Tag: anime review
12 Days, 12 Moments 2010: My Soul, Your Beats
Angel Beats was a show that aspired to greatness and ended up being merely good. What Jun Maeda fails to grasp with his reach in…
12 Days, 12 Moments 2010: Male, Female, and Hideyoshi
Today’s moment is brought to you by the gender benders at Silver Link and director Shin Oonuma, who together have brought to us one of…
12 Days, 12 Moments 2010: Shizuo vs., Like, Everyone
For my next moment, I turn to one of the year’s most original shows, Durarara!!…and a scene from its 16th episode which alone could qualify…
12 Days, 12 Moments 2010: Amazing Grace
I begin this year’s 12 Days, 12 Moments series—an annual blogospheric fest where we post the most striking moments in anime for the year—with a…
First Look Fair: Seirei no Moribito
Crunchyroll recently made the first four episodes of Moribito available to premium subscribers, so I took a look. How did I miss this one after…
Midpoint Review: Angel Beats, Character Development, and Tragic Possibility
Or, why sob stories are not always character development, and what the story might become.