Our lead character doesn’t like to climb hills. Continue reading Sakamichi no Apollon — First Impression →

It’s another show about cute girls doing cute things— but this time, with a twist! Two of the girls are jerks! Continue reading Natsuiro Kiseki — First Impression →

“Her name is Koko she is loco…” Well, I was going to say the music was pretty good, until… that. Still, the rest of the music was good, I particularly liked the African music (?) in the  opening scene. The animation was also excellent:

And I do appreciate a show that has hair characters with physically possible hair colors. It’s odd that I even have to mention that, but it’s fairly uncommon. Continue reading Jormungand — First Impression →

A good first episode. I liked the way they didn’t show Yuuko until the second half of the episode, and we just got to see Okonogi’s reactions. I really like the voice actor they picked for her, by the way. Exactly as I imagined her sounding. Continue reading Dusk Maiden of Amneisa — First Impression →

Anyone care to explain what the hell this title is supposed to mean?

Apparently this show is going to follow Nodoka’s friends from her old middle school. This episode was mainly a setup for the epic magical Mahjong battles that I’m already anticipating. And the yuri, of course. I’m not sure who to ship yet… Continue reading Saki: Achiga-hen – Episode of Side A — First Impression →