Migi to Dari really is an elegant construction, a real funambulist of a series in so many ways Read more
Anime
Overtake! – 09
Listen, people – when I say something is a sleeper, you really ought to pay attention. Read more
Spy x Family Season 2 – 08
I found that ep of SxF disturbing on so many levels and none, I suspect, the way it was intended. Read more
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – 08
That episode totally clicked for me. Read more
Patron Pick Fall 2023: Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen – 08
How can I not keep repeating “shameless” with episodes like that one? Read more
Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 20
This ain’t brain surgery – it’s patently obvious what makes this series work and what stymies it. Read more
Sousou no Frieren – 12
I definitely think the less conventional Sousou no Frieren is, the better it fares. Read more
Yuzuki-san Chi no Yonkyoudai. – 08
I can’t help but think that if the cast were sisters instead of brothers, mainstream anime fans would be all over it. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023) – 21
Apparently Western imports through Yokohama didn’t include the Hippocratic Oath. Read more
Pluto – 06
2023 is going to be one of the must brutal AotY decisions I’ve ever had to make. Read more