It’s almost an inevitability that any slice-of-life series, no matter much of a feel-good experience it is, will eventually get a little serious in its final arc. Read more
Current Season
Current Anime/Manga
Koi wa Ameagari no You ni – 11
I feel as if I have a pretty good handle on where the anime intends to leave things. Read more
Osomatsu-san 2 – 24
It’s once again in the hands of Fujita and Matsubara to decide whether they want to take the ball and run with it in the finale Read more
Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san – 11
Critical hit, indeed… Read more
Gakuen Babysitters – 11
It’s probably a safe bet that next week’s final episode of Gakuen Babysitters will be the final episode, which certainly makes me sad – it’s been a weekly dose of warmth and bittersweet familial love that’s done my heart a lot of good. Read more
Kokkoku – 11
What a consistently weird and unexpected gem Kokkoku is. Read more
Mahoutsukai no Yome – 23
I suspect we may leave this adaptation with as many questions as answers, but we only have to wait one week to find out. Read more
Miira no Kaikata – 10
Miira no Kaikata continues to be the easiest show to enjoy this season – in the sense that it gives the most while extracting the smallest toll in return. Read more
Koi wa Ameagari no You ni – 10
While the love of prose is one of the core themes of this series – especially this week – there are times (especially this week) when Koi wa Ameagari seems resolutely poetic. Read more
Osomatsu-san 2 – 23
There’s a distinct hostility towards Osomatsu-san’s status as a social phenomenon in a lot of the show’s humor, especially this season. Read more