2013: The Anime Year in Review
Looking back this was a fairly average year in anime. There was a lot of crap of course but there were also a fair number of shows that were well-made… Read more »
Tag: Sasami-san@Ganbaranai
Sasami-san Ends
As I’ve said before, Akiyuki Shinbo is an enormously talented director but his work tends to leave me cold (with the major exception of Madoka Magica which is all-around amazing)…. Read more »
Sasami-san and Shinto concepts of death
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 »
Madoka-san@Ganbaranai
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 »
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai–Anime Early Impressions
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 »