Slice of life is, as much as anything, about the pain normal people live with on an everyday basis. Read more
Anime
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 08
Like the Phantom Troupe, this band of villains aren’t all cut from the same cloth. Read more
Dandadan – 08
Is there any more plaintive lament than “why is everything after my junk!?”. Read more
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 17
Shinsuke is the most unassuming of heroes, but he never stops being one. Read more
Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi – 07
We’re back squarely in comfort mode this week. Read more
Ranma ½ (2024) – 07
I don’t think Senya has anything to worry about. Read more
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 08
This is getting complicated. Read more
Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season – 07
Tonbo’s reaction when she heard Igarashi-san would be returning to Kagoshima was beyond adorable. Read more
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 08
Fated rival has entered the chat. Read more
Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka (365 Days to the Wedding) – 07
There have been very few anime that so accurately depict the agony of romance for those who aren’t good at it. Read more