CloverWorks has delivered one of the best – and best bang for buck – manga adaptations of the decade with The Elusive Samurai. Read more
Anime
Otome Kaijuu Caraméliser (Kaiju Girl Carmelise) – 03
I can’t stress this enough – I really feel for Kuroe. Here, and every week. Read more
Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari (Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You) – 02
There’s something about Sasaki’s forlorn decency and Yamada’s pathetic need for acceptance that feels very universal. Read more
Reiwa no Dara-san (Dara-san of Reiwa) – 03
Dara-san may be a stable and even compassionate being in her current form, but getting involved with her tragic past is obviously extremely dangerous. Read more
Second Impressions – Thunder 3
Out of the mouths of babes… Read more
World is Dancing – 03
The way the people Oniyasha encounters change him is perhaps the main theme of World is Dancing. Read more
Second Impressions – Toumei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi wo Shita.
Essentially what makes this premise interesting is the inner workings of the Kakeru character. Read more
Second Impressions Digest 07/13/2026 – Sayonara Lara, Tetsunabe no Jan!, Nijusseiki Denki Mokuroku: Eureka Evrika
Two animation studios of this caliber in one post is notable, but each calling to mind an even bigger studio is especially interesting. Read more
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku (You and I Are Polar Opposites) – 14
At this time of life, romantic relationships and social relationships are inseparable. Read more