Up to Snuff 6/17/19 – Take it to the People
You don’t even have to register for this vote, so I don’t want to hear any excuses.
Kono Oto Tomare! – 11
「探してた音」 (Sagashi teta oto)
“The Sound I Was Searching For”
If you don’t like backstories, Kono Oto Tomare may not be your jam.
Kono Oto Tomare! – 10
「近くて遠い距離」 (Chikakute tooi kyori)
“Obcure Distances”
The virtues here are pretty simple – sincerity, authenticity, a sense of respect for every character in the cast as an individual.
Up to Snuff 6/3/19 – Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
None of this week’s writers are candidates for leader of the Conservative Party or presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. But we’re pretty much the only ones…
Kono Oto Tomare! – 09
「突き刺さる言の音」 (Tsukisasaru gen no oto)
“A Piercing Sound”
I think in the real world there are more people like Takezou than there are like Chika.
Kono Oto Tomare! – 08
「みちしるべ」 (Michi shiru be)
“Guide for an Unknown Path ~Guidepost~”
This isn’t the sort of series that’s going to have a lot of breather episodes.
Kono Oto Tomare! – 07
「知られざる音の葉」 (Shira rezaru oto no ha)
“Unknown Sounds”
It’s pretty rare that you see an anime episode so neatly split down the middle.
Up to Snuff 5/13/19 – Did I Ever Tell You You’re My Hero?
“Whoever signs my paycheck” is never a wrong answer.