I’ve been a little slow to embrace Hinamatsur, despite the consistently good marks the manga receives and the lack of evidence that the anime is screwing anything up. Read more
Digests
Second Impressions Digest – Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These – Kaikou, Gurazeni
There sometimes exists a gap between how good a show is and how much I can really write about it. Read more
First Impressions Digest – Jikken-hin Kazoku: Creatures Family Days, Waka Okami wa Shougakusei!
Sometimes the water just won’t come to you, so you just have to go to the damn water… Read more
Second Impressions Digest – Gegege no Kitaro (2018), 3D Kanojo: Real Girl
Real Girl remains a rather sweet and likeable romance take – not too slick or sophisticated in any way, but attractively guileless. 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 Digest – 3D Kanojo: Real Girl, Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These – Kaikou
I suppose a natural question with this reboot of Legend of the Galactic Heroes is the obvious one. Read more
First Impressions Digest – Kakuriyo no Yademoshi, Gundam Build Divers
There’s a pretty standard template for the “Build” series. Read more
Weekly Digest 3/09/18 – Itou Junji: Collection, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
That was classic horror in the best sense. Read more
Weekly Digest 3/02/18 – Itou Junji: Collection, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
I don’t know how Itou thinks up this stuff, but I have to wonder if there were a lot of mutilated squirrels and household pets in his neighborhood growing up. Read more
Weekly Digest 2/22/18 – Itou Junji: Collection, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
I confess I was beginning to drift a bit with Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, but this episode was a rather nice return to form. Read more