Anime roundup 6/21/2018: Suicide Ain’t Painless
In this week’s viewing: Hakyu Hoshin Engi continues to trim the cast, Megalobox reaches a turning point, and more!
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Anime roundup 6/14/2018: Vanishing Point
In this week’s viewing: Hakyu Hoshin Engi finally makes good on its promise of massive destruction, Steins;Gate 0 and Megalobox look for witness protection, and more!
London Comic Con May 2018
London Comic Con – cohabiting costumes and cosplay (lots of pichurs!)
Anime roundup 6/7/2018: A Hole With No Bottom
In this week’s viewing: Steins;Gate 0 demonstrates that things can always gets worse, Cute High’s villains get ever more hopeless, and more!
Anime roundup 5/31/2018: Breaking the Rules
In this week’s viewing: Megalobox at least admits it’s being arbitrary, Steins;Gate 0 pulls the rug out from under everything, and more!
Anime roundup 5/24/2018: The More You Know
In this week’s viewing: Japanese folklore, Finnish trolls, part-time priestesses, and, oh yeah, some actual anime discussion.
Anime roundup 5/17/2018: Next In Line
In this week’s viewing: Persona5 and Megalobox line up further antagonists, and more!
Anime roundup 5/10/2018: The Forever War
In this week’s viewing: Hakyu Hoshin Engi keeps up the fight, Steins;Gate 0 is still heading for World War III, even Megalobox has a military angle, and more!
Anime roundup 5/3/2018: Bad Life Choices
In this week’s viewing: Megalobox takes an ever tougher bet, Steins;Gate 0 revisits a less laudable part of its predecessor, and more!
Anime roundup 4/26/2018: A Different Spin
In this week’s viewing: Remakes and sequels don’t necessarily mean the same old same old, and it’s time to make the final cut for what to follow the rest of the season!
Side-by-Side Cosplays Part 2
Cosplay and Crossplay coming to an MCM Comic Con near you (actually, London)
Anime roundup 4/19/2018: The End of the Beginning
In this week’s viewing: The last batch of premieres for spring, and a couple of returning faces!
Anime roundup 4/12/2018: The Knockout Punch
In this week’s viewing: Megalo Box sets the standard as the spring premieres continue.
Anime roundup 4/5/2018: The Monster Mash
In this week’s viewing: It’s the end of the season, it’s the beginning of the season, it’s full of crazy spooky things either way!
Anime roundup 3/29/2018: Right as Rain
In this week’s viewing: Hakumei and Mikochi learn what fishing is really about, Hakyu Hoshin Engi turns into character drama, and more!
Spring 2018 SF Anime Preview
Did the past season seem lackluster? Well, get ready to be snowed under by more sf options than ever!
Anime Roundup 3/22/2018: Is This the Real Life?
In this week’s viewing: Hakyu Hoshin Engi tackles advanced physics again, Beatless pretty much lays out what’s really going on, and more!
Anime roundup 3/15/2018: The Pathos of Things
In this week’s viewing: Beatless considers the humanity of tools, Hakumei and Mikochi does it better, and more!
Anime roundup 3/8/2018: Totally Cosmic
In this week’s viewing: Hakyu Hoshin Engi is a science-fantasy juggernaut, Kokkoku takes the really long view, and more!
Anime roundup 3/1/2018: Tripping Up
In this week’s viewing: Beatless is too weird for Amazon to handle, another show has gone mysteriously silent, and more!
Anime roundup 2/22/2018: After a Fashion
In this week’s viewing: Hakumei and Mikochi and Kokkoku stop to change clothes, also some dramatic stuff happens, and more!
Anime roundup 2/15/2018: Amping Up
In this week’s viewing: Beatless adds another antagonist, Hakyu Hoshin Engi operates at ludicrous power levels, and more!
STUDIO GHIBLI, TAKE 2: PONYO and THE RED TURTLE
Hey, Rocky, watch me pull movie reviews out of my hat! This week Steve goes back to the subject of a 2015 column: Studio Ghibli, which has continued releasing movies without even asking him! Are they good movies? Good?—just watch (er, read)!
Anime roundup 2/8/2018: Now You’re Cooking
In this week’s viewing: Hakumei and Mikochi celebrates home crafts, Hakyu Hoshin Engi whips up an unusual recipe, and more!
Anime roundup 2/1/2018: Livin’ in the Fridge
In this week’s viewing: Hakyu Hoshin Engi pulls off a double fridging, Beatless menaces its heroine for cheap plot points, Kokkoku’s heroine is done being menaced, and luckily the other show aboslutely does not fit this theme.
Anime Roundup 1/25/2018: Head of the Class
In this week’s viewing: Which shows look like they have what it takes to stay in the commentary lineup for the rest of the season?
Anime roundup 1/18/2018: Good Things Come In Small Packages
In this week’s viewing: Tiny creatures are the best as the season premieres continue.
Anime roundup 1/11/2018: Interesting Times
In this week’s viewing: A slow start to premiere week, but big news for the simulcast landscape!
Anime roundup 1/4/2018: Best of 2017
In this week’s viewing: Hozuki wraps up (for now), and a look back at the best and most memorable shows of 2017.
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