Actually, I took notice after Bateszi twittered "Madhouse really are pulling out all the stops for Chihayafuru. Episode 5 was gorgeous from start to finish. Love this series." But that's Twitter... Now Omo explains a few things:
read moreThe coolest meta perspective is how the whole Chihayafuru-is-Japanese-heritage angle. By explaining those …
The amusing part is, I didn't realize there were shots like that in Dog Days until the top rotation at Chizumatic highlighted one (there was a naked princess etc., but I mean inserting panchira into action). Also, stripes? Japan, you're so funny.
UPDATE: Steven says:
There are a couple of …read more
I marked Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai as something to see at ANN back when the anime was only announced, but when it started airing, the blogging painted an unattractive picture of a second Ichizon. But I kept following it a bit, and I saw the post at Ogiue Maniax …
read moreThe Ritsuko episode was as straight as arrow, and thus impossible to spoil. Tell me if you did not guess that Ritsuko had to substitute for a member of Ryuugyu Komachi. What's strange, however, I did not feel bored about the predictability. It was a comfort food episode before another …
read moreThe twittersphere speaks:
read more@sagematt: #Penguindrum, I'm fkin sick and tired of ur snail's pace and last min pretentious bullshit twists.Finish already so I can go on with my life
@lostty: I really liked this week's episode of Penguindrum. Crazy cliffhanger as per usual! I also liked the ED. So …
There was a discussion of the imminent removal of Google Reader Shared Items from GR, due to migration to Plus, with GR remaining focused on its primary function of a feedreader. So far so good, but incredibly coincidentally, Omo posted an article about Fate/stay something, where he referred to …
read moreMy contact with Angel Beats occured through the same easy availability at Netflix streaming. As such it's likely to be short-living, as tomorrow I have to retreat into my study, where I do not have a Windows computer or a TV. And I am not enamoured with the series enough …
read morePlease pardon me, P-san, but WTF are you doing? A promise to Yukiho and now dating Makoto? And what about Miki? The desire not to rock the boat and go with the flow should not override the minimum common sense in a grown man in charge of juvenile idols. Of …
read moreSince my wife is away on business, I camped out at front of TV and raided whatever Netflix has to offer through the wonders of Wii and Internet. One of the things I checked out was the finale of Strike Witches, and that made me reconsider GONZO.
GONZO, by your …
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