Because Tonikaku Cawaii dispenses with courtship, it’s free of so many romcom tropes. Read more
Anime
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou – 06
What’s happening in “Wataganashi-hen” is a lot like what happened the last time we saw it, but there are just enough differences to cast a layer of uncertainty on top of everything. Read more
Noblesse – 05
Sometimes the zeitgeist misses the boat on a series, and I’m starting to think Noblesse may be one such case. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 04
The Osomatsu yo-yo continues. Read more
Golden Kamuy 3rd Season – 05
Any show that can be this brilliant in successive weeks with such spectacularly different material deserves that little bit of extra recognition. Read more
The Fanservice Episode – Notaku Podcast #13
This is as close as we’re getting to an onsen episode. Read more
Yuukoku no Moriarty – 04
I certainly won’t dispute that there are and were plenty of evil aristocrats, but revenge killing viscounts and earls isn’t really a political act. Read more
Major 2nd Season 2 – 24
Dear God, he really is named Luigi… Read more
Weekly Digest 10/31/20 – Haikyuu!! To the Top 2nd Season, Jujutsu Kaisen
Never have I missed crows so much. Read more
Tonikaku Cawaii – 05
I wouldn’t have thought it was possible, but Nasa and Tsukasa are even more crazy adorable in anime form. Read more