Anime roundup 1/9/2020: Best of 2019… and the 2010s
Looking back on not just a year, but a whole decade of great shows.
Anime roundup 7/5/2018: The Heart Wants What It Wants
In this week’s viewing: Hakyu Hoshin Engi turns to boxing, Megalobox turns to love and happiness, Cute High is about wacky fantasy, and more!
Anime roundup 6/28/2018: The Ties That Bind
In this week’s viewing: Megalobox sets up its final face-off, Cute High gets its own going, and more!
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!
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!
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!
Anime roundup 4/12/2018: The Knockout Punch
In this week’s viewing: Megalo Box sets the standard as the spring premieres continue.
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 9/29/2016: The Ends of All Things
In this week’s viewing: It’s time to wind up the season with three finales.
Anime roundup 9/22/2016: Double Stack
In this week (and last week)’s viewing: Time to catch up after last week’s break, the surprise end of Re: ZERO, and more!
Anime roundup 9/8/2016: Playing Rough
In this week’s viewing: Mob Psycho 100 levels up again, Cute High kicks another holiday around, and more!
Anime roundup 9/1/2016: Love Is Real
In this week’s viewing: Orange’s star couple makes romantic progress, Re: ZERO explains that it’s really about love, and more!
Anime roundup 8/25/2016: Sentimental Feeling
In this week’s viewing: Cute High tackles the most emotional holiday, Re: ZERO makes a strong stab for the feels, and more!
Anime roundup 8/18/2016: Uncharismatic Megafauna
In this week’s viewing: Re: ZERO takes on the White Whale, the Earth Defense Club faces a truly giant panda, and more!
Anime roundup 8/11/2016: Turn That Frown Upside Down
In this week’s viewing: Orange and Re: ZERO give their heroes a chance to be happy for a bit, and more!
Anime roundup 8/5/2016: The Eternal Triangle
In this week’s viewing: Re: ZERO resolves its love triangle, Orange tackles that plus hardcore physics, and more!
Anime roundup 7/28/2016: Feet of Clay
In this week’s viewing: Orange and Re: ZERO spend a lot of time running away from things, and more!
Anime roundup 7/21/2016: Melancholy Baby
In this week’s viewing: Depression, suicide, the Despair Arc of Danganronpa 3, and lots more to bring you down! Plus, the lineup of the shows this column will be following for the rest of the season.
Anime Roundup 7/14/2016: Too Much Fun
In this week’s viewing: A possibly lucky thirteen premieres!
Summer 2016 SF Anime Preview
The age of the light novel adaptation has passed and the age of the video game adaptation is upon us. Plus a few other shows coming our way very soon…
Anime roundup 1/7/2016: Best of 2015
As the anime world takes its end-of-year holiday, it’s time to look back on the best that 2015 brought us.
Anime roundup 7/2/2014: Show Your Work
Oh no, a filler episode! With nothing new to watch, let’s compile a list of first-half Hugo recommendations.
Anime roundup 3/27/2015: Auld Lang Syne
In this week’s viewing: Cute High and Yona look back to wrap up, Death Parade and Yatterman Night drop some important backstory, and more!
Anime Roundup 3/19/2015: We Have Met the Enemy
In this week’s viewing: Cute High and Yatterman Night compete for the least surprising reveal, Death Parade literally shows its cards, and more!
