Black Torch, Anime, Jiro, Rago

First Impressions Digest 07/05/2026 – Iwamoto-senpai no Suisen, Oni no Hanayome, Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan, Black Torch

July 5, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Digests, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, Digests, First Impressions, reviews

I suppose if I added it up, the hit rate on these “Modestly Interested” wing and prayer series is probably about one in three or four. Read more

Hidarikik no Eren, Anime, Kouichi

Weekly Digest 04/22/2026 – Aishiteru Game wo Owarasetai (I Want to End This Love Game), Hidarikiki no Eren (Eren the Southpaw)

April 22, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Digests, Hidarikiki no Eren, ReviewsAnime, Digests, Hidarikiki no Eren, reviews

Hidarikiki no Eren has a very skillful sense in blending realism with theatricality. Read more

Hidarikiki no Eren, Anime, Kouichi, Eren

First (and Second) Impressions Digest – Aishiteru Game o Owarasetai (I Want to End This Love Game), Hidarikiki no Eren (Eren the Southpaw)

April 15, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Digests, First Impressions, Hidarikiki no Eren, ReviewsAnime, Digests, First Impressions, Hidarikiki no Eren, reviews

I’m somewhat befuddled by Eren the Southpaw in a way I find quite appealing. Read more

Awajima Hyakkei, Anime, Tabata Wakana

First Impressions Digest – Hidarikiki no Eren (Eren the Southpaw), Awajima Hyakkei (A Hundred Scenes of Awajima)

April 10, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Digests, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, Digests, First Impressions, reviews

A Takako Shimura manga adaptation directed by Asaka Morio at Madhouse really should be higher up my anticipation rankings. Read more

Liar Game, Anime, Ponkotsu Fuuki

First Impressions Digest – Ponkotsu Fuuki Iin to Skirt-take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi (The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt), Liar Game

April 7, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Digests, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, Digests, First Impressions, reviews

This particular digest is a total whiff. Read more

Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, Anime, Kaya

Weekly Digest 2/01/26 – Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai (Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary), Jigokuraku (Hell’s Paradise) Season 2

February 2, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Digests, Jigokuraku, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, ReviewsAnime, Digests, Jigokuraku, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, reviews

First mirrors, then dolls – can clowns be far behind? Read more

Anime, Jigokuraku, Ken-Ken, Kaya-chan

Weekly Digest 1/26/26 – Jigokuraku (Hell’s Paradise) Season 2, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai (Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary)

January 26, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Digests, Jigokuraku, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, ReviewsAnime, Digests, Jigokuraku, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, reviews

Two series trending in the right direction. Read more

Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, Anime, Chie, Kaya, Kazu

Second Impressions Digest – Jigokuraku (Hell’s Paradise) Season 2, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai (Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary)

January 19, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Digests, Jigokuraku, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, ReviewsAnime, Digests, Jigokuraku, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, reviews

I think we can say after two episodes that Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai definitely has some meat on its bones. Read more

Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, Anime

First Impressions Digest – Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai (Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary), Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki (In the Clear Moonlit Dusk)

January 12, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Digests, First Impressions, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, ReviewsAnime, Digests, First Impressions, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, reviews

East Fish Edition… Read more

Champignon Witch, Anime, Henri, Luna, Mushroom

Miscellaneous First Impressions From the Field – Champignon, Tamon, Arne

January 10, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Champignon Witch, Digests, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, Champignon Witch, Digests, First Impressions, reviews

What about all those other series, you ask? Read more