I’ll say this for Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro, though whether it’s a compliment or not I don’t know – it sure doesn’t try very hard to ingratiate itself. Read more
Digests
Second Impressions Digest – Kakushigoto, Listeners
One indelible truth about gag manga and their adaptations is that they’re only as funny as the gags. Read more
Second Impressions Digest – Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden, ID: INVADED
Most of the time these sequels to Urobuchi shows end up playing like a competent cover band at a casino bar in Vegas – not unpleasant background noise, but never seeming worth your undivided attention.
First Impressions Digest – Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita, Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin ga Imasu.
Comedy isn’t totally extinct in anime just yet. Read more
Weekly Digest 10/27/19 – Kabukichou Sherlock, Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy, Shin Chuuka Ichiban!
You know an episode is pretty mediocre if Seki Tomokazu can’t save it.
Weekly Digest 10/25/19 – Ahiru no Sora, Radiant Season 2, No Guns Life
How could anyone turn down coffee with a cigar? Read more
Weekly Digest 10/19/19 – Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy, Kabukichou Sherlock, Shin Chuuka Ichiban!
Another day, another steamer basket of bubble series. Read more