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 …
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am eager to hop back aboard the Galaxy Express, which most recently made its departure from the lonely dunes of Mars. Initially propped up as a tourist destination after one hundred years of atmospheric adjustments, Mars was ultimately abandoned for more exotic pastures, its …
There’s no question that massive, climactic fights like this one are a challenge for big battle shounen. Broadly speaking you can take two narrative approaches, both with drawbacks. You can focus entirely on one front for entire episodes/chapters or multiples, which allows them the chance to shine. But it tries the patience of fans who …
