Summer 2026 Check-in
I kind of take the view that any season with something in the “Elite” category is a pretty good one. Read more
World is Dancing – 05
Innovation is a flower. Read more
Weekly Digest 07/27/2026 – Nijusseiki Denki Mokuroku: Eureka Evrika (Sparks of Tomorrow), Sayonara Lara
No question about it, between these two bubble babies Goodbye, Lara is the more interesting in terms of story. Read more
Uchi no Otouto-domo ga Sumimasen (Please Excuse My Younger Brothers) – 04
This is seeming like a growing inevitability, for better or worse. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 63 – Failed Anime Adaptations
If you think the hardest part was choosing just five each, you might be right. Read more
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku (You and I Are Polar Opposites) – 16
I can’t think of too many shows that are as comfortable in their own skin as this one. Read more
Tenmaku no Jaadugar (Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia) – 05
There’s a lot about this I don’t really understand – starting with why Genghis Khan broke with tradition and blocked Tolui succeeding him in the first place. Read more
Yomi no Tsugai (Daemons of the Shadow Realm) – 16
All these factions are constantly spying and plotting against each other so it’s hard to say for sure why things happen when and how they do. Read more
Kore Kaite Shine (Draw This, Then Die) – 04
I think this adaptation is getting every possible milliliter or appeal out of the manga, which is hardly surprising given the team behind it. Read more
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 4th Season – 17
At last, things are getting serious. Read more