I suppose if I added it up, the hit rate on these “Modestly Interested” wing and prayer series is probably about one in three or four. Read more
First (and Second) Impressions – Tenmaku no Jaadugar (Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia)
While I have my issues with some of its choices, the fact remains that Tenmaku no Jaadugar is a serious work. Read more
Yomi no Tsugai (Daemons of the Shadow Realm) – 13
I find myself really hoping that these villagers are NPCs of some sort. Read more
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 4th Season – 14
There’s not a whole lot I can add to this sort of episode – if you watched it you got it. Read more
First Impressions – Uchi no Otouto-domo ga Sumimasen (Please Excuse My Younger Brothers)
Another of my sleepers here, although this one was more of a deep sleeper vibe. Read more
First Impressions – Kore Kaite Shine (Draw This, Then Die)
Toyoda Minoru writes about how manga was a lifeline to Ai in childhood in a way only a person who experienced that possibly could. Read more
Kami no Shizuku (The Drops of God) – 13
Give us some vinicultural diversity FFS. Read more
First Impressions – Reiwa no Dara-san (Dara-san of Reiwa)
I wouldn’t describe this story so far as profound or anything, but it’s solidly entertaining. Read more
First Impressions – Otome Kaijuu Caraméliser (Kaiju Girl Carmelise)
One doesn’t have to strain too hard to see a certain metaphorical quality in all this. Read more