Going by the season preview – lots of series with very few sure things – Spring 2024 figured to be very crowded around the middle of the pack. Bubble territory. I wouldn’t say The Fable was one I had ticketed for that, but it was far from a lock just the same. The premiere more …
The trend with this season’s early bubble candidates has been a positive one. Second episodes (Astro Note and Bartender for example) have tended to be better than their premieres. That certainly applies to Tonari no Youkai-san, which I probably liked the best of those three to begin with. The mythology was expanded nicely, and there …
Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai Short Synopsis: As four women from four different provinces vie for a prince’s hand in marriage, a male representative from the northern province is sent to serve as the prince’s attendant. Wooper: From its double length premiere to its massive cast list to its elaborate fantasy setting, Karasu wa Aruji …
Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote Short Synopsis: Two voice actors just so happen to go to the same highschool. When a director catches wind of this, he puts them on a podcast together! Lenlo: Seiyuu Radio pleasantly surprised me. Early on it felt like an excuse to get Miku Itou and Moe Toyota, the lead VAs, …
Like that’s rare in anime. Impressions: I was really hoping at least one of the shounen shows would be tolerable, but optimism is running thin. Both share a lot of problems. Wildly inconsistent and inappropriate tone. Nonsensical settings. Violence that it can’t seem to decide whether or not is serious or on the level …
Never has a series been more aptly-named when you’re in my line of work. Trying to spot the next kaijuu animanga franchise is an ongoing enterprise for me. And one certainly doesn’t have to squint too hard to see Kaiju No. 8 as filling the bill. There’s no doubt whatsoever that this anime is going …
