anime. One was that the second season of Sword Art Online (Crunchyroll) was much better than the first. It wasn’t that I hated… Read more »
Yona of the Dawn–Anime Early Impressions
Yona of the Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona) (Crunchyroll) is unusual for a shoujo anime series. It focuses so much on action-adventure and character development that there’s little time left for… Read more »
Amagi Brilliant Park–Anime Early Impressions
There a couple of things I have come to expect from a show made by Kyoto Animation. The first is that the animation quality will be very high. The second… Read more »