Sasami-san@Ganbaranai has gotten noticeably darker with the appearance of Sasami’s dead mother. By now I’ve dropped the hypothesis that Sasami is an ordinary girl with Shinto-based delusions. This really is… Read more »
Some crazy fans have taken the OP for Sasami-san@Ganbaranai and replaced all the characters with characters from Madoka Magica (via Crunchyroll). The result looks amazingly good. It probably helps that… Read more »
So what was I saying about Space Bothers? (Crunchyroll) Oh yeah: There isn’t a whole lot of nail-biting drama. The whole point is that space flight requires years of meticulous… Read more »
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (“Sasami @ Unmotivated”) (Anime Network) is the latest show from director Akiyuki Shinbo, whose previous works I have considered brilliant but often unwatchable. The new show is strange, disturbing… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Quentin Tarantino’s ultra-violent new movie Django Unchained (IMDB) pays homage to a number of classic Westerns, particularly Mel Brooks’ 1974 Blazing Saddles (IMDB). If you think of this as something… Read more »
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 (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 »
Silver Linings Playbook (IMDB) is one of those romantic comedies where the characters are crazy and they have lots of misunderstandings but they muddle through to a heartwarming ending. However… Read more »
