Books
I am back to reading books on paper for the moment. That is Joshiraku manga on the right, and yes, I took a picture of its back cover by mistake. It is a limited edition that comes with a combo...
View ArticleJoshiraku ends
And what an ending it was. I watched a few epic endings in my anime-watching career, and this one was right there, or at least felt that way – in an anime about cute girls doing nothing, and which had...
View ArticlePeter S. goes BRW on Joshiraku
Obviously, I was not the only one who went raw when GG stumbled after ep.7. Peter documents the experience after rewatching subbed: I am pleased to report that I got the repetition of “new” in the...
View ArticleDancing Chibis ED
Apropos J.C.Staff making amends for the awful Kill Me Baby, was there ever a bad anime with dancing chibis ED? Or is that a mark of director’s impeccable taste? UPDATE: Steven says that Happy Lesson...
View ArticleGoing BRW on Joshiraku
The recent turmoil at GG prompted me to give a good try to Joshiraku raw. The result is an interesting mix of things that are easy and difficult to pick up. The phenomena is somewhat awkward to...
View ArticleAroduc on Joshiraku
02: Not so good, although I am glad they cut down the actual rakugo bits. The entire second portion was talking about various Japanese towers, so… yeah. 03: The first third wasn’t too bad. // The...
View ArticleRun-list for 2012 Summer
I read the “in-progress” lists with a certain interest if the descriptions are short. Steven and Chris do it about right. At Ani-nouto, these things are uncommon, because I prefer to lag the season....
View ArticleJoshiraku begins
That’s right, the “begins” bracket after just one episode. It does not owe to Joshiraku being all that brilliant, but rather earnest and straightforward, with little chance of pulling a deceptive 1st...
View ArticleJoshiraku rewatch
For some reason I keep rewatching it raw. Of course, I use pirated raws for convenience’s sake, although I have the R2 DVDs. Anyhow, I understand perhaps 10%, so I would be hard pressed to point out...
View ArticleSteven, don’t fall for it!
In a comment at Brickmuppet’s: That GIF file is driving me nuts because I can’t remember the show it’s from. I remember when it ran a few years ago, but I didn’t watch it. It’s about a group of women...
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