I think Ojisan ha Kawaii Mono ga Osuki. is a damn good show even if you’re not grading on a curve. Read more
Anime
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) Season 2 – 03
Taiki’s a much better man than Matsuoka and there’s absolutely no reason he should ever defer to him, in anything. Read more
Ranma ½ (2026) – 03
There’s a pretty direct and linear relationship between how much Happousai an episode of Ranma has and how much it annoys me. Read more
Ao Ashi Season 2 – 03
Ao Ashi isn’t messing around this season. Read more
Third Impressions – Marronnier Oukoku no Shichinin no Kishi (The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom)
I’m fine with letting things play out for now, but I wouldn’t be averse to just a tiny increase in the sense of urgency. Read more
Second Impressions – Hotaru no Yomeiri (Firefly Wedding)
I feel no confidence in predicting where this story is going or indeed, what the narrative perspective on this situation is. Read more
Uchi no Otouto-domo ga Sumimasen (Please Excuse My Younger Brothers) – 15
That’s one hell of a growth spurt. Read more
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) 3rd Season – 03
I tell you what, that might be the longest I’ve gone between episodic posts in a non-holiday week for a long time. Read more
Second Impressions – Psyren
I should probably say at this point, I’ve never been a big fan of survival game series. Read more
Second Impressions – Kanata Kara (From Far Away)
From Far Away has some interest as a sort of living museum diorama, a snapshot of what shoujo was like 35 years ago and isekai was like at the very dawn of its existence. Read more