This premiere happily was a reminder of everything I loved about My Dress-up Darling and almost none of what annoys me. Read more
First Impressions – Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died)
Whatever “it” is, Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu has it. Read more
Takopii no Genzai (Takopi’s Original Sin) – 02
Normally I have no affection for fiction that’s provocative for the sake of being provocative, yet I kind of get this series. Read more
First Impressions – Yofukashi no Uta (Call of the Night) Season 2
Is what’s missing from this relationship really necessary in order to validate it? Read more
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) – 48 (Season Finale)
Taking the road more traveled robbed the arc’s denouement of about 90% of its potential pathos. Read more
Dandadan 2nd Season – 01
The product being sold here is the sizzle rather than the steak, and we get plenty of that. Read more
First Impressions Digest – Onmyou Kaiten Re:Birth, Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025)
Between these two premieres it’s Jigoku Sensei Nube in a walk. Read more
Uchuujin MuuMuu (Me and the Alien MuMu) – 13
The second cour I never expected kicks off with another wonderful episode. Read more
First Impressions – Mattaku Saikin no Tantei to Kitara (Detectives These Days Are Crazy!)
The main problem I have here is that most of the jokes weren’t that funny. Read more
Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals – 13 (Season Finale)
It’s remarkable for a spinoff to be so different in tone from the parent series and still be totally faithful to the spirit of it. Read more