Hanasaku Iroha was one of my favorite anime from 2011, and I would love to see a second season. But in the meantime we’re getting...
I reviewed all 26 episodes of Hanasaku Iroha, and called it the second best anime of 2011 (at the time) and a masterpiece. So obviously I was...
Spoilers Ahead After a half of a year (26 weeks) this journey has finally come to an end, I’ve shared my thoughts on each episode...
Spoilers Ahead On “My Beloved Kissuiso” it’s the eve of the Bonbori festival, and most of Kissuiso’s staff is on edge because they’re over working...
Spoilers Ahead On “Sui Shijima, The Last Boss” Ohana and Kō finally meet again—but it goes how I predicted last week. Meanwhile the inn is...
On “Compensation for a Dream” Takako and Ohana make a trip to Tokyo, both of them have unfinished business there. Meanwhile Satsuki and Kō are...
Spoilers Ahead On “A Determined One-sided Crush” everything is starting to reach its climax. The wedding is happening, Ohana is finally starting to realize the...
Minor Spoilers Ahead On “Rebirth of “Die” Enishi and Takako announce they are getting married—wow, I said they should get together, but that’s moving things...
Minor Spoilers Ahead Wow—we’re twenty episodes in; things are getting down to the wire. I’ll be sad to see this one go. Anyways, on “Love,...
On “Mushy Rice Omelette” the girls are preparing for school festival. Yuina and Minko are the “princesses” or leaders of the two groups in their...
Minor spoilers ahead On “Mermaid Princess and Shell Bra” Nako moves out of the background and becomes the star of the show, we finally get...
Warning, spoilers ahead. On “Pool on the Hill” everyone is still excited for the movie being film at the end—no one knows what it’s about,...
Spoilers ahead, you probably shouldn’t be reading this if you haven’t watched this episode. On “This Sky, That Sky” a movie is being filmed at...
Spoilers ahead, you probably shouldn’t be reading this if you haven’t watched this episode. On “Sunny with a Chance of Blister” Ohana and her classmates...
Update 12/23: Here’s our Top 10 Anime of 2011, this is the spring list. The summer anime season just kicked off—but before I say anything...