As always, whenever one compiles a “best of” (or personal favorites) list, what’s not on it draws as much attention as what is. As such, I though I’d share a few of the titles that almost made their way onto this one. First Episodes: Kemono Jihen Made in Abyss Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Chihayafuru …
Anime girls on skateboards
Sunday morning and Ifeel like going to a skate park. Ahead is a moe image board of anime girls doing some tricks on a skateboard. Enjoy!
Yubisaki to Renren (A Sign of Affection) – 07
Yubisaki to Renren has grown on me, I admit. The perspective of the series seems a little more sensible and grounded than it did for the first several episodes. The plot has taken some believable turns, and I think the awkward first relationship steps between Yuki and Itsuomi were handled quite well. Maybe as important …
Kingdom 5 – 06
A battle episode with no fighting? Indeed, and it was as much a surprise to the would-be combatants (most of them) as it was to me. It’s Day 3 of the Battle of Heiyong, and by all accounts it should be a decisive one, with the pendulum having swung sharply in Qin’a favor. Diao certainly …
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) – 19
I’ve learned that with the anime version of Kusuriya no Hitorigoto at least, you never want to make assumptions about what sort of episode you’re looking at. Very often this show will start off with a lighter tone and lull you into complacency, then take a dark and serious turn on a dime. This was …
Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu Season 2 – 07
I really have to try to cut back on my verbosity with these BokuYaba write-ups, because they’re eating a huge chunk of my weekend. But that’s hard, because every episode is just so damn good. I knew, of course, that this season was going to be epic on a Himalayan scale, one peak after the …