The web gets thicker, strands always being added, intersecting each other and sometimes tangling – that’s the Sohma clan. Read more
Anime
Sarazanmai – 02
Ikuhara may well care whether his shows are popular or not (I very much suspect he does) but he does an excellent job of writing and directing as if he doesn’t. Read more
Carole & Tuesday – 02
I want to love Carole & Tuesday so bad, but I just don’t. Does that make me a terrible person? Read more
One-Punch Man Season 2 – 02
Saitama may overtly resist factional politics, but he’s already developed a tribe of followers whether he wants to or not. Read more
Second Impressions Digest – Mayonaka no Occult Koumuin, Gunjou no Magmel, RobiHachi
My sleeper sense was tingling after the premiere of Mayonaka no Occult Koumuin. Read more
Dororo – 14
I can’t help but think of the tune made famous by the late great Peter Tork (my favorite Monkee), who passed away just a few weeks ago. Read more
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) – 51
Be careful what you wish for? Read more
Kono Oto Tomare! – 02
A dynamic is already emerging here. Read more
Second Impressions – Kimetsu no Yaiba
I feel like if you could combine the brilliant premise of Yakusoku no Neverland and the brilliant execution of Kimestsu no Yaiba you’d have, well – something like Fullmetal Alchemist or Boku no Hero Academia, a truly great shounen in every sense. Read more