Monogatari S2 – Episode 4

We’ve got mysteries regarding Araragi, Shinobu, the tiger, and the old HQ, and it’s pretty likely most of them are the same one. Let’s get to it. Episode 4 0:17 – Chapter FIFTY-TWO? Isin you beautiful bastard 3:09 – Casually … Continue reading

Gatchaman Crowds – Episode 3

Despite being my second-favorite show of the season, I’m still not really sure what’s going on with this show. I thinkit might be intentionally skewering the self-serious conventions of its’ genre, but it also might just be trying to tell an … Continue reading

Summer Season 2013 – First Quarter Roundup

Because evaluating shows before they even reach their halfway point is obviously an intelligent idea, let’s check in on the season so far. Heroes have risen, villains have fallen, and a couple shows have pretty much just done exactly what … Continue reading

Summer Season Initial Impressions

Management: My writeups will still obviously all be on the test, but here are my overall initial impressions of this season’s lineup. This week sure was summer. I caught the first episode of a whole tidal wave of shows, dropped … Continue reading

Summer 2013 Preview/Predictions

New season zomg everybody hit the deck. The lineup of shows is available here, and certainly covers a pretty diverse spread of genres. As for what I’m moderately excited about? Let’s get to it.

Top Ten Anime of 2017

That fabled time has come once again. With four full seasons of anime on the books, it’s time to mark out the true all-stars, the cream of the crop, the shows we just might remember in spite of our recency-mad … Continue reading

Spring 2017 Season Preview

The winter season is drawing to a close, which means it’s once more time to look forward and see what the future might bring. This current season was a bit of a wash, and I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – … Continue reading

The Eccentric Family – Review

I got to take another crack at Eccentric Family! Which is good, because I never felt all that happy with my original essay on the show. This one doesn’t go as deep into the show’s central themes, since you can’t … Continue reading

Top 30 Anime Series of All Time

Yep, I’ve finally put together a top shows list. As I hopefully made clear in part one and part two of my critical biases post, this is obviously my list – it represents the things I think are most valuable … Continue reading

Free! – Episode 3

Well I guess it is time for this show that I am obviously not tsundere for. Seriously, I’m not tsundere for Free!, I’m just yandere for beer. There’s a difference. Now that that’s cleared up, yeah, last episode was definitely better than … Continue reading