First Impressions – Mattaku Saikin no Tantei to Kitara (Detectives These Days Are Crazy!)
The main problem I have here is that most of the jokes weren’t that funny. Read more
Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals – 13 (Season Finale)
It’s remarkable for a spinoff to be so different in tone from the parent series and still be totally faithful to the spirit of it. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 36 – Gachiakuta: Trash and Treasure
Has Gachiakuta’s moment finally arrived? Read more
Summer 2025 Season Preview and Video Companion
Summer 2025 is, by any measure, an enormous anime season. So – does bigger mean better? Read more
Patron Pick Spring 2025: Witch Watch – 13
Nemu’s overwrought neuroticism is certainly one of the most consistently hilarious elements of Witch Watch. Read more
Kuroshitsuji: Midori no Majo-hen – 13 (Season Finale)
That was more Saville Row than off the rack, you might say. Read more
Kowloon Generic Romance – 13 (End) and Series Review
One’s assessment of Kowloon Generic Romance may come down to how you define “success” (pun intended). Read more
First Impressions -Takopii no Genzai (Takopi’s Original Sin)
This is a rare case where I look at a six-episode series and ask “is that too long?” Read more
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) – 47
I guess as a Heike Monogatari devotee I’m a bit of a historical purist, but there’s more pathos with the realistic outcome here. Read more
Uchuujin MuuMuu (Me and the Alien MuMu) – 12
What’s great these cats is that although they’re obviously not cats in the strictest sense, they’re still cats. Read more
Apocalypse Hotel – 12 (End) and Series Review
That was a great finale, but it just makes what preceded it that much more inexplicable. Read more