Second Impressions – Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions
No question about it, Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions is my biggest overperformer after roughly two weeks of the winter season. Read more
2024 Reader Poll Results
We agree more often than not, but you surprised me a little this time. Read more
LiA Bespoke Project: Dessert – The Perfect Dinner (and Companions)
The food and drink is important, but so is the company. Read more
Second Impressions – Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu (I Have a Crush at Work)
I Have a Crush at Work comes off that a series that isn’t trying too hard to prove itself. Read more
LiA Bespoke Project: Itadakimasu! – Japan’s Food Culture
Food is life, so they say – it’s both sustenance and pleasure, a necessity and a luxury. Read more
2024 Anime Year in Review Part III: Wrap-up and Reader Poll
And so we (almost) wrap up another year in anime on LiA. Read more
Winter 2025 Season Preview and Video Companion
Winter isn’t usually the best season of any given anime year, and I sure hope that’s the case in 2025. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 14
No Kenshin, no problem. Read more
Second Impressions – Honey Lemon Soda
This series is seriously, seriously shoujo. Read more
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 15
What an episode. And it needed to be. Read more
First Impressions – Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2
Once more Hanako-kun debuts as the presumptive standout of the season. Read more
First (and Second) Impressions – Sakamoto Days
Rumors of Sakamoto Days’ demise have been greatly exaggerated. Read more
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 16
Boy howdy, this series does love a time skip. Read more