Netflix anime has engendered some odd release situations. In the process it’s made my life difficult at times as a writer, though on balance I still consider Netflix a major positive for anime on the whole. But Ao no Hako is weirder than most – everywhere else in the world is exactly a week behind …
Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka is rapidly climbing my list of favorite relationship series. Most obviously because it’s really good, but also because of the fit. There have been very few anime that so accurately depict the agony of romance for those who aren’t good at it. Naturals will never understand how difficult all …
This was very much the fishing episode of Negaposi Angler, even by its standards. None of the character stuff made much of an appearance, really (including the MacGuffin). This is nominally a fishing show of course. But this was a good test of its ability to make that an interesting topic, as there was nothing …
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today the sun is shining and bells are tolling atop Seiren Academy, as we return once more to the gorgeous and obscenely entertaining Dear Brother. Our last episode saw this drama’s insanity ratcheted up to heretofore purely theoretical levels, as Nanako was invited to her dear …
The hits just keep on coming at this point. The Kyoto Arc is a massively elaborate but exquisitely elegant and balanced construction, and each major character is a pillar. Sometimes it seems as if there’s no end to the new faces, but they never blend together. They’re all doing what they’re doing for a reason, …
Marvelous Europe have confirmed that they will publish the newly announced Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin spin-off, Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation, in Europe and Australia. Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation, which is currently in development for undisclosed platforms by Edelweiss, will further expand the Sakuna franchise by allowing …
