Welcome, all, again. Today's discussion will focus upon The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent, a quiet isekai offering one of the least flamboyant--yet one of the most solidly constructed--storylines ...
Welcome, all, again. Our last discussion concerned a dark plot by an abused healer to remake his world, so I thought a much lighter take on world conquest might ...
Welcome, all, again. 2020 was a rough year the world over, and almost everyone I know is feeling lingering effects in some way. I myself lost relatives, coworkers, ...
Welcome, all, again--and happy holidays(!), of whatever flavor you prefer. This time around, we'll be looking at I'm Standing on a Million Lives, a show that has me puzzled ...
Welcome, all, again. This last was a slow viewing season for me, with my favorite genre (slice-of-life) severely underrepresented. Only three new shows managed to catch my interest, ...
Welcome, all, again. Since last my last column appeared here, Corona-chan swung by briefly (I tested negative, thanks!); my profession has been even further vilified; and Memphis regressed from ...
Welcome, all, again. Today let's talk about Princess Connect! Re: Dive, a show that can be kind of hard to pin down: it's comedy; it's adventure; it's bodaciously harem! ...
Welcome, all, again. We are transitioning from a particularly bountiful viewing season, and one of my favorites was yet another anime about anime, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! ...
Welcome, all, again. I recently raided my backlog of series-to-be-watched and pulled out 2011's Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl--literally pulled it out of my DVD collection, where it's lingered ...
Welcome, all, again. A new viewing season is upon us, with generous offerings in a number of genres. Today's topic, Ascendance of a Bookworm, is an isekai story ...
Posted on Jan 19 2011
Tyto, here! Welcoming you all to another installation of The Owl in the Rafters. Last time I covered the little known but much loved underdog artist/author, Komi Naoshi, and his lineup of heart warming one-shots, and one very special, but sadly short-lived serial title. I praised Naoshi as an up and coming artist to keep an eye for in the future of JUMP magazine, and this week I've got another buzz name to keep your eyes open ...
Posted on Nov 13 2010
With Episode 15, Shiki shows us that it's not afraid to be boring. How edgy! How mysterious! How dark! Also, how sick am I of these episode titles? Really, really sick.
Posted on Oct 30 2010
Hey, everybody, remember those sad, empty weeks when no episodes of Shiki aired? Turns out it was all a tricksy plan to have episode 13 release near Halloween - and even better: everyone is in costume!
Posted on Oct 17 2010
Hello, and welcome to the 6 o’clock evening news. I am your anchor, Dances with Wolfs, otherwise known as Jubilee. Our top story tonight, woman mistakes glue for eye drops! In other news, Jubilee is running out of introductions, so I will just tell a joke instead. Why doesn’t the crab like to share his things with the other ocean creatures? He is shellfish! … Yeah, I didn’t laugh either. Anyways, from Marveling at X-Men Japan, to gaming for a ...
Posted on Oct 09 2010
Everyone, I have really sad news. You might want to sit down before you hear this. Okay? Ready? Here goes: Shiki is on hiatus until October 14. No new episodes, no new hair, no new developments in the Vampire Yuuki storyline. It's rough, I know. Believe me, I feel your pain.
Posted on Sep 11 2010
Oh, sure, it might be kind of boring, and it might have the silliest title we've seen yet from this series (pretty sure we passed nine coffins by episode 2!), and it might be implausible that our heroes have suddenly developed psychic abilities where the vampires are concerned, but I think this episode might also be a real winner. Barely a hint of purple hair!
Posted on Aug 21 2010
I can't lie: this is the second boring episode in a row. It started out promising (Megumi? Yuuki? Anger? Dismemberment? Jerky film reel art style?), but then it didn't deliver. Well guess what, Shiki? If you won't do it for me, I'm forced to entertain myself.
Posted on Jul 24 2010
You know what I really like about Shiki so far? This series is obsessively organized. I mean, in Episode 2 we get an interactive map of town (not once, but twice!) and a slideshow of everyone who's died so far and they've continued introducing new characters with their names and occupations clearly spelled out.
