ONE does have a way of humanizing all of his combatants, even the villains, so you always feel like you have an idea what they’re thinking. Read more
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Weekly Digest 4/23/18 – Mayonaka no Occult Koumuin, RobiHachi
Of all the “field” series of Spring 2019, Mayonaka is definitely the class of the lot so far for me. Read more
Dororo – 15
I knew something was different as soon as I saw toes. Read more
Piano no Mori – 23
It’s amazing how much I’ve come to root against Kai given that he really is quite a nice person. Read more
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 52
Who knew faerie forests that only connect to the human world once every 500 years get cell reception? Read more
Kono Oto Tomare! – 03
Three episodes isn’t a long time to set the scene of a story. Read more
Kimetsu no Yaiba – 03
Training arcs can be tough things to write in an interesting way, so maybe it was a blessing that Kimetsu compressed this entire one into one episode. Read more
Mix: Meisei Story – 03
If Cross Game was love at first sight and a whirlwind affair that never turned sour, Mix is more in Adachi’s usual style – a slow seduction. Read more
Double Decker! Doug & Kirill EX – 02
As usual when this series plays around with the idea of identity it can be surprisingly insightful. Read more
Senryuu of the Week – 4/20/19
It was very cute… Read more