On balance that was one of the most profoundly sad anime episodes I’ve seen in a long time. Read more

So many nukis. Read more

Looping Kurebayashi into the truth was a game-changing moment; this seems to be another. Read more

Things are getting progressively weirder in Kubitachi, of that there can be no doubt. Read more

You can smile. Read more

Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu is an immersive experience, in anime form differently but no less so than manga form. Read more

I always think it’s a positive when weird and dense shows do well, because that can only help persuade production committees to make more of them. Read more

Where Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu is really brilliant is in treating Hikaru as an individual first. Read more

Adolescence is hard. Read more

The oppressiveness of this place and what’s happening there is everything to The Summer Hikaru Died. Read more