Ciel Phantomhive truly is one of the great characters in animanga. That doesn’t get said often enough. Read more
Anime
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 04
A last stand for idealism? Read more
Ooi! Tonbo – 08
At this point I’m pretty much resigned that Ooi! Tonbo is mostly going to be an LiA echo chamber. Read more
Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) – 21
We’re finally starting to get a sense of how everyone fits into the big picture – and what that big picture looks like. Read more
Patron Pick Spring 2024: Bartender: Kami no Glass – 08
There are times in this series where it straddles the line between entertainment and commercial. Read more
Tonari no Youkai-san – 07
This constituted a needed course correction. Read more
Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid (The Duke of Death and His Maid) Season 3 – 07
I’m glad we got this episode, because the truth of the matter is, it was no sure thing that we would. Read more
The Fable – 07
The style of humor here feels appropriate for a series about gangsters, which is a rarity in anime. Read more
Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 07
Not to come over all X-Files, but with very few exceptions “trust no one” seems to be the order of the day. Read more
Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen (Black Butler: Public School Arc) – 06
Sports names are sometimes both nouns and verbs, but it’s only when the sport is embedded deep in the cultural psyche that they become adjectives. Read more