Shounen Maid is a major test of anime fans’ open-mindedness. Read more
Kyoukai no Rinne – 27
I didn’t think it was working either… Read more
Second Impressions – 12-sai.: Chicchana Mune no Tokimeki
I think there’s a place for series that explore relationships among kids in this age group amidst the flood of those that do so for high schoolers. Read more
Ushio to Tora – 29
Ushio to Tora continues to steamroll towards its final reckoning, and all the pieces are slotting into place. Read more
First Impressions – Big Order
And so we reach the last of firsts… Read more
Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou – The Last Song – 02
A season of this series sends shards of plot shrapnel and meaning everywhere in a seeming riot of chaos, and until we see those shards start to land we have no idea that there’s actually a pattern to all of it. Read more
Koutetsujou no Kabaneri – 02
There’s so much to like here, but an awful lot of real headdesk stuff too. Read more
Hunter X Hunter – 350
To call the experience of writing this post anything but surreal would be a lie. Read more
Better Than the Original – Anime That Improved on the Source Material
Here’s a column I contributed to MAL, highlighting some of the adaptations that actually improved on the manga (or novel). Read more
Bungou Stray Dogs – 02
Bungou Stray Dogs was not a series I expected to be on the fence with, even this early in the season. Read more