We’re entering new territory with this adaptation for me. Because it’s not new territory, ironically enough. As I noted last week the anime and live-action swapped two arcs, the Kokoryuu “proposal” and Trillion TV. As such I kind of know where this storyline is headed, assuming the anime doesn’t change the plot (or that the …
I’m moving (still Kyoto, but better for commute) in three days. I’m exhausted, and swamped. Posts have to be a bit curtailed. But yeah, there are certain things I have to address after that one. OK, first of all – yes, I do feel bad for Hina. Sucks to be her in this situation. But …
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2, Episode 8 Review Last time on The 100 Girlfriends, the Rentaro Family was facing its biggest crisis since the incident with Hahari! Rentaro’s tenth soulmate, the beautiful Mimimi Utsukushisugi, refuses to be part of any group with Nano in it due to a …
With its season coming to an end next week, it’s finally obvious (in the nick of time) where Rurouni Kenshin 2023 is going to leave things in the finale. There have been some interesting tweaks to the narrative – some material from other elements of the franchise included, and even some original material. The truth …
T minus 3 to moving day, so not a lot of time. Some quick thoughts on Aquarion this week: The 12,000 years in the past sequences are OK as a change of pace, which sort of justifies the visual style. But it’s really too ugly to carry half an episode. We’ve seen most of the …
Yeah, yeah. Called it. Impressions: Yeeeep. Pretty much just a massive info-dump episode, but I called about 98% of it. Everybody’s clones and part of the invasion force, but oops, something randomly killed God and the final button of the Kill All Humans plan never got finished. Except Renge, who’s super duper extra awesome thanks to …
