I’m kind of ready for this whole Hogwarts thing to be over. But the really sad thing is that once it is, it’s going to be a very long time before we get any more Mahoutsuka no Yome anime – there just isn’t enough material. They could adapt the Majutsushi no Ao spinoff – which …
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – 05
Unfortunately the somewhat garish visual style of the premiere episode(s) was back this week. But that was what I expected, so it’s baked in at this point. I still think that look is ill-matched to the material but at least the whole proposition doesn’t come off looking cheap. The Apothecary Diaries is a bit of …
Good Night World Review — B+
A family plays an MMO. It’s hard to review this without spoilers, but wow does this not go where you are expecting in the first couple episodes. I thought I would get Sword Art Online but instead I got Serial Experiments Lain. The brutal alienation between people, the confusion between digital and reality, the loneliness. …
Bang Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! Review — A-
Cute girls with problems play in a band. First, I want to say how much I appreciate how the number of exclamation points in the title is an important plot point. Second, you all need to watch MyGO. You know me— I hate idols and this entire genre, so if I’m saying it’s good, it’s …
The Apothecary Diaries #05 — Frecklegate
What a mystery. Impressions: Back to the mystery of the week being absolutely nothing whatsoever. Oh no, I have something on my hands! I must be doomed! Actually, let me test that. …Yep, it’s nothing. Boy, that was sure worth a cliffhanger tease last week. It didn’t even take a third of a third of the …
Shut-in Vampire Princess #05 — Totally Not Suspicious Disney Princess
And a mad cackling priest. Impressions: I can see why they needed to skip the OP and half of the ED. How else would they fit in an entire dressing montage with self-introduction narration? As expected, not a particularly thrilling episode, though I did assume it’d go fully back to the bad comedy and …