There’s a quality to anime that have truly inspired storytellers behind them – creators who have something substantial to say and the talent to say it eloquently – that just can’t be matched through marketing savvy and opportunism. Read more
Anime
Weekly Digest 10/17/19 – Ahiru no Sora, Radiant 2nd Season
Bubbles are forming. Read more
Mugen no Juunin: Immortal – 03
I see Mugen no Juunin: Immortal as a test of how many strikes an anime can have against it and still end up being special. Read more
Second Impressions Digest – Mairimashita! Iruma-kun, Mugen no Juunin: Immortal
I don’t know much about art, but I know it when I see it. Read more
Vinland Saga – 14
Next week onsen episode? Read more
Kono Oto Tomare! – 15
If it’s emotional development you’re after, KoT delivers as much bang for your buck as any series out there. Read more
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 77
Nurarihyon represents a fundamental threat to everything Kitarou stands for – his existence and Kitarou’s are completely incompatible philosophically. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 01 (Season Premiere)
Horikoshi Kouhei’s first successful series has made the jump into the mainstream, and at this point it’s far too big for the narrow little world of manga and anime to contain it. Read more
Second Impressions – Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy
So far, Chuubyou is a genuinely madcap and silly comedy with a deft touch, excellent comic timing and seemingly not a drop of malice in its body. Read more
First Impressions Digest – No Guns Life, Shin Chuuka Ichiban!
Two very fine looking premieres from the second tier. Read more