I’m guessing that Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai is going to prove something of a litmus test for today’s anime audience. Read more
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Megalo Box – 02
I’m always a bit cautious with strong premieres when I don’t have a good handle on the key staff, especially where original series are concerned. But this second episode comes a lot closer to sealing the deal. Read more
First Impressions – Steins;Gate 0
So there was this little-known anime a few years ago, maybe you’ve heard of it… Read more
First Impressions – Golden Kamuy
OK, in the first place, I agree – that bear looked ridiculous. Read more
First Impressions Digest – Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara (2), Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Happy Kiss!
Basically, Shokugeki no Souma is reduced to a cooking show now. Read more
First Impressions – Piano no Mori
You know, maybe I ought to just give up trying to figure shit out. Read more
Hoozuki no Reitetsu 2nd Season: Sono Ni – 01
Ah, the eternal dilemma of the split cour: do we call this “Episode 1”, or just pick up the numbers from where we left off? Read more
First Impressions – Megalo Box
These are heady days indeed for sports anime fans. Read more
First Impressions – Major 2nd
Shohei who? Read more
First Impressions – Hinamatsuri
It’ll take a lot of persuasion for me to believe this premise is anything other than an excuse for a literal explosion of gap moe. Read more