There are three summer anime that are really exploding commercially, based on the bump in manga sales (which is really the most important metric these days). They could hardly be more different, too. Takopii no Genzai and Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku are two of them – Kaoru Hana has seen the largest bump …
After the weakest ep of the season by a good margin, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru rebounds decisively this week. Having less focus on the Ouran satire obviously helped. Having some serious focus on the romance angle obviously helped (a lot). But I think this show just generally works better when it focuses …
As if enduring it once wasn’t bad enough. Impressions: …Nope. Not getting any better. He cries and gives the emptiest of platitudes speech and bam, he’s a world famous hero. Which I guess is in line with the previous developments of this show where murdering everybody’s hero makes you their new idol, aside from …
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today it is time once again to iron our uniforms and dry our tears, as we return to Seiren Academy for a fresh episode of Dear Brother. In the wake of Shinobu’s harrowing birthday party, our last episode saw the poor girl embarking on some kind …
Ran out of ideas already? FYI, I’m out of town next week from Thursday to the following Friday. Full vacation resort with the extended family kind of deal. While much of the schedule is lounging on the beach, anime blogging will not be high on the priority list. Impressions: Same issues as before, for …
I like Takopii no Genzai, let’s get that straight up-front. It’s a very good series. I like Taizan 5 generally, too. For me the first 10-15 chapters of Ichinose-ke no Taizai are some of the best any WSJ had had in years. But it’s the ultimate mixed bag with him, for reasons I’ve already talked …
