Guardian Enzo

Guardian Enzo May 24, 2013 May 25, 2013 Chihayafuru / First Impressions

Chihayafuru 2 – 20

「あきのたの」 (Aki no Ta no)
“Of the Autumn Rice Field”

For a while there, I thought the purpose of this episode was to induce as many heart attacks as humanly possible among the audience.

Guardian Enzo May 17, 2013 May 17, 2013 Chihayafuru / First Impressions

Chihayafuru 2 – 19

「ゆくへもしらぬこひのみちかな」 (Yuku e Moshiranu Kohi no Michi kana)
“I Do Not Know Where This Love Will Take Me”

Well, that was a surprising turn of events…

Guardian Enzo May 15, 2013 May 15, 2013 Arata Kangatari / First Impressions

Arata Kangatari – 06

「地龍」 (Okoro)
“Okoro”

Change is the air, finally.

Guardian Enzo May 10, 2013 May 10, 2013 Chihayafuru / First Impressions

Chihayafuru 2 – 18

「わすれじの」 (Wasureji no)
“My Fear is That You Will Forget”

An interesting side-effect of the change in focus is that it’s made Chihayafuru a much more difficult show to blog this season.

Guardian Enzo May 7, 2013 May 7, 2013 Arata Kangatari / First Impressions

Things continue to move along at a brisk but manageable pace with Arata Kangatari, which as yet stubbornly refuses to offer up any clues suggesting radical changes to the storyline to compensate for its brevity.

Guardian Enzo May 3, 2013 May 4, 2013 Chihayafuru / First Impressions

Chihayafuru 2 – 17

「ふくからに」 (Fukukara ni)
“Gust of Wind”

I’ll give this to Chihayfuru – more than any series, it’s managed to turn poetry into a blood sport.

Guardian Enzo April 30, 2013 May 10, 2013 First Impressions / OVA/Movie

Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Q

「ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:Q 」 (Evangelion Shin Gekijouban Q)
“You Can (Not) Redo”

When I posted my thoughts about Eva Q after seeing it raw in a Japanese theater last December, I opened with "What the heck did I just see?" After seeing the movie subtitled, I have two further thoughts on that. First, I sure as hell don’t blame myself for asking that question. And second, seeing it subbed doesn’t come remotely close to answering the question for me.