A simple blog for weekly anime stuff.
Not the best ending I was looking for, but who cares? 3-gatsu was magnificent. Episode 22 was supposed to be an optimistic send-off, but for some odd reason that I'm still trying to explain, I was feeling restless instead. It isn't because of the episode itself, but rather, in the same way Rei asked why we …
Still remember how Shimada-san used to be a "side-character" Rei presumed as a hurdle? He's owning the show now. That's just one way you can translate the aphorism everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about, and with consistent finesse, 3-gatsu was able to convey how arduous the path Shimada-san took. This has been …
Remember what I said months ago that 3-gatsu has one of the most strongest set of characters? I still do. Uhh. I don't know how best to describe this episode other than it's poetic. The visuals, the cuts, the staging, the composition, the sound editing, literally everything's fusing together into this symphony of cinematography mastery …
What do you do when you're on a slump? Like, when you feel like you can't do it anymore, or inspiration won't come regardless of how hard you search for one? It's a fairly simple answer, and you wouldn't be surprised to hear that you just have to stop doing it. Pause, take a step …
Rakugo and 3-gatsu airing back to back? I couldn't ask for a better way to spend my weekend for the next three months. I'm getting dizzy with all the new shows airing left and right that I can no longer decide on how to start my Winter 2017 bonanza. But amidst the hubbubs of the …
I got to watch Haikyuu's third season in one satisfying seating on my first day of 2017. I've already read the manga up until the epic Karasuno-Shiratorizawa arc, but given how phenomenal the adaptation is, I figured that telling that godly chapter through animation is going to be another level of ecstasy. And sure enough... To …
I seem to have entered a love and hate relationship with Flip Flappers. I love it for the myriad of reasons I've written about -- with some of which still stuck in my head yet to be voiced out -- and I hate it because, well... I think it's more apt to say that I …
Yup. Just what I needed for Christmas. A rather straightforward episode this week, and I can't say anything more other than 3-gatsu does indeed have the makings of a great kuuki kei/iyashikei anime. Maybe that's just me reminiscing about Aria after hearing the strings coupled with a backdrop of the sound of the water, but …
I wouldn't be surprised if that was the last episode of Flip Flappers. I won't dwell on this too much, but yeah episode 12 is a storyboarder's nightmare. There certainly were parts wherein it's starting to get good, but then the next instant you will find yourself abruptly shown a different storyline/scene instead of capping …
Eupho snagged a bronze, while Yuzuru Hanyu -- oh, I mean Yuri, sorry -- earned himself a silver. Despite betraying my expectations that both of them will end at the top of the podium, I somehow found myself more satisfied with how it turned out, regardless. I guess having such a finale was at first …
Nichi Nichi-chan 