HLS avoids some of the worst tropes of the subgenre, but the first episode does play as pretty boilerplate. Read more
Reviews
First Impressions – Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku (Flower and Asura)
If you think things couldn’t sound any more wholesome, you’re pretty much on the money. Read more
First Impressions – Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu (I Have a Crush at Work)
This premiere was exactly what I hoped and exactly what I expected, no more and no less. Read more
First Impressions – Zenshu
The irony here is as subtle as a kick in the head. Read more
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 15
I feel as if things may have wandered down a bit of a narrative cul-de-sac here. Read more
First Impressions – Medalist
It’s funny. Medalist ended up being about as good as I expected, but took an unexpected route to get there. Read more
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 14
If I hear a complaint most often about Blue Box, it’s that everything (generally they mean the romance) takes too long to develop. Read more
First (and Second) Impressions – Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte (Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective)
Double premieres have become something of a fad in anime recently. Read more
2024 Anime Year in Review Part III: Wrap-up and Reader Poll
And so we (almost) wrap up another year in anime on LiA. Read more
First (and Second) Impressions – Beastars Final Season
I thought these two premiere episodes worked quite well. Read more