The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu) Review

Year: 2013
Studio: Studio Ghibli
Director/Screenplay/Creator: Hayao Miyazaki
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Ping Pong the Animation - Review

Year: 2014
Studio: Tatsunoko Production
Genre: sport, drama, slice of life

2014 Summer Anime Season Preview

If 2014 Spring is a season of Sports (just right before World Cup too, talk about excellent timing), then 2014 Summer is a season of high-profile sequels. I don't normally preview sequels but the titles of this particular season are making so much noise that foregoing them would certainly undermine the comprehensiveness of the preview. We just don't normally get this level of concentration of hotly anticipated sequels. The rest of schedule doesn't look too shabby either, especially considering the not-too-impressive history of summer seasons; for one thing, we have Watanabe helming a new show at Mappa, you can't really go wrong with that. One last thing before I move on to the real stuff, I left out some shows that have no merits besides pandering. Trash is trash, I've already spent too much time in past seasons ragging on them, so the new plan is to not bother at all.

via AniChart
via Neregate

Nagi no Asukara Review

Year: 2014
Studio: P.A Works
Genre: fantasy, coming of age, slice of life, romance, drama

Noragami Review

Year: 2014
Studio: Bones
Genre: supernatural, shonen, romance, action

Inari, Kon Kon, Koi Iroha Review

Year: 2014
Studio: Production IMS
Genre: comedy, romance, supernatural

2014 Spring Anime Season Preview

Hello, hello, once again we are almost at the spring season! This is a painfully long list and god knows how time consuming it is to sift through each one. What keeps me going is the knowledge that somewhere down the list will be a show I actually want to talk about, even if I have to go through hell to get there. Kay, a bit exaggerated, but you get the point.

Anyhow, with the exclusion of carryovers and two wonderful Bones shows, the Winter lineup was pretty dreary. I'm not sure if it's me being overly critical or this season is still pretty thin by spring standard. Aside from Mushishi, there isn't a single show I think I can bank on, which is pretty sad for the length of this preview. Don't get me wrong, I think there are quite a few series with potential, but that's exactly where things are at – potential with a lot of uncertainty. It will become more apparent once the season settles in, for now let's take a look at the candidates.

Charts:
via Neregate
via AniChart

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