This was an early contender for best anime episode of 2025. Read more
Anime
Patron Pick Winter 2025: Trillion Game – 17
This return is really long overdue. Read more
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 19
If I had to sum up my feelings about Chi Chikyuu in a single word, I think it’d be “bemused”. Read more
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 18
Amazing how fast a dream can turn into a nightmare… Read more
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) – 28
I’ve found that “there are no coincidences” is a pretty good working assumption where Kusuriya no Hitorigoto is concerned. Read more
Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions – 04
I’m enjoying this show a lot, both as a classic mecha iteration and for being quite quirky. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 16
In an arc full of nuanced emotional moments, this is one of the most powerful. Read more
Winter 2025 Check-in
Looking at Winter 2025 I just want more. Read more
Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu (I Have a Crush at Work) – 04
One of the marks of a really good romcom can often be how much traction it gets out of the supporting cast. Read more
Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2 – 03
With this series the line between the really dark and the breezily comic can be incredibly thin. Read more