It’s the hope that gets you. Read more
Mix: Meisei Story – Nidome no Natsu, Sora no Mukou e – 16
To a bunch of teenagers playing a game, what the hell does what happened thirty years earlier matter? Read more
AI no Idenshi – 03
The homage here is not exactly subtle. Read more
Link Click (Shiguang Dailiren) II – 03
Link Click is certainly off to an enigmatic start this season. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023) – 03
Kenshin’s arc is often driven by the disillusionment theme, but Yahiko is the poster boy for pride. Read more
Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon – 03
How do you solve a problem like Miyo? Read more
Undead Girl Murder Farce – 03
UGMF is all about taking the familiar and extracting the absolute most of it that’s possible to extract.
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Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta – 03
If you’d told me this is what GoHands’ Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta would be after three episodes, I’d have taken it so fast it’d snap your face off. Read more
Second Impressions – Helck
It’s the same joke but at least it’s a good one. Read more
How Do You Live: A Non-Review
I think How Do You Live is Miyazaki Hayao’s most abstract work, and probably his most opaque. Read more