This serves as your official notice: I have not seen Neon Genesis Evangelion. Now you can stop being surprised by that fact.
Thoughts on the Winter 2017 Anime Season
Without question, this is the definitive take on the season.
You Must Save Yourself Before You Save the World: Tycho Science Leaves Everyone Else in Diebuster Behind and It’s Not Even Close
In the end, neither the genki girl nor the tsundere can keep up with the super idol mecha pilot.
Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale Review
I’m not dead! I’ve just been spending a lot of time writing up some egregiously long posts, one of which is finally out! It’s a review of Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale, the SAO movie that finally showed in US theatres last week. I’m rather fond of SAO on the whole, so I enjoyed getting to watch the movie and I’m happy I had a chance to review it for Crunchyroll.
Macross 7, Episode 10: Old Men Can Dream Too
Mylene can’t believe it, and neither can I.
Aniwords – What’s the Deal with Kemono Friends?
I make my return to writing feature articles for Crunchyroll with an extremely topical question—why the heck is everyone so obsessed with Kemono Friends? If you’re curious about the most popular show of the season that you probably haven’t heard about, I’ve written a nice little introduction to it for you, along with some speculation about what it is about the show itself that’s made it such a hit!
On the Garo Movie and the Nature of Visual “Storytelling”
In which the practice of taking copious numbers of screenshots justifies itself.
Kurokami, Kumagawa, and Christ: A Christological Interpretation of Power in Medaka Box
The Top Anime of 2016
At long last, it’s here! To be completely honest, I found myself a bit wearied at the prospect of embarking on the great voyage that creating these posts always is, but once I actually got to the writing of it I found myself swept away by the sheer fun of remembering how much I like each of the shows I talk about. That, my friends, is a sign of a good list.
To see how things shook out during the year, check out my final rankings posts for each season.
Winter 2016 | Spring 2016 | Summer 2016 | Fall 2016 (TBD)
And with that, let’s get to it! As per our tradition (three years strong now!) here’s the Best Girl of 2016 to kick things off!
[Translation] Shoji Kawamori on AKB0048, Part 2
We pick up where we left off last time with Shoji Kawamori’s interview on creating AKB0048. In this part, the questions focus primarily on the casting process for the main voice actresses, turning toward some specific questions about the production process near the end.
If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out part one of the interview!
Mage in a Barrel 