In the first of our two year-end special episodes of My Taste is Better Than Yours, Samu and I take a comprehensive look at the year in WSJ (which he reads cover to cover). Ongoing, cancelled, finished by choice – they’re all (and I do mean all) here. What were our biggest surprises and disappointments …
It may sound funny to say about a series that was one of my very first anime, but Ranma ½ exceeded my expectations in a big way. I’m honestly not sure whether I just forgot how good it was, or this version is just better than the first one. Either way this reboot has been …
Needless to say, I was not looking forward to this episode of Orb. In spite of last week’s being one of the series’ best, which is a high bar. Nor am I looking forward to writing about it. In spite of this being the most interesting series of the season to write about. I mean, …
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’re diving back into the thorny drama of Yuri is My Job!, having at last borne witness to the full prior relationship of Hime and Mitsuki. Back in grade school, each of them were outsiders of their own kind; Mitsuki was rejected as a too-serious …
You know I hate to bury the headline, but there are so many headlines here I don’t even know where to start. In the first place it was a great episode, probably good to establish that. But I almost typed “great finale” and had to stop myself. I don’t know what to call this episode, …
Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka didn’t have the problem of ending an adaptation of an ongoing manga, at least. We all know how grievously difficult that is to do well. But it did have the issue of ending an 11-volume manga in 12 episodes, which is almost as difficult. And if I’m honest, while …
