Shounen Jump fan – or Jump curious? Here’s a comprehensive look at the state of the magazine at the end of 2024. Read more
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Winter 2025 Season Preview and Video Companion
Winter isn’t usually the best season of any given anime year, and I sure hope that’s the case in 2025. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 21 – Hunter X Hunter York Shin (Yorknew City) Arc (and Whale Island)
Kurapika’s persona is all over this arc. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 20 – Haruka na Machi e (A Distant Neighborhood)
This time we’re the presence of true manga royalty. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 19 – Double
The drama world is full of strange and fascinating characters. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 18 – Oyasumi Punpun (Goodnight Punpun)
This time on “My Taste”, it’s one of manga’s greatest masterpieces. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 17 – Hunter X Hunter Heaven’s Arena Arc (and Zoldyck Family)
In a very real sense, this is where it all started. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 16 – Oooku (Ooku: The Inner Chambers)
This series is definitely not a mass-produced model. Read more
Fall 2024 Season Preview and Video Companion
I confess, Fall 2024 kind of snuck up on me. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 15 – Yugami-kun wa Tomodachi ga Inai (Yugami Doesn’t Have Any Friends)
There aren’t that many school comedies I would call genuinely deep, but this one is definitely an exception. Read more