Ivan Yosano remains perhaps the biggest mystery in this story. Read more
Reviews
Uchi no Otouto-domo ga Sumimasen (Please Excuse My Younger Brothers) – 07
To be honest, I found myself kind of liking this ep to a degree that surprises me. Read more
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) Season 2 – 05
Houjou Tokiyuki is a study in contradictions, as a narrative figure not least. Read more
Kami no Shizuku (The Drops of God) – 19
The contrast between the two step-brothers is really the centerpiece of The Drops of God and, as much as the author is obsessed with it, wine is actually secondary to that. Read more
Otome Kaijuu Caraméliser (Kaiju Girl Carmelise) – 07
Friday (Japan time) is “density day”. Read more
Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari (Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You) – 06
Sorry, but people are not this dense. Read more
Reiwa no Dara-san (Dara-san of Reiwa) – 07
I think in the end this is rather an optimistic take on existence. But not because of any idealistic sense that humans are inherently good. Read more
Toumei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi wo Shita. – 06
This is why we can’t have nice things. Read more
World is Dancing – 07
There’s very much an incestuous quality to the tangle of allusions in this episode, starting with Tale of the Heike. Read more
Patron Pick Summer 2026: Sayonara Lara – 06
I’m still not sure all of this makes any sense, but it is interesting. Read more