Osomatsu-san is definitely getting more experimental lately, which is hardly surprising. Read more
Anime
Yowamushi Pedal: Glory Line – 09
Is there anyone left that still doubts who the real captain of Sohoku should be? Read more
Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san – 09
Ah, 7th-grade – that tumultuous, atrocious time of bewildering change and omnipresent fear of embarrassment and breathless possibility. Read more
Gakuen Babysitters – 09
It’s an interesting question Gakuen Babysitters seems to be asking sometimes – is it a problem to love someone too much? Read more
Kokkoku – 09
This show has so much going for it – it’s very smart, it’s elegantly-plotted and artfully paced, but it’s also just so damn much fun. Read more
Mahoutsukai no Yome – 21
Can what’s been broken here be healed, physically or spiritually, literally or metaphorically? Read more
Dagashi Kashi 2 – 08
Hajime may just not be a terrible saleswoman. Read more
Weekly Digest 3/02/18 – Itou Junji: Collection, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
I don’t know how Itou thinks up this stuff, but I have to wonder if there were a lot of mutilated squirrels and household pets in his neighborhood growing up. Read more
Koi wa Ameagari no You ni – 08
You won’t see many anime days with two better episodes than that. Read more
Miira no Kaikata – 08
About the only thing I don’t love about this show is how many damn screencaps it makes me take every week… Read more