From the department of "I told you so":
How about spending more time with the ostensible lead trio in New Generations? How about that?
I wanted to write here how much I relate to Mika because the same "corporate forces" made me to dust off my C++ and travel to …
read moreTo give a good example of the things that propelled The Bros up the ranks, here's what Pon saw in Hyouka:
read moreWhat you need to do now is pick out specific examples. Like, it’s interesting how Oreki’s thought processes, even considering that the show has to convey them …
Recently, Ron Rapp, a pre-eminent aviation blogger, was dispensing blogging advice and dealt with blogrolls severily:
read moreSure, the idea of a manually curated list of high-quality sites is attractive… in theory. But in practice it always falls short. The longer the list gets, the harder it is to maintain [...].
Every …
Might as well post an official opener bracket for a series that I'm likely to complete. The outlook is standard: Manga is superior, but the anime is inoffensive. I already dream about a remake, Kanon 2006 style. Characters are allright, surprisingly enough. The harem is actually a triangle with additions …
read moreShirobako has no bad episodes (I'm not a fan of the first episode, but I see that it was perhaps impossible to do what they did and compose it otherwise). So when I rewatch Shirobako, I rewatch it whole. However, in a number of other series I end focusing on …
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Aside from JitsuWata, I find myself rewatching Danna ga Nani wo ... Wakaranai KEN often these days (both seasons), possibly for the lack of time. Despite extreme shortness, the anime features an array of quirky supporting characters, one of which is Rino (pictured on the left). I cannot help concluding that …
read moreThere's only one animated moment in Shirobako really gets my critical juices going, and I suspect they might have done it on purpose, in a meta way that's the hallmark of the series.
Generally, the creators of Shirobako try to get every little bit of detail, within the budget. A …
read moreAfter watching an episode of Jitsu wa Watashi wa, I rushed to Batoto and loaded up on spoilers. Hoo, boy. The important fact we ought to know is that the manga is resolved, so the anime ought to be safe.
The character designs differ from the anime and the lead …
read moreThanks for effective (if deceptive) advocacy by Mauser, I picked Sidonia no Kishi for a watch on Netflix (dubbed, of course). I have to admit, grudgingly, that it's not half bad. Grudgingly, because the qustion of Sidonia is the question of 3D: it's 100% 3D, like the Hollywood flicks. Sadly …
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