First of all, something good is clearly happening over at A-1 Pictures. Between Makeine and Nigewaka (at sub-studio Cloverworks) they have the two best-looking shows of the season. Like, by a mile – not even close. Over the years their track record has been more middling with a side of inconsistent, but these two shows …
For me, there’s no question Youko is the scariest person in this series. Akira being as impassive as he is given what he does for a living is certainly more unnerving in an intellectual sense. But he’s so disarmingly unthreatening that unless you really stop and think about it he just doesn’t scare you. Youko, …
At this point it’s safe to say something has seriously clicked with Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi. Two of the best leading indicators for an explosion in popularity are the proliferation of fanart, especially hentai (check), and a surge in sales for older volumes of the manga (check). It sounds strange to say a WSJ title …
The return of Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai is certainly a lot like welcoming back an old friend. With a 20-episode run this series was always going to have an odd release schedule, but it’s a shame that it had to hiatus for three weeks. Nevertheless it did pick a good time to do it. …
Ah yes. The peaceful countryside with giant man eating monsters roaming free. Impressions: Weakest of the three episodes, and a bit of a change in format. This one was split into two distinct halves, which, mind you, is still more structure, format, and purpose than the vast majority of other shows this season have …
What luck it only cuts rocks and monsters. Impressions: The Saturday culling continues, and this was the better episode between it and Sakuna, but it’s very much on borrowed time. Sakuna spat out an entire episode farming rice, which, okay, accurate to the game, but those were the absolute worst, most frustrating, and most tedious …
