Much will be made of this story, surely. Read more
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Patron Pick Winter 2025: Trillion Game – 22
Trillion Game has a secret weapon – Haru and his balls of steel. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 21
And so that butterfly flits away safely… Read more
Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions – 09
Sincerity seems to be a key for me in whether a mecha series works or not. Read more
Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu (I Have a Crush at Work) – 09
I really think Yui and Masugu ought to just spill the beans. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 27 – Hourou Musuko (Wandering Son)
Who does a story, once written, belong to? Read more
Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2 – 08
Sousuke is very close to being a “hungry ghost”. Read more
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 23
Any series that can deliver moments like that cannot be dismissed out of hand, no matter now much it stumbles on the road between them. Read more
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 22
If only Hitler and Stalin had met we could have had a great “same energy” tweet. Read more
Patron Pick Winter 2025: Trillion Game – 21
You know it’s a momentous episode when you get an eleven-“bababa” exclamation as we did this week. Read more