There’s a lot of confidence on display here – in the story and the staff’s ability to tell it, and in the audience to buy in. Read more
Anime
Kekkai Sensen and Beyond – 12 (End) and Series Review
Let’s start off by stipulating to this – Kekkai Sensen and Beyond rocked. Read more
Hoozuki no Reitetsu 2nd Season – 12
There’s a certain irony in Jigoku being the home of onsen… Read more
Shoukoku no Altair – 24 (End) and Series Review
This is the sort of series that I always hope to see get more traction here than elsewhere, because it’s quite serious and ambitious both in terms of the subject matter and the main character arc. Read more
Just Because – 11
This series is trying to do something quite different than the vast majority of teen drama in anime, and in the main succeeding quite handsomely. Read more
2017 Anime Year in Review: The Top 10
You’ll have to forgive the lack of suspense. Read more
Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou – 25
Well, that wasn’t much of an ending… Read more
UQ Holder – 12 (End) and Series Review
When you’re a Negima fan, you learn to appreciate pyrrhic victories because they’re the only ones we generally get. Read more
Osomatsu-san 2 – 12
Well, that was certainly the Ying and Yang of Osomatsu-san right there. Read more