Somehow Bones just seems to have an instinct for this sort of material. Read more
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SK∞ – 09
Geez, just get a room already. Read more
SK∞ – 03
This is the skateboarding anime the world needed, whether it knew it or not. Read more
SK∞ – 04
Best eyecatches of the season, no contest. Read more
SK∞ – 11
Where's Graham Chapman when you need him? Read more
SK∞ – 05
Adam is the sort of character that will drag any series into the nether reaches of ridiculousness, that's for sure. Read more
SK∞ – 07
Often when shows like this go serious it takes them too far out of their comfort zone, but this pretty much worked for me. Read more
SK∞ – 10
That was a bit of a slam... Read more
First Impressions – SK∞
Yes, abandon counts for a lot. Read more
SK∞ (First Impression)
“Reki, a high school sophomore and skater, is addicted to “S,” a highly secret and dangerous downhill skateboarding race that takes place in an abandoned mine. The skaters…
Second Impressions – SK∞
So far I think SK∞ is succeeding very handsomely at being exactly what it's setting out to be. Read more
Anime Taste Testing: SK∞
Fast and Furious: Okinawa Drift.
SK∞ #01 — Skateboard Fight Club
I like how the episode preview is just listing off corny Canadian stereotypes. Impressions: The weirdest thing about this show is not that there's a secret society of…
SK∞ #02 — Training Not-Montage
Aren't we already past the bit where he can't skate? I see Funimation quite randomly put up Cells at Work Black's third and fourth episode today and…
SK∞ – 12 (End) and Series Review
We always give more chances to shows that have it and lose it than ones that never had it in the first place. Read more
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2020 05/25, 06/01, 06/08, 06/15, 06/22, 06/29
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2020 05/25, 06/01, 06/08, 06/15, 06/22, 06/29 The following rankings have been updated to reflect the available data through the weeks mentioned…
SK∞ has a lot of skating but not a lot of dying
Safety equipment only slows you down. This is canon.
Helck – 06
「襲来」 (Shuurai) "Invasion" Wait until Vamirio learns about fishing with explosives
Listeners – 06
「グッバイ・ブルー・スカイ (Goodbye Blue Sky)」 (Gubbai Burū Sukai) "Goodbye Blue Sky" Poor, poor Echo.
Horimiya – 06
「今年の夏は、あついから。」 (Kotoshi no natsu wa, atsuikara.) "It's Hot This Summer" You take the bitter with the sweet, I suppose.
Jigokuraku – 06
「心とことわり」 (Kokoro to Kotowari) "Heart and Reason" I'd say that was pretty disturbing on multiple levels
Oooku – 06
"Episode 06" Oooku raises the question of "What is gender?"
Gleipnir – 06
「収集者」 (Shuushuusha) "Gatherers" Not Safe for Web Conferences.
SSSS.Dynazenon – 06
With so many shows suffering from a sort of identity crisis that hinders their upside, SSSS.Dynazenon's directness is especially refreshing. Read more
Revenger – 06
This ep was among the most unadorned so far, if I were to put a label on it. Read more
Pet – 06
In Pet there's some sense of consequence for deeds done, but it has it occasions where it makes me strain to find a reason to care. Read more…
Deaimon – 06
「芋名月」 (Imo Meigetsu) "Autumn's Potato Moon" Ohana means family and family means no one get’s left behind or forgotten.
Plunderer – 06
「勘」 (Kan) "Hunch" Now those are some smiles worth protecting.
Noblesse – 06
It's status quo for Noblesse after this episode, which is mostly a good thing. Read more
Sakugan – 06
"JUSTICE FOR VILLAINS" Society is inherently corrupt, powerful people are two-faced liars, the only path to justice is one you carve yourself.
BNA – 06
「Fox Waltz」 “Perhaps the same could be said of ALL religions!”
Pluto – 06
Pluto as a whole is Urasawa Naoki's creation, but of course the roots of it are in Tezuka Osamu's creation.
SSSS.Dynazenon – 06
「この切なさって、なに?」 (Kono setsuna-sa tte, nani?) "What is This Sadness?" With so many shows suffering from a sort of identity crisis that hinders their upside, SSSS.Dynazenon’s directness is especially refreshing.
Horimiya – 06
You take the bitter with the sweet, I suppose. Read more
Overtake! – 06
「鈴鹿, 雨 -I don`t want you to race.-」 (Suzuka, Ame: I Don`t Want You to Race.) "Suzuka, Rain -I don`t want you to race.-" When it rains, it pours.
Beastars – 06
Trying to get inside the author's head is often a bad idea, but I don't see any way to watch Beastars without doing so. Read more The post…
Overtake! – 06
If I had a kid I don't think there's any way I could let him or her race cars - the stress would be unbearable.
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2021 06/07, 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 07/05, 07/12
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2021 06/07, 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 07/05, 07/12 The following rankings have been updated to reflect the available data through the weeks mentioned…
Kingdom 4 – 06
Oh FFS, my notepad isn't even big enough... Read more
Kingdom 3 – 06
I think this is a series that often benefits from scaling it down a little. Read more
Kyokou Suiri – 06
「合理的な虚構」 (Gouri tekina kyokou) "Logical Fiction" What is the truth? What are the lies? What is going on here?
Pet – 05, 06
「鍵 / 裏技」 (Kagi / Urawaza) "Locks / Back Door" A lot of messed up people work for this Company. But more importantly, what will happen to Hayashi? In my…
RE-MAIN – 06
「 はい、こっち向いて」 (Hai, Kotchi Muite) "Yes, Look Over Here" We are stronger when we lift each other up.
Trigun Stampede – 06
「ワンス・アポン・ア・タイム・イン・ホープランド」 (Wansu Apon a Taimu in Houpurando) "Once Upon a Time in Hopeland" More than a brother and a little less than a wife.
Sabikui Bisco – 06
Mostly the series has tracked in a relatively narrow band quality-wise, and this ep was more of the same. Read more
Kingdom 5 – 06
Liyan is clearly an important word in this arc, and Zhao history.
Mars Red – 06
This is a series that understands and respects the traditions of vampire mythology but manages to put a truly original spin on them. Read more
Overlord IV – 06
「迫りくる危機」 (Semarikuru Kiki) "The Impending Crisis" Wait, there's dwarves which don't like alcohol?