Hidarikiki no Eren has a very skillful sense in blending realism with theatricality. Read more
Digests
First (and Second) Impressions Digest – Aishiteru Game o Owarasetai (I Want to End This Love Game), Hidarikiki no Eren (Eren the Southpaw)
I’m somewhat befuddled by Eren the Southpaw in a way I find quite appealing. Read more
First Impressions Digest – Hidarikiki no Eren (Eren the Southpaw), Awajima Hyakkei (A Hundred Scenes of Awajima)
A Takako Shimura manga adaptation directed by Asaka Morio at Madhouse really should be higher up my anticipation rankings. Read more
Weekly Digest 2/01/26 – Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai (Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary), Jigokuraku (Hell’s Paradise) Season 2
First mirrors, then dolls – can clowns be far behind? Read more
Weekly Digest 1/26/26 – Jigokuraku (Hell’s Paradise) Season 2, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai (Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary)
Two series trending in the right direction. Read more
Second Impressions Digest – Jigokuraku (Hell’s Paradise) Season 2, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai (Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary)
I think we can say after two episodes that Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai definitely has some meat on its bones. Read more
Miscellaneous First Impressions From the Field – Champignon, Tamon, Arne
What about all those other series, you ask? Read more
Weekly Digest 12/14/25 – Spy X Family Season 3, Ranma ½ (2025)
I never met a comedy that couldn’t be made funnier by adding a duck. Read more