Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road – Hime!
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If you’re not a fan of sports anime, this might just be the one to change your mind. |
For all that there are myriad qualities that can make an anime great, there’s just no substitute for sincerity.
Sanzoku no Musume Ronja – Springtime of Youth
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Together, through winter and spring. |
Sanzoku no Musume Ronja is Ghibli through-and-through.
Yoru no Yatterman – A Difficult Journey
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Also my face during Yoru no Yatterman’s filler episodes. |
I don’t think I’ve ever watched an anime as inconsistent as Yoru no Yatterman.
Junketsu no Maria – The Trials of a Witch
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Father, Mother, Child. |
Junketsu no Maria was a simple tale, but there were several themes that it explored during its run – all of them to some degree of success.
THE IDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls – Fanfare
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So, what happens when the clock strikes midnight? |
Yes, this show hasn’t actually ended, but I wanted to talk about a better example of a game adaptation than Kantai Collection.
Garo: Honoo no Kokuin – Fantasy with Style
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Look into the flames, and they’ll look back. |
It’s been a turbulent ride, but we got there in the end.
SHIROBAKO – Dreams Do Come True
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Miyamori’s journey is only just beginning. |
If I could go back in time and change one thing, it would be to have picked this up for weekly coverage.
Kantai Collection -KanColle- – Fanservice
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Save a penguin, dropkick an orca. |
A case study in the pure fanservice anime.
Akatsuki no Yona – Fantasy
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I don’t want to debate the differences between high and low fantasy, but whatever Akatsuki no Yona was, it did it well.
ISUCA – 02
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「真名」 (Mana)
“True Name”
After last week’s disappointing performance, this week’s episode did a rather good job at translating what makes the manga so good into the anime. Sort of.