Maybe in the end, Gapacho was all of us…  Read more

After the last couple of episodes, to do what Seihantai did this week was the height of cruelty. Read more

That was seriously intense and painful in a good way. Read more

It’s quite remarkable how the tone of this series totally changes depending on which couple is in focus – it’s almost like three shows for the price of one. Read more

When things finish up with TairAzuma, it feels so natural that you wonder how it could have been otherwise. Read more

At long last, the main event. Read more

Two teens waiting in line on a stairwell at a pancake cafe – where have I seen that before? Read more

I can’t think of too many shows that are as comfortable in their own skin as this one. Read more

Perhaps of all the characters in You and I Are Polar Opposites, Shino’s public face is most at odds with her inner workings. Read more

At this time of life, romantic relationships and social relationships are inseparable. Read more