It’s the same joke but at least it’s a good one. Read more
Anime
How Do You Live: A Non-Review
I think How Do You Live is Miyazaki Hayao’s most abstract work, and probably his most opaque. Read more
Mononogatari – 15
You won’t find much more of a split personality in an episode than that one. Read more
Oooku – 05-06
Oooku blurs the line between victim and victimizer quite intentionally, because that’s what the sort if world it depicts does. Read more
Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid Season 2 – 02
I think this series is better when it’s about something. Read more
Second Impressions – Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto
If this ep looked different than the premiere there’s a very good reason for that. Read more
Mix: Meisei Story – Nidome no Natsu, Sora no Mukou e – 15
Rarely will you find a series where the past is so much a main character in the story as Mix. Read more
Link Click (Shiguang Dailiren) II – 01-02
What makes Link Click so special is that it doesn’t fit any particular profile, be it anime or otherwise. Read more
Second Impressions – AI no Idenshi
In truth there’s probably no theme more elemental to traditional science fiction than artificial intelligence. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023) – 02
To understand Himura, you have to understand his disillusionment with the revolution in whose name he killed so many. Read more