The Week in Anime Winter 2015 #5 — Milky Holmes Solves a Case

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Milky Holmes TD — A shocking twist in this week’s Milky Holmes. Milky Holmes actually caught a criminal! Because they were the criminal.

The idol thing is really stupid, but this season does have its moments at least. Nowhere near the level of the first two seasons, but at least some funny moments. Continue reading The Week in Anime Winter 2015 #5 — Milky Holmes Solves a Case

Aldnoah Zero 18 — Slaine Announces Marriage: World Outraged

This week’s title is thanks to whemleh.

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Aldnoah Zero’s been getting wrapped up in the boogie of the week format, which is starting to get frustrating. This week’s fight, for example, had no context. (Or maybe it did last week? But I forgot it?) I don’t even know who the person they were killing was. They just started out in the middle of a battle, guns blazing. And Inaho saves the day as usual, this time through the power of the curvature of the earth. But why should we care? Continue reading Aldnoah Zero 18 — Slaine Announces Marriage: World Outraged

The Week in Anime Winter 2015 #4 — Lover’s Suicide

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Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Welp, I sure didn’t see that one coming. So dumb. They’re going to have a hard time convincing me that this cheerful girl who makes every attempt to hide her suffering from all her friends wants to commit suicide and take him with her.

Also, Arima’s piano teacher threatened to murder a ten year old girl. And no one seemed to think this was strange…

Garo: Those bastards. They killed Lara. Worst anime ever. It was great. Continue reading The Week in Anime Winter 2015 #4 — Lover’s Suicide

Please, Anime Industry, Hire Diesel-san to Research Trombones

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I was watching Tamako Market tonight. Lovely movie. But my immersion was completely ruined when a trombone made its appearance.

A little known fact: I am a trombone player. And a well known fact: that is not how you hold a trombone! What the fuck is that girl doing to her trombone?! Someone is going to be murdered by her slide! How could anyone even imagine doing such a thing to a beautiful trombone?!!! Continue reading Please, Anime Industry, Hire Diesel-san to Research Trombones