There are a lot of fate threads tangled up here, and a lot of hands involved in painting this picture. Read more
Reviews
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 23
The things I like about this series are the things that drive most fans crazy. And the things that drive me crazy are the things most fans like. Read more
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) – 33
Much will be made of this story, surely. Read more
Patron Pick Winter 2025: Trillion Game – 22
Trillion Game has a secret weapon – Haru and his balls of steel. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 21
And so that butterfly flits away safely… Read more
Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions – 09
Sincerity seems to be a key for me in whether a mecha series works or not. Read more
Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu (I Have a Crush at Work) – 09
I really think Yui and Masugu ought to just spill the beans. Read more
Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2 – 08
Sousuke is very close to being a “hungry ghost”. Read more
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 23
Any series that can deliver moments like that cannot be dismissed out of hand, no matter now much it stumbles on the road between them. Read more