Since the earliest days of civilization, humans have adored the cuteness and inscrutability of cats. Humans have welcomed cats into their homes as furry, four-legged members of the family. Yet throughout all of that time cat lovers have struggled to understand what cats are thinking, struggled to comprehend cat psychology. From the Egyptian cat god …
No mistake about it, The Fable has developed into a seriously good show. But as much as anything, for me this is a series for viewers who appreciate acting. There’s not much value added to the experience of a manga generally with the adaptation – it’s fine. But the cast is so tremendous. It’s easy …
Something was nagging at me with Makeine and I couldn’t quite place it. Then it hit me – Chika looks like a character out of a Miyazaki film. Chika and only Chika – I don’t think any of Imigi Muru’s other (wonderful) character designs strike me that way. But with Komari even her mannerisms do. …
The phrase “never a dull moment” could have been invented for Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai. I’ve pretty much resigned myself to the agony of it being over after next week. I have experience with the ultimate example of that pain, Seirei no Moribito (a series with which Yatagarasu – and very little else – …
You may not have heard of Umehara Disease. But in anime terms, it’s a real phenomenon – an illness which impacts shows produced by Umehara Shouta. Many of them are creatively ambitious and start out like gangbusters. But his series are exceptionally prone to production disasters – Wonder Egg Priority most famously in recent years. …
So much for any kind of ending arc. Impressions: So, the annoying yelly dude lost his mojo, so they do various schtick about it, but then it’s that he needs a jolt of magic juice from the actually magic girl. So I guess this is her episode? And we briefly check in with the …
