If I would choose a single word to describe what’s happening here, it would be “subtext”. Read more
Anime
Second Impressions – Kokkoku
A juxtaposition of normal and extraordinary is often an effective dramatic device – because it’s easy to imagine how we might react if we were put in the same circumstances. Read more
Second Impressions – Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen
The nostalgia balloon hasn’t popped yet. Read more
Gakuen Babysitters – 02
This is not brain surgery – it’s emotional connections that are about as elemental as any in the human condition. Read more
First Impressions – Dagashi Kashi 2
I don’t know if this second season of Dagashi Kashi is going to be a case of “be careful what you wish for” or not. Read more
Mahoutsukai no Yome – 14
I have witnesses and can prove I was chopping onions. Read more
First Impressions – Beatless
Beatless pretty much stands as a test of my belief that directors are important. Read more
First Impressions – Darling in the FranXX
Trigger’s series have never come close to capturing the Gainax magic for me. So would this one be any different? Read more
First Impressions Digest – Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, Hakyuu Houshin Engi
I’d say “you had me at Kaji Yuuki as a cross-dressing Chinese assassin” but – well… Read more
Second Impressions – Ito Junji: Collection
I feel like I’m starting to get a little bit of a sense for who Ito Junji is as a writer. Read more