I find the premise of Meiji Gekken 1874 interesting, as I’m a sucker for samurai tales set in the Meiji Era. But there’s just too much of- well, everything. Too many plot threads, too many characters (some historical, some strictly fictional), too many damn names. And much of it is not really joined properly, for …
I’ve come to the unsettling conclusion that apart from the panda fetish (and the world domination gig) Warumono-san and I are basically the same guy. Seriously – he has all my hangups, all my obsessions. He sentimentalizes everything, even trash. He loves cats and tries to communicate with them. He obsesses over the small pleasures …
Premieres and finales. Are they the most important episodes of a series? Broadly speaking, I would say yes. And I’d add that final episodes are, generally, the hardest to get right (and that applies to more than just anime). And they’re challenging in another sense as well. As I wrote in my Shouwa Genroku Rakugo …
Okay, I’m sort of wavering on my impulse to let Yubisaki to Renren go. I did think last week’s episode was a small step up, but not enough in its own right to change my feelings. I still got annoyed by a bunch of stuff here, but this was the most involved I’ve felt since …
It’s a delicate time for Bucchigiri, that’s for certain. When madcap and zany shows settle down and start peddling the plot. It makes sense that with Kishimoto Taku (91 Days) writing that would happen, because he’s very good at plot. But not every series can successfully navigate that transition. I like this one a lot, …
No two ways about it – a superior knowledge of terrain is a big advantage in a military campaign. And that’s a challenge any invading army will face. Qin used it to their advantage when the Coalition armies tried to take their capital. Zhao uses it to their advantage here. And real-life (which of course …
