On the evidence of the first two episodes, RE-MAIN is perfectly happy to color inside the lines. Read more
Tokyo Revengers – 14
What’s the deal with these gang meetings and gang brawls all happening at shrines? Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 15
As is so often the case with anime generally but especially this series, I seem to find myself at odds with the general zeitgeist. Read more
Second Impressions – Bokutachi no Remake
This show is my frontrunner for summer’s “most vexing series” by a good margin. Read more
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 2nd Season – 13
Yikes – things got pretty dark there. Read more
Vanitas no Carte – 02
So far, I find the whole of Vanitas no Carte to be less than the sum of its parts. Read more
First Impressions – Shiroi Suna no Aquatope
If Pringles is your potato chip of choice the modern P.A. Works catalog may be for you. Read more
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni – SOTSU – 03
I don’t feel as if I’d really have missed anything if this arc didn’t exist. Read more
First Impressions – Uramichi Oniisan
Once you see the premise here it’s pretty obvious what the joke is going to be. Read more
First Impressions – Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid
How much undercutting can a really good story sustain and still succeed as an anime? Read more