You feel like Kenta and Mitsutaka are sort of missing something obvious here, but maybe that’s just me having watched too many anime and read too many manga over the years. Read more
Anime
Ao Ashi Season 2 – 05
If you’re in Ashito’s cleats, trying to figure out where the sharpest player on the pitch wants you to be is actually a very smart strategy. Read more
Ranma ½ (2026) – 05
Unfortunately anime has no regard for the vagaries of my schedule. Read more
Marronnier Oukoku no Shichinin no Kishi (The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom) – 05
The degree of narrative detach with Marronnier Oukoku no Shichinin no Kishi is truly impressive. Read more
Hotaru no Yomeiri (Firefly Wedding) – 04
In some respects this was the best episode since the premiere, but I still don’t get much sense of why I’m supposed to really care about any of this. Read more
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) 3rd Season – 05
That was quite a production and wouldn’t seem out of place on the Las Vegas strip. Read more
Uchi no Otouto-domo ga Sumimasen (Please Excuse My Younger Brothers) – 17
As much of a jerk as he can be I do feel sort of bad for Gen here. Read more
Fall 2026 Check-in
I love to talk about hourglass-shaped and gourd-shaped anime seasons, but this one basically goes all pear-shaped. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 68 – The 2026 Next Manga Awards
All in all, the voters did a remarkably good job here. Read more
Ojisan ha Kawaii Mono ga Osuki. (Uncle’s Obsession with Cute Things) – 04
What’s with all the young women in this show and the “hot old guy!” obsession – is that, like, a thing? Read more