Ookami Mimi Mode: Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
To tell you the truth, I really didn’t want to see Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki. Between Summer Wars being not that great, the ads for this film boldly announcing that “This summer, Hosoda Mamoru will put a big smile on every Japanese person’s face!” and the animal...
Kids On The Slope Flashes Right Before Your Eyes
This post contains spoilers for Kids On The Slope A new show by Watanabe Shinichirou?! Music by Kanno Youko?! An anime about jazz in the 1960s?! Upon hearing the news about Sakamichi no Apollon from my friend in Akihabara’s GAME BAR A-Button several months ago, my interest in a new...
The Woman Named Fujiko Mine or: How I Learned to Start Worrying Whenever Okada Mari’s Name is on Anything
This post has spoilers for Lupin III: The Woman Named Fujiko Mine I last left Lupin III: Mine Fujiko to iu Onna right at its half-way mark the last time I wrote about it. At that point I was beginning to get good vibes from the show, as it...