All of these people are tainted by the life they’ve chosen, even when they try and leave it behind. Read more
Anime
Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 09
What a fascinating tangle the plot of Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai is. Read more
Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen (Black Butler: Public School Arc) – 08
When a series delivers exactly what its fans expect, it sometimes fails to generate much of a reaction. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 05
For me HeroAca is the most intricately plotted and internally consistent battle shounen megahit since Hunter X Hunter.. Read more
Ooi! Tonbo – 09
As a golf fan, this is kind of fantasy material. Read more
Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) – 22
Well, that’s one cat let out of the bag. Read more
Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction – 01
Most of the onus is on the sci-fi premise to carry the day with DDDDD if it’s going to work for me. Read more
Patron Pick Spring 2024: Bartender: Kami no Glass – 09
It would be hard to overstate how much better this worked than the last couple of arcs. Read more
First Impressions – Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction
Any manga by Asano Inio being adapted is a big deal. Read more
Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid (The Duke of Death and His Maid) Season 3 – 08
It’s refreshing, in a sense, to have a final arc which makes no bones about being one. Read more