Kurozuka 10 – Did you guess it, too?
Well, there you go. Her message was “come to the Red Emperor’s Castle to clear up everything.” When I heard that, an alarm bell went…
My Favorite 2008 OPs (and Yours?)
Let’s do something we haven’t done here before on Anime Diet: end-of-the-year lists! Our first list is favorite OPs of the year, drawn from the…
As the End Nears: ef–What Are We Supposed To Be Feeling? (Part 2)
In which Mike wonders, after seeing much of its second season, whether the sacred cow he liked best last year was really all that. (This…
Face Off: Mike and Ray Say ‘Bleh’ to Akane-iro
Mike: So I watched 4 episodes of Akane-iro last night. It’s really not terrible. It was actually pretty funny sometimes. I wouldn’t call it great;…
Sure, sure, all Japanese murderers are Otaku!
From ANN – Japan’s Murder Suspect Says He’s a Precure, Kitaro Fan …man accused of dumping the body of a neighbor’s daughter in September is…
As the End Nears: The Surprising Quality of Toradora
For me, this formulaic-and-yet-better comedy has been the surprise of the season: a surprise at how much genre conventions need not get too much in…