Sell Me in 20 Minutes: Monogatari Series Season 2 and Golden Mosaic
Saturday’ slate of new anime concludes with two slice-of-lifey shows, albeit with one much more anticipated than the other. The Monogatari series is pretty much a known quantity at this point. It’s...
View ArticleFirst Reactions: Free! Episode 2 (Plus Too-Long Footnotes on Why Summer 2013...
Based on what I’ve seen of reactions to Free on the internet, it seems like a large quantity of people are ruling it out with one glance at the promo material rather than 20 minutes of episode time....
View ArticleAnimetics Podcast: Crowdfunding Followup and the Summer 2013 Season
This time, we cover several topics, including the inspiring success of crowdfunded anime since our last show, several bits of recent anime news (both depressing and intriguing), and the rockin’ Summer...
View ArticleMidseason Update: This Summer in Redline Quotes
Redline is the best anime movie I have ever seen. By which I mean it is the best anime I’ve ever seen and the best movie I’ve ever seen. While this summer season is certainly one for the books, it’s...
View ArticleNew Directors: What’s In A Resume?
Aside from perhaps the hair episode of Yami Shibai, the 5-minute preview for Go Nagai’s Robot Girls Z was the most impressive, repeatable five minutes of animation I watched last month. If you haven’t...
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