I think in the end this is rather an optimistic take on existence. But not because of any idealistic sense that humans are inherently good. Read more
Anime
Toumei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi wo Shita. – 06
This is why we can’t have nice things. Read more
World is Dancing – 07
There’s very much an incestuous quality to the tangle of allusions in this episode, starting with Tale of the Heike. Read more
Patron Pick Summer 2026: Sayonara Lara – 06
I’m still not sure all of this makes any sense, but it is interesting. Read more
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku (You and I Are Polar Opposites) – 18
At long last, the main event. Read more
Tenmaku no Jaadugar (Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia) – 07
We now have a dual thread of grey morality being unspooled here. Read more
Yomi no Tsugai (Daemons of the Shadow Realm) – 18
That was much more like it. Read more
Weekly Digest 08/08/2026 – Uchi no Otouto-domo ga Sumimasen (Please Excuse My Younger Brothers), Kore Kaite Shine (Draw This, Then Die)
I’m pretty much at a loss about what to do with these two series. Read more
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) Season 2 – 04
This is a complicated battlefield, but I commend – once again – this adaptation for the extremely clever way it’s being depicted. Read more