I feel like Natsume-sensei seemed to lower his guard here at last, just a little. Read more

Is it more important to be interested in what happens in a series, or care about it? Read more

That felt like progress. Read more

If a show is never willing to meet you half way, sooner or later you get a little tired of trekking all the way to wherever it wants to hang out. Read more

It’s very apparent that this is a personal series, an expression of one creator’s vision more than a collaborative effort. Read more

And Tsuda Kenjirou checked off, we can proceed… Read more

Frankly I find watching this series a bit exhausting. Read more

I think it’s pretty clear by now that you kind of have to enjoy weirdness for its own sake to grok Sonny Boy. Read more

While things haven’t descended into real savagery here yet, you do get the sense that it wouldn’t take much to light the blue touch paper. Read more