I Have a Crush at Work comes off that a series that isn’t trying too hard to prove itself. Read more
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 15
What an episode. And it needed to be. Read more
First Impressions – Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2
Once more Hanako-kun debuts as the presumptive standout of the season. Read more
First (and Second) Impressions – Sakamoto Days
Rumors of Sakamoto Days’ demise have been greatly exaggerated. Read more
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 16
Boy howdy, this series does love a time skip. Read more
First Impressions Digest – Übel Blatt, Babanbabanban Vampire
I don’t think either of these series is best served by being taken too seriously. Read more
Medalist – 02
So far at least, Medalist is really coloring between the lines. Read more
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) – 25 (Season Premiere)
Airing as it does in premiere week, it’s easy to see that this show stands on a different level that most of the schedule. Read more
LiA Bespoke Project: Itadakimasu! – Japan’s Food Culture
Food is life, so they say – it’s both sustenance and pleasure, a necessity and a luxury. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 13
The growing pool of evidence is that this adaptation is up to the massive task that was laid before it. Read more