Kokoro Connect Ends
Kokoro Connect originally struck me as a series with a lot of potential, but I don’t think it lived up to it. The first story arc (Episodes 1-5) delivered an… Read more »
Utakoi Ends
Let me be clear about this. I enjoyed Utakoi. Still, I think mine is very much a minority taste. In my original post I went into some detail about what… Read more »
The Master–Movie Review
The Master (IMDB) is an odd film. It has interesting characters and some terrific acting performances but it ultimately left me wondering what the point was. (It may be that… Read more »
Accel World Ends
Accel World wraps up its first season with spectacular final episode. As I said earlier, this isn’t Shakespeare. It follows the conventions of a fighting anime quite closely. However so… Read more »
Hyouka Ends
I have mixed feelings about this series. There’s a lot to like about it. The artwork is great. The writing is clever. The characters are likeable. However it left me… Read more »
Humanity Has Declined Ends
Humanity Has Declined (Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita) (Crunchyroll) ended much as it began: clever, funny and extremely weird. It’s hard to categorize this. It doesn’t tell a conventional story but… Read more »
Natsuyuki Rendezvous Ends
I had high hopes after watching the first few episodes of Natsuyuki Rendezvous and it hasn’t disappointed me. It’s not a particularly complicated story and they wrapped it up efficiently… Read more »
Sword Art Online, Accel World and Reki Kawahara
In my last, very negative post about Sword Art Online I said “I find it hard to believe that this comes from the same author as Accel World.” Which raises… Read more »
Binbougami ga!–Midseason Impressions
I initially overlooked Binbougami ga! (Funimation) because it seemed like just another ecchi slapstick comedy. There seems to be an infinite number of these, most of them dreary. However this… Read more »
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 »