Kingdom is at its most gripping when the stakes are clearly laid out and the odds are hopeless, and this situation certainly checks all those boxes. Read more
Reviews
Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid – 09
For most of history, second sons rich and poor have gotten screwed. Read more
Tokyo Revengers – 21
I can’t help but feel like Tokyo Revengers has drifted away from what made it click. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 21
This arc – fittingly – is probably the most bleak and savage in all of Boku no Hero Academia. Read more
Vanitas no Carte – 09
What’s becoming clear is that Vanitas has the ability to bring out the darkness in Noe as no one else does. Read more
Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi – 07
Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi is in the running for least-NoitaminA show ever. Read more
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni – SOTSU – 10
I think we’ve reached the dumpster fire stage at this point with Sotsu. Read more
Sonny Boy – 07
It’s very apparent that this is a personal series, an expression of one creator’s vision more than a collaborative effort. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 19
I loathe this arc to an irrational degree – and that’s taking into account that I loathe it rationally too. Read more
Kingdom 3 – 18
When Kingdom is really humming this like, the episodes seem to fly by in seconds. Read more