A quick note to celebrate the ending of Bakuman after god-knows-how-many episodes. The finale was what I expected, about half of it covers the Reversi premiere (looks like a show I'd drop quick, to be honest) and the other half gives us Mashiro trying to get the words out of his mouth. Well, there's a … Continue reading A quick goodbye to Bakuman, and hello new season
As Bakuman3 winds up its all-encompassing story arc, they come up with a terrific episode. Now that the boys have their anime there's not much more the series can throw at us, apart from the new chief editor wanting Reversi to be a flagship series for the magazine while the boys think it will finish … Continue reading Bakuman3 22, Chihayafuru2 9
Robotics;Notes 19 is good stuff, everything the premise could be, but it's so late in the series that I wonder if the series can be salvaged. Also, it's damn confusing. Okay, so the solar flare isn't real, but using faked reports and footage makes it feel like it's actually happening. That's interesting. The question is … Continue reading Robotics 19, Kanojo Pet 20, Bakuman3 21
Bakuman 2 has just wrapped up one of the more interesting story arcs I've seen. As you remember, our boys, not to mention the rest of the Shonen Jack artists lose in their challenge to dethrone Eiji from the top spot. The "conflict," if it can be called that, is typical Bakuman stuff, each character … Continue reading Bakuman3 18, Chihayafuru2 5
There's a lot to chew on in Bakuman3 8. We're introduced to an exciting newcomer named Tooru Nanamine who has contributed an excellent, if overly dark manga for the JACK contest. Turns out he's manipulating the editorial process in order to get a leg up on the competition. Rather sneaky. He puts his entry online … Continue reading Bakuman3 8, Tonari 10
Thinking ahead to Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! 8 I was hoping for something really big. Rikka's been leading this little fantasy life of hers ever since her father died and now, having to accept reality, she prepares for an epic battle against the overlord, her older sister. It won't be the same after this. … Continue reading Chu2Koi 8, Bakuman3 7, Polar Bear 34
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun doesn't seem to care if it makes any progress toward a happy couple ending or not. We start with Haru's dead aunt Kyoko, whose practical life aphorisms have gone whoosh over his head until recently. It's a testament either to the show or to Haru's strange way of thinking that she only … Continue reading Tonari 7, Bakuman3 and Pet 6
Geez, Bakuman doesn't stop for anything, does it? It's not that the series feels rushed, well, busy maybe, it's that the the everyday working events are made dramatic by the precariousness of the manga artists' profession, and then emphasized by time jumps to the big moments. What happens in episode 5 occurs in a time … Continue reading Bakuman3 5, Tonari 6, Panzer 5
Bakuman 3 4 slipped by me; often when I realize I hadn't watched a show for a while it's because I wasn't looking forward to it, and so I consider dropping it. But I've invested too much time in this show to drop it now, and it's too good. Besides, how will I get by … Continue reading Bakuman3 and PSYCHO 4, Hidamari 5
Bakuman 3 2 moves so quickly that it's hard to keep up. Well, it STARTS slowly ... After Hattori tells the boys that PCP will be canceled if it can't beat out Crow and Natural+ in six months we get at least a couple of months in this episode alone. And scenes that you could … Continue reading Bakuman 3 2, Shin Sekai 3, Tonari 3, Dakedo 2
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