Nothing wrong with a happy ending, but this was pretty neat. And Kaya-chan on the whole is a show I prefer to be messy, I think. Read more
Anime
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku (You and I Are Polar Opposites) – 12 (Season Finale)
A show that’s pretty much all gratification really oughtn’t work as well as this one does. But it does. Read more
Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End) 2nd Season – 10 (Season Finale)
Bring on more Denken and let’s keep this party going. Read more
Oshi no Ko Season 3 – 11 (Season Finale)
All the angles where Akasaka is trying to have it both ways are really coming home to roost. Read more
Darwin Jihen (The Darwin Incident) – 12
This is another dicey issue Darwin Jihen is diving into here. Read more
Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals 2nd Season – 12
We’ve definitely seen an exponential increase in spectacle – and sakuga – these last two episodes. Read more
Golden Kamuy: Saishuushou – 12
I can’t say it’s wrong that a series about what a lust for gold does to drive men mad should end in this fashion. Read more
Ikoku Nikki (Journal With Witch) – 12
It takes guts to basically just show people having conversations for twenty minutes. Read more
Patron Pick Winter 2026: Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai (Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary) – 11
It’s safe to say this series has turned out to be something quite different from what I was expecting going in. Read more
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku (You and I Are Polar Opposites) – 11
In a way this is a sort of Platonic ideal anime romcom. Read more