Ever wanted to know how to kill the mood at a birthday party? How about creating a website & getting a logo for that said site? Or hiding your porn? Maybe even dealing with something embarrasing...
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Hotori stops off at an antique store in the shopping district.  There the proprietress, Shizuka, somehow divines Hotori’s every action.  In reality she’s just using a mirror inside the counter case.  She’s come to the shop to look for a … Continue reading →
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Expecting Hotori Arashiyama to buy anything approaching a decent birthday present is pretty much a guarantee of disaster, so when she rolls into a nearby antique shop on the hunt for a gift to give Tatsuno you know things aren't going to end well. While the gift she ends up having foisted upon her (a locked box with no key) is bad enough, things only get worse when Hotori forces Futaba's date of
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Now it's Tatsuno's time to shine!
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In the first half of the show Toshiko wins tickets to the screening of a movie.  After embarrassing herself for acting like Hotori she reveals her plan to use them to invite Sanada on a date.  She reveals this to … Continue reading →
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Assuming that we've had our fill of Hotori Arashiyama's antics for a little (I haven't, incidentally), episode five of Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru shifts its focus somewhat to other, supporting characters to give them a little time in the spotlight. For the first half of this episode, that means following Toshiko around as she wins tickets to a movie screening and plans to invite Sanada to come
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Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru is definitely a Shaft anime, but while I think the typical “Shaftisms”, their stylistic flair, are definitely reined in this time around, Fin thinks it’s the same as ever. Regardless, like their other comedies (SZS, Maria+Holic, etc.), you either laugh or you don’t. - Is there a plot? Does the premise [...]
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Elementary, my dear Tattsun.
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This week I’d like to talk about this surprisingly charming slice of life series. And I guess gather my thoughts about Shinbo at the moment. I mean, I consider him to be an excellent director. The thing I hate however is how he is working on way too many projects. Just get him to work [...]
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It feels like I’ve done a ton of First Impressions posts for this season, but I think I’m nearing the home stretch. Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru is a slice-of-life comedy situated mostly in a small cafe that’s trying to promote itself as a maid cafe to attract more customers. Each episode is split up to [...]
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Hotori is focused on cleaning up the tables in the cafe, on the off chance that Moriaki-sensei shows up.  Her love-hate relationship with him continues; she must be a glutton for punishment since they share nothing but pain when in … Continue reading →
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I make no secret of rather liking Hotori Arashiyama and her irrepressible character within Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru, but while she still has plenty to say and do in this fourth episode her teacher Mr. Moriaki manages to steal the show too, if only on occasion. This episode begins with Arashiyama in a good mood on account of a TV love horoscope talking of a fated encounter with the person you
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Professor Chaps here, returning to my chalkboard to teach everyone a little bit about Teacher-Student Relations 101. Lesson 1: Don’t hit on math teachers. Regardless of which school you attend,...
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Despair! All these paintings have left Hotori in despair!
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Wasn’t sure at first if I’d sample “Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru” but am glad I did as I’ve been enjoying this hilarious nonsensical slapstick comedy. Based on the “Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru” (それでも町は廻っている) manga by Ishiguro Masakazu, this series shows us the antics of the maids and patrons of a small café in a typical [...]
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After taking the Summer season off, Shaft returns with two shows for the Fall season; the first is a sequel to my top show from Spring, Arakawa Under the Bridge, and the other one is Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru. Going into the season, I felt a little bad for this show because it was getting [...]
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The theme of this episode is ‘eyes.’  it starts off with a shot of one of van Gogh’s self portrait paintings.  The narrator talks about eyes, using a number of phrases that play with the Japanese word for eyes, me.  … Continue reading →
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Album Title: Down Town / Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara Anime Title: Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru; Tamayura Artist: Maaya Sakamoto, Taro Yamashita, Takayuki Hattori, Yumi Arai, Depapepe, Kazuhiko Kato, J.A.M. Catalog Number: VTCL-35092 Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: October 20, 2010 Purchase at: CDJapan Track Title Artist Time 1. Down Town Maaya Sakamoto, Taro Yamashita, [...]
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I have to admit, the first episode of Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru left me expecting one thing, before episode two suggested that it wasn't going to be quite as linear and entirely story-driven a series as I'd perhaps anticipated.  Thankfully, episode three continues in this vein, as this series continues to look more and more like a typical SHAFT series as a result. This instalment begins with
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Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru OP1 Single “DOWN TOWN” by Sakamoto Maaya Bingo da se~ I was not expecting this to come out so soon but I’m a happy camper alright! Certainly a good tiding for a very busy week. I’m very sorry for no reviews this week as I’m almost buried to [...]
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