Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun – More Than the Sum of its Parts
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Aoyama Life! |
This is certainly the summer series that lifted itself in my esteem the most between the premiere and the finale.
Ballroom e Youkoso – 11
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「評価」 (Hyouka)
“Final Evaluation”
There’s a real sense that the story is just getting started with Ballroom e Youkoso.
Mahoutsukai no Yome – Hoshi Matsu Hito – OVA – 03
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「星待つひと：後篇」 (Hoshi Matsu Hito: Kouhen)
Hoshi Matsu Hito more than stands on its own – in fact, it impresses as an outstanding piece of art on its own terms.
Ballroom e Youkoso – 10
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「ボルテージ」 (Voltage)
“Voltage”
People are complicated (and so is this relationship diagram).
Ballroom e Youkoso – 09
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「花と額縁」 (Hana to Gakubuchi)
“Flower and Frame”
The only thing in this show longer than the necks is the minutes…
Ballroom e Youkoso – 08
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「現実」 (Genjitsu)
“Reality”
There are definitely times when watching Ballroom e Youkoso that my abject lack of knowledge about ballroom dancing frustrates me.
Ballroom e Youkoso – 06
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「ライン・オブ・ダンス」 (Rain Obu Dansu)
“Line of Dance”
With the last couple of episodes, I’m really starting to appreciate just what all the fuss was about.
Ballroom e Youkoso – 04, 05
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「ダンサーズ・ハイ/ パートナー」 (Dansaazu Hai/Paatonazu)
“Dancer’s High/Partners”
Welcome to the Ballroom is certainly full of shounen tropes, of that there can be no doubt. But it works in spite (and maybe even a little bit because) of that.
Ballroom e Youkoso – 03
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「ワルツを踊れ」 (Waltz wo Odore)
“Dance the Waltz”
This might not be a bad time for younger anime fans to Google “Wally Pipp”.