It’s hard to beat this Ranma remake for pure, check your brain at the door type fun. Yeah, the more problematical parts of the manga are still to come but on balance, I think this may be better than the first series. The old seiyuu sound remarkably fresh and the new ones are thoughtfully chosen. …
I won’t be surprised if there’s another round of “it wasn’t that bad” complains about Chi Chikyuu’s depiction of the Inquisition this week. Though the series isn’t getting that much discussion in English so maybe the complainers have moved on to flashier targets. Nowak and his career have been out of the spotlight for a …
I mentioned it last week, but this caddy guy with Tonbo’s group (I mean I assume it’s a group, but we never seem to see the other players) really needs to shut up. Seriously, just put a sock in it. I don’t know how these things typically work with amateur events in Japan but …
Hello folks, and welcome on back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’re returning to Big Windup! just in time for the first match of the summer tournament, as our boys face off against the actual winners of the previous year’s tournament. The unfortunate results of the tournament lottery have left them with an absurd challenge …
”Yes, I look forward to many years of looking at the triangles.” – George Costanza Ao no Hako is an interesting test case of how much upside a series can have despite being completely conventional. I think the simple answer is “a lot” – it’s very good on the whole. But I think its lows …
My reaction to the events of this episode is “it annoys the hell out of me but I get it”. That’s not the first time with that either where Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka is concerned. It’s important that I acknowledge that there’s an element of “I feel seen” in my reactions to this …
