Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Ends
According to the announcement at the end this is “Act 1” of Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (Crunchyroll.) But they didn’t give a date for the second season and the wording… Read more »
ERASED Ends
For me ERASED (Boku Dake ga Inai Machi) (Crunchyroll) was far and away the best anime of the season. I’m sure that it’s not to everyone’s taste. The subject matter… Read more »
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju–Anime Early Impressions
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (Crunchyroll) is the second most impressive new anime of this season, after ERASED. Both are serious dramas but with very different tones. ERASED begins on such… Read more »
ERASED–Anime Early Impressions
The Winter 2016 anime season has several enjoyable shows but only a couple that might qualify as classics. The leading contender is ERASED (Crunchyroll). (I prefer the Japanese title: Boku… Read more »
Winter 2016 Anime First Impressions
At this point I’ve had a chance to see at least one episode of all the shows I think I might be interested in. That really isn’t enough to tell… Read more »
Wallpaper for Princess Mononoke Fans
At Pixiv. Thanks to wara zashi.
2015 Anime Year in Review
2016 was not a blockbuster year for anime but it was still a potentially good year for anyone willing to look for small gems. I noticed two interesting and generally… Read more »
Noragami Aragoto Ends
I didn’t bother to do an “Early Impressions” post for the second season of Noragami (Hulu) because I didn’t feel that I had much to add. I had already praised… Read more »
Utawarerumono The False Faces–Midseason Impressions
So far this show has been one of the year’s biggest disappointments. When I wrote my initial review it seemed like a charming and fun fantasy adventure. But once the… Read more »
The Big Short–Movie Review
The Big Short by Michael Lewis is probably the best book (or at least the most entertaining book) about the origins of the financial crisis of 2008. But how would… Read more »