Aldnoah Zero 12 is one of those episodes where it's tense all the time, everyone's battling, but there's nothing really to say. All the familiar things happened. the bad guys have pushed the good guys to the brink, the good guys have one more attack ready, Inaho comes up with a cunning plan which frankly … Continue reading Elevens: Aldnoah, Akame, SAO2, Nozaki-kun
Sword Art Online 10 starts well but falls into a hole, or cave, halfway through. It's not that they shouldn't have put that cave scene in the story; it was necessary to clear the air between them, and to allow Sinon to tell her story and make a decision or two about herself. In fact, … Continue reading SAO 10, Dandy and Nozaki-kun 9-10
Sword Art Online 2 9 brings up its questions right at the end. We figured that Death Gun (as opposed to life gun, I suppose) would out maneuver Kirito and Sinon's attempt to take him out. But I, for one, didn't predict that DG would be carrying the same gun as the one Sinon used … Continue reading SAO and Aldnoah 9, Barakamon 8
It was suggested to me that Zankyou no Terror 7 was going to have a lot of running around in airports. That proved to be the case, but the show did a terrific job of salvaging what could have been a dire bunch of scenes. The "chess match" business was ridiculous last week, and just … Continue reading Zankyou and Tokyo ESP 7, Glasslip and SAO2 8
I'm falling behind. Sorry ... Sometimes when I watch Space Dandy I think I'm missing out on the joke. I felt that way through much of episode 6 as I wondered why they had a laugh track going--was this a commentary on modern media, or a reference to another ironic use of that most hated … Continue reading Space Dandy 6, SAO and Hanayamata 7
Looks like Tokyo ESP is falling into a routine. In one episode the bad guys beat up the good guys. In the next, the good guys beat up the bad. Episode 5 falls into the former category, where we're introduced to another dull villain with a good super power. He calls himself "The Professor," and … Continue reading Tokyo ESP 5, SAO 5-6, Aldnoah 6
Episode one of Tokyo ESP was dark, episode two was goofy. With #3 they try to mix the two moods with interesting results. After rescuing a girl named Murasaki while she was trying to rescue the flying penguin (from whom?), Rinka begins to think that there might be something to this superheroing business after all, … Continue reading Tokyo ESP 3, Aldnoah, Akame and SAO2 4
After Zankyou no Terror 2 I went and looked up the riddle of the sphinx because I had never heard of the second interpretation, that it referred to Oedipus himself. After one minute on Wikipedia hours of thorough searching I didn't find it, nor did I find any indication that it happened after Oedipus blinded … Continue reading Zankyou and Tokyo ESP 2, SAO2 2-3
The latest from PA Works, the studio that never does a bad show, is Glasslip. It's hard to explain what the story is all about. We have a girl named Touko, who has some sort of vision or hallucination while enjoying their town's summer festival. Meanwhile, a boy we later learn is named Kakeru passes … Continue reading 2014 Summer Shows #2
Solid episode of Sword Art Online. Things get accomplished in the game and in the real world. No one expected Kirito to just fly up and meet Asuna, but I was delighted by how hard he tried. After that dallying with the peace treaty ambush I was wondering if he had lost his inspiration, but … Continue reading SAO 22, Shinki 9 and an inevitable Wooser screenshot
Too Old for Anime 