I keep falling back on that word “authenticity” with Hi Score Girl but dammit, it just fits to perfectly. Read more
Series Reviews
Mob Psycho 100 II – 13 (End) and Series Review
Let me just say up front – the standards are different in the neighborhood where Mob Psycho 100 hangs out. Read more
Boogiepop wa Warawanai – 18 (End) and Series Review
If you and I came up with exactly the same interpretation of all this I suspect Kadono Kouhei would think he’d failed at his job. Read more
Domestic na Kanojo – 12 (End) and Series Review
Domestic na Kanojo was more than good for what it was – it was actually good. Read more
Hinomaru Zumou – 24 (End) and Series Review
This has been a remarkably consistent series. Read more
Yakusoku no Neverland – 12 (Season Finale)
A season-ender yes, but this was also a game-changer in every sense. Read more
Doukyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue. – 12 (End) and Series Review
Doukyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue. has a remarkable quality about it, in that it’s quite universal and context-specific at the same time. Read more
Radiant – 21 (Season Finale)
I’ve seen enough in the past 21 episodes to make me hopeful, but not enough to make me confident. Read more
Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudoubu – 13 (End) and Series Review
I can sum up what I liked about Tsurune very easily, in very few words. But there’s more to the series than that, both good and bad, and nothing exists independently of everything else. Read more
Golden Kamuy – 24 (End) and Series Review
Few anime thrive in contradiction the way Golden Kamuy does. Read more