I guess when it comes to anime that aren’t afraid to touch the third rail, you have to take the bitter with the sweet. Read more

Jut why did Sand Witch have that scroll, anyway? Read more

An episode like this one, while certainly very much in the spirit of Mizuki Shigeru’s writing, shows how far this anime has evolved from the confines of the original scripts. Read more

There’s nothing like missing out on something to remind you of how much you should appreciate it. Read more

This series is one of the best reasons to feel good about anime in a generally depressing creative climate. Read more

After a week where it did a reasonable imitation of the show everyone who doesn’t watch it thinks it is, Gegege no Kitarou is back to being the show everyone who watches it knows it is most of the time. Read more

For once, this series delivers up an episode that actually seems to have been written with the time slot in mind. Read more

The truth is, I find this series both hugely restorative and deeply depressing as it pertains to the state of anime. Read more

“Without knowing society, you’ll be deceived by society itself.” Read more

If you’re not watching this series, it’s your loss. Read more