At last, things are getting serious. 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
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) Season 2 – 02
The 14th Century is definitely the sweet spot this season. Read more
Kami no Shizuku (The Drops of God) – 16
What’s fun here is not that the brothers both decide to hit the Matterhorn – that’s inevitable – but the characteristically different ways they go about it. Read more
Otome Kaijuu Caraméliser (Kaiju Girl Carmelise) – 04
I guess we have our answer, since my memory didn’t have it. Read more
Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari (Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You) – 03
It’s a dysfunctional relationship built on lies – but then, most romantic relationships probably are. Read more
Reiwa no Dara-san (Dara-san of Reiwa) – 04
Reiwa no Dara-san balances its tonal extremes very well, especially when it juxtaposes humor and tragedy/horror. Read more
World is Dancing – 04
This is the balance Oniyasha must learn, that his father urges him to learn. To understand and respect form without being a slave to it. To love Sarugaku enough to destroy it. Read more
Third Impressions – Toumei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi wo Shita.
As breezy and cute as all that was, I come away from this episode with an overwhelming conviction that this show is going a whole lot darker. Read more
Third Impressions Digest 07/20/2026 – Sayonara Lara, Nijusseiki Denki Mokuroku: Eureka Evrika (Sparks of Tomorrow)
It’s not a season that’s heavy with bubble series for me, but these two definitely feel like they’re in that zone. Read more