Sometime in the future, the youth of New Tokyo (who are 95% male apparently) are running amok, forming up into gangs known as tribes. At a loss as to how to calm them down or police the streets, the government passes the XB Law, which requires that all conflicts be resolved through a brutal match… Read More First Impression: Tribe Nine
As children, Yomi would toss a “magic ball” to Tamaki, a curving pitch that the latter wasn’t able to catch. The two agreed that when Yomi mastered it with a hardball, they would play baseball together even as adults. Fast forward to high school, where Yomi has given up the sport. But a chance reunion… Read More First Impression: Tamayomi
The most popular professional sport in Japan is baseball, so it’s little wonder that anime about baseball has produced some of the classics of the medium, and that of all sports anime, baseball is king. We’ve touched on past classics like Cross Game, Oofuri, and, well, Touch—but this anime season features well-regarded baseball anime, too,… Read More Can’t Get Enough Baseball Anime? Here Are Six Ways to Feed Your Addiction
I’m not an expert on his works, but I would call myself an Adachi admirer. And so after episodes one and two of Mix: Meisei Story, I supposed that I generally knew where the story was going, and specifically where the first arc would go. But episode three reminded me that Adachi isn’t only a… Read More Mix: Meisei Story, Episode 3 – Unexpected Developments
Thirty years ago, Meisei High School won the high baseball championship at Koshien, but since then, it hasn’t returned, and both the high school and middle school teams have become used to losing. Enter a pair of brothers, Toma and Soichiro, 8th graders who along with their sister could help Meisei once again reach championship… Read More First Impression: MIX
Baseball episode! I love baseball, and so, Little Busters notwithstanding, I really enjoy baseball episodes/series. And if you throw in the emotion of the relationship called a battery, I’m done for. As the student council, with a new two new characters in two, finds their next subject, they turn to a baseball game to bring… Read More Charlotte, Episode 4: Earning It
Of all the interesting characters in Angel Beats!, my favorite is one who is one of the most normal – Hinata. Episode four of the series deals with a baseball game, as we get a glimpse into the former high school baseball player’s past, one in which a simple error cost his team a chance… Read More Re-Viewed: Angel Beats! Episode 04 and Friends in Need