I worked in the coffee business for many years and even I find Japanese black canned coffee unpleasantly bitter. Read more
Anime
Vinland Saga – 04
Sometimes, you know, you look for the words and they just don’t come easily. Read more
Summer 2019 Check-in
One great series counts as much as a lot of good ones, but it’d sure be nice to have both. Read more
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 66
I feel a special affection for Mana this week because she referenced the governing philosophy I try and live by. Read more
Fruits Basket (2019) – 17
I can’t believe TMS spent two episodes on that subplot. Read more
Mix: Meisei Story – 16
Adachi is a master of pacing to begin with, but tournaments in sports manga are especially tricky, and it’s during these spells that his effortless dexterity as a writer really manifests itself. Read more
Dr. Stone – 04
Not quite yet… Read more
Enen no Shouboutai – 03
I can’t help but feel badly for Enen no Shouboutai and the team behind it. Read more
Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo. – 04
I’m glad a show like Araburu exists because anime needs more of them, but I kind of wish someone else was writing it. Read more