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Birdie Wing: Golf Girls’ Story (Part 1) – A Secret Santa Review
In the end, it turns out that participating in the anime Secret Santa project – now in it’s 14th year, started at Reverse Thieves and continued on the…
Kachou Ouji (Legend of Black Heaven) – A Secret Santa Review
Oh! Hello again, somehow another year has slipped by again or should I say that somehow only a year has passed by again – I’m not sure which…
Perfect Blue – A Secret Santa Review
Hello, it’s been awhile. I hadn’t intended to take a whole year off from blogging; I intended last year’s secret Santa review (of the excellent Interstella5555, which I…
Interstella5555: The 5tory of The 5ecret 5tar 5ystem – 5ecret 5anta Review
This year marks, I believe, the 11th year of the Secret Santa Project and my eighth year participating. Reverse Thieves started the project and continued it for ten…
Thank You Kyoto Animation
After the horrific tragedy that occurred last July, I knew I needed to write as near a perfect personal tribute to the wonderful people at Kyoto Animation as…
Carole & Tuesday – First Impressions
There are only a few director/creators in anime that their mere name is enough to make a sizable portion of anime fandom commit to watching their shows. This…
Carole & Tuesday, Lupin III, Lupin the 3rd Part V, Space Dandy
Mix: Meisei Story – First Impressions
With the third season of Chihayafuru being delayed to this autumn, Mix: Meisei Story easily became the anime I was most looking forward to from the new Spring…
The Winter 2019 Anime Final Report, Part 2
Seeing as I didn’t write anything for three months, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that I was unable to keep myself brief enough that a part 2…
Dororo, Dororo, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Promise, Sword Art Online
The Winter 2019 Anime Final Report, Part 1
In a shock to almost no one, the long forecasted demise of anime did not occur during the recently completed Winter 2019 season. Instead, we got another solid…
Run with the Wind, The Magnificent KOTOBUKI, Mob Psycho 100, Sword of the Stranger, The Rising of the Shield Hero
Gundam Build Fighters – Secret Santa Review
Ten years ago the Reverse Thieves blog/podcast site started their Secret Santa Project and it quickly became my favorite annual anime blog tradition. I did not actively participate…
On Idols and Context
People are people.
Gurazeni: Money Pitch, Karakuri Circus, Lupin III, Lupin the 3rd Part V, Macross
The Not-so-Good, Disappointing, and Bad Anime of Summer 2018
Even in the best seasons, not every anime of the season will turn out positively and this season was definitely not one of the best. Before I turn…
Gate, How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord, Run with the Wind, Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, Free! -Dive to the Future-
The 10 Best Anime of Summer 2018, #5 – #1
Hello again. Since I have a little space to fill before we move onto my top 5 best anime of the summer season – which I promise will…
Natsume's Book of Friends, Revue Starlight, Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun -, Hi Score Girl, Lupin III