Few series have frustrated me like Bleach. Two minutes into the first episode, I was hooked. One season in, I thought I’d found one of my favorite anime. Two seasons in, I was still loving it. But the subsequent Aizen storyline was draining and uninteresting, and the series lost so much of the momentum with… Read More Unohana and Kenpachi: Dying to Live
What a satisfying episode. We get to see Klein again. We get to see Asuna attend to Kirito like Shinji for Rei. We get to see Kirito show his awesomeness. And we get to see our characters make the most human choice over the most human desire. As the Grand Whatever Army gets smashed by… Read More Sword Art Online, Episode 09: Automatically Yours
I’ve been watching Kokoro Connect in anticipation each week to see what happens next in Inaba’s journey. What stuck out this week was the idea, again, of loving yourself versus loving others, and the sacrifice it takes to do the latter over the former. The same message was conveyed in episode seven of Sword Art… Read More Kokoro Connect (Episode 07) and Sword Art Online (Episode 07): Loving You is Not Easy
I don’t pronounce myself an expert on dating, but as a married man and father of two, I feel I have some wisdom to share. I also believe anime, with all its quirks and make-believe scenarios, can teach us something about relationships. With this in mind, I’ll be sharing a bit about relationships over the… Read More Atypical Dating, Day 1: Women Who Can’t Cook and Reversing Expectations
Dialogue to relish. Check. Ryuuji’s obsessive housewifery. Check. Return of an awesome OP and ED. Check. Laughs. Check. Oh man, how I’ve missed Toradora. Quite possibly my favorite show ever and featuring my favorite character, Toradora is a special anime to me. The new special episode that recently came out with the Blu-Ray release only… Read More Desperate Housewife: The Toradora OVA and Understanding the Value of a Meal
So, it finally happened. Shouma and Kanba, with fate tearing apart the bonds of their brotherhood, come to physical blows, as their relationship breaks apart. In the most exciting episode of the Mawaru Penguindrum so far, Kanba’s activities come to light, and the personalities and values of the brothers collide. Shouma is a character with… Read More Mawaru Penguindrum, Episode 21: Sacrifice > Integrity
I’m the king of things I’ve always despised I’m the gingerbread man who got eaten alive I’m half-baked! I’m fake! But see I’ve got hotels on Park Place and Boardwalk And two hundred bucks I pass go but, oh! Life’s taken its toll Have I won Monopoly to forfeit my soul? I’ve got the company… Read More Usagi Drop Episode 04: It’s No Sacrifice
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