Opinions are fairly divided on this show, but I personally enjoyed Celestial Method (a.k.a. Sora no Method) a lot. And since the show did get some regular coverage before TWWK could no longer cover the show, I thought I would go ahead and close up the show with a look at its final arc. As it turns… Read More Celestial Method: The End and a New Beginning
Whenever one anime season ends and another begins, I try to use that time to finish series on which I’ve fallen behind. This season, that meant Celestial Method and Unlimited Blade Works. I could have predicted what followed, though: I’ve staved off FSN, since I have a few months until the next cour, and I… Read More Celestial Method, 5 cm/s, and Middle Acts
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Kaze – 8/10 As a surprise to probably no one, Unlimited Blade Works has proved to be one of the best shows of the fall season. With ufotable’s trademark animation and a near perfect faithful adaptation of the visual novel route, UBW has been a great… Read More Fall Anime 2014 Review (Part 2/2)
Celestial Method (Sora no Method) has a lot going for it – cute characters, emotional storylines, and a nice OP and ED (speaking of which, see and hear our own Japes sax up the show’s end theme). But I can’t say that the series is unique in any sense. It revisits a lot of motifs,… Read More Celestial Method, Episode 9: I Did It My Way
Episode 8 of Celestial Method (Sora no Method) is, perhaps, the first in the series I’ve enjoyed from beginning to end. We finally get a nice, emotional breakthrough for Shione and, just to mix things up a bit, the resolution isn’t a resolution at all, complicated by advancement of Noel’s storyline. Nice. Shione’s development in… Read More Celestial Method, Episode 8: You Go First
Then why are you here, Nonoka? – Koharu (episode seven) Seven episodes into Celestial Method (Sora no Method), and the relationships between the group of old friends is almost wholly repaired. The way the show was going, I thought that in this episode we might see Shione become the latest to break down and succumb… Read More Celestial Method Episode 7: Take the Step
As Celestial Method (Sora no Method) continues, it seems more and more obvious that for, at least the first half, the cast of characters are going to find redemption through Nonoka’s kindness. In episode six, we get the conclusion of Yuzuki’s redemptive tale after her sudden conversion, to use religious terminology, in episode five. Now… Read More Celestial Method Episode 6: A Slap for a Slap
I have the same routine each week. I watch an episode of Celestial Method (Sora no Method), and for 90% of the episode, I tell myself that I should drop the show. I’m not particularly attached to any of the characters. I find some of them annoying. And there’s nothing particularly unique about the series. … Read More Celestial Method Episode 5: Hardened Hearts
Isn’t it interesting that the only character in Celestial Method (Sora no Method) who’s not bitter or hurt (or both) is the one with the most tragic back story? Episode four of Celestial Method takes us further into the backgrounds and relationships of our core group of former friends. It begins with yet another slapping… Read More Celestial Method Episode 4: Reality of the Saucer
Sometimes when you go home, you find that you don’t always feel welcome there. It might be intentional, as with how Shione treats Nonoka in episode three of Sora no Method (Celestial Method). Or it could just be that you’ve moved past it or no longer feel in sync with a place. So, then, why… Read More Sora no Method, Episode 3: You CAN Go Home Again