Not much needs to be said about this reboot except “it makes me laugh”. Consistently so, as much as any show this season (which, while busy, is not especially rich with pure comedies). Getting a really good director like Uda Kounosuke was such a key here for MAPPA. This is Ranma ½ – it has …
Golly, I wonder who Jolenta’s father is. I suppose this is another of those episodes were some might be inclined to attack Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite over a lack of historical accuracy. While (again) this is absolutely not the point, the role of women as scholars in medieval Europe is an interesting topic. …
Obviously, Ooi! Tonbo is more golf-centric this season. A lot. But we’re really getting seriously deep in the weeds here. I’m leisurely working my way through Rising Impact, and these are definitely two ships passing in the night. I like Rising Impact but as Tonbo has gotten increasingly detailed with golf, it’s gotten more and …
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today’s one of those days where I’m feeling all the pressures of life bearing down on me, the kind of day where I could really use a break from the manifold anxieties of modern living. As such, I’m declaring this the ideal time to return to …
I wouldn’t say I’d forgotten what a whiplash-inducing series Blue Box was for me in manga form. But it certainly wasn’t fresh in my mind, and the anime is bringing it all back. This series’ highs and lows are not only extreme, but immediate – it could express polar opposites from chapter to chapter. That …
You can’t do a series about marriage without covering the subject of divorce. Not if you want to call it in any way comprehensive. Worldwide something like 40% of first marriages end in divorce. In the United States it’s about 45% (Portugal’s rate is preposterously high, for some reason). It’s a bit lower in Japan, …
