Fall 2016 Anime Early Impressions
This year had a promising start last winter but the rest of the year has been uninspiring. There have been some watchable shows but the best ones have been sequels…. Read more »
This year had a promising start last winter but the rest of the year has been uninspiring. There have been some watchable shows but the best ones have been sequels…. Read more »
I feel like I have to say this every year but…No, 2016 was not a terrible year for anime. You have to keep Sturgeon’s Law in mind: “90% of everything… Read more »
March Comes in Like a Lion (Crunchyroll) was one of my two favorite shows last fall. (The other of course was Girlish Number.) (The Japanese title is Sangatsu no Lion… Read more »
Let me state right from the start that the two best anime series this season are continuations of existing series. Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: Descending Stories (Crunchyroll) should wrap up… Read more »
March Comes in Like a Lion (Crunchyroll) is a fine show, but limited by the fact that it is based on an ongoing manga. As a result we have to… Read more »
One fascinating but sometimes frustrating feature of anime is that key facts about character relationships are often conveyed by the level of politeness in their speech. This often is not… Read more »
2017 was like most years in anime: a lot of crap, some amusing but forgettable shows, some pretty good shows and a small number that seem like real classics. The… Read more »
March Comes in Like a Lion (Crunchyroll) serves as a object lesson that you shouldn’t rely too much on first impressions. After the first episode of the first season I… Read more »