Comedy either clicks or it doesn’t, and this didn’t. Read more
Anime
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 02
In romcoms the main couple really is everything – and this is one of the best in my opinion. Read more
First Impressions – Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (Yakuza Fiancé)
Having Ishida Akira play a teenaged yakuza S&M freak is an interesting choice. Read more
First Impressions – Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi
Any time this franchise offers up a new incarnation I’m instantly transported to the person I was the last time I watched it. Read more
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 13 (Season Finale)
In the final analysis, I like this Oshi no Ko – the trashy thriller – pretty well. Read more
First (and Second) Impressions – Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru. (If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student)
Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru plays as a sort of nuts & bolts “what if” premise, which is an interesting take on the reincarnation theme. Read more
First Impressions – Ranma ½ (2024)
I enjoyed this premiere a lot more than I expected. And I wasn’t sure I would. Read more
First Impressions: Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth)
To a brilliant young mind like Rafal’s contradictions are irresistible puzzles. Read more
First Impressions – Kimi wa Meido-sama (You Are Ms. servant)
Nope, still no idea why he’s doing it. Read more
First Impressions – Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season
And they’ll be brief ones, I can tell you that. Read more