Winter 2010: First Thoughts
I had the full intention of signing up for Crunchyroll membership this season, but baulked when I realized they only had two shows I was interested in. However, those two shows are arguably the best of the season so far, and with the US dollar where it is, there’s probably no better time for [...]
Summer 2009: First Thoughts
It’s still early days, but I genuinely think that there’s much more of interest on offer this season than there was last season. Maybe it’s little more than a matter of perception, but what this season has which last season failed to offer are sequels from proven franchises. It’s not a brilliant thing, [...]
Spring 2009: First Thoughts
This is a lot later than I’d usually make a “First Thoughts” of the season article. I usually try to post them about half-way through the second week, such that I’ve seen up to ep 2 of about half the titles I’m following, and ep 1 of the other half. But even the [...]
Winter 2009: First thoughts
Northern hemisphere seasons always stuff me up, since I’m writing a post titled “Winter 2009″ despite the fact that it’s over 30°C outside. I’m not watching all that much this season, for two reasons. First, other than the slew of sequels (again), there’s not too much that seems interesting. Second, I’m too [...]
Fall 2008: Action Edition
Now that Sorrow-kun has laid the groundwork of some sample titles for the year, I’ll focus on my area of interest: action.
Much like my colleague, I’m not willing to confidently say anything about the overall quality of this season, but this is the first season where I’ve seen the first episodes of about half of [...]
