The first rule of Dandadan, I think, is don’t expect it to make sense. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 02
I’m just going to tell myself it’s three cours until I know it isn’t. Read more
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 11
Shinsuke is this story’s quiet man, but that doesn’t lessen his importance one iota. Read more
First Impressions – Youkai Gakkou no Sensei Hajimemashita!
Comedy either clicks or it doesn’t, and this didn’t. Read more
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 02
In romcoms the main couple really is everything – and this is one of the best in my opinion. Read more
Hunter X Hunter 401
“Moonlight” Read more
First Impressions – Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (Yakuza Fiancé)
Having Ishida Akira play a teenaged yakuza S&M freak is an interesting choice. Read more
First Impressions – Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi
Any time this franchise offers up a new incarnation I’m instantly transported to the person I was the last time I watched it. Read more
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 13 (Season Finale)
In the final analysis, I like this Oshi no Ko – the trashy thriller – pretty well. Read more
First (and Second) Impressions – Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru. (If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student)
Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru plays as a sort of nuts & bolts “what if” premise, which is an interesting take on the reincarnation theme. Read more