You can read books and Google it all you want, only experience is a licensed teacher here and there’s no substitute on call. Read more
Anime
Mao – 26 (End) and Series Review
I have to say, I have great admiration for the sheer logic and precision with which Mao is put together. Read more
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 4th Season – 24 (Season Finale)
Generally speaking this adaptation is very good at season finales, and I would adjudge this no exception. Read more
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) Season 2 – 11
For my money one of the funniest moments of the decade in manga. Read more
Reiwa no Dara-san (Dara-san of Reiwa) – 13 (End) and Series Review
This is a perfect way to end, much more so than a climactic battle with Tsubaki would have been. It’s much more consistent with the series’ personality. Read more
Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari (Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You) – 12 (End) and Series Review
Fans love to complain about dense romcom leads and misunderstanding tropes, but clearly this time it’s working. Read more
World is Dancing – 13 (End) and Series Review
To see such huge and noble ideas treated with such respect is a rare thing. Read more
Patron Pick Summer 2026: Sayonara Lara – 12 (End) and Series Review
The irony here is that the anime did in fact reject Andersen’s ending materially and spiritually (though the extent of the latter can be debated), but still set itself up for the same criticism. Read more
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 4th Season – 23
It would be hard to imagine an Iruma-kun episode more unlike last week’s. Read more
