As Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro has gotten darker and darker it’s gotten more and more compelling, and this episode was very dark indeed. Read more
Anime
Great Pretender – 06-07
There’s just an awful lot this show does right. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 12-13
And so we reach the moment when Seirei no Moribito gets much more difficult to watch, though no less brilliant. Read more
Yesterday o Utatte – 11
I say this with love, but watching Yesterday o Utatte is going to leave me looking like one of those heads carved out of dried apples. Read more
Major 2nd Season 2 – 07
I’m really wavering on whether Fuurin needs an adult coach, because Daigo seems to have both the knowledge and the persona to handle it admirably himself. Read more
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann – 12-13
One thing that’s notable in re-watching Tenga Toppa Gurren Lagann is how deliberate its narrative development is. Read more
Nami yo Kiite Kure – 11
It’s a real shame this flawed but fascinating singularity of a series is ending when it obviously has so much more to say. Read more
Baccano! – 11-12
As I’ve gone through this rewatch of Baccano, a few things have stood out for me. Read more
Kami no Tou: Tower of God – 11
You do have to embrace the silliness sometimes. Read more
Great Pretender – 04-05
It’s not a hard and fast rule, but any time a series can get me to yell “F*ck me!” at the screen, it’s pretty much a given that it was great. Read more