This premiere was exactly what I hoped and exactly what I expected, no more and no less. Read more
First Impressions
First Impressions – Zenshu
The irony here is as subtle as a kick in the head. Read more
First Impressions – Medalist
It’s funny. Medalist ended up being about as good as I expected, but took an unexpected route to get there. Read more
First (and Second) Impressions – Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte (Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective)
Double premieres have become something of a fad in anime recently. Read more
First (and Second) Impressions – Beastars Final Season
I thought these two premiere episodes worked quite well. Read more
First Impressions – Ao no Miburo (Blue Miburo)
What kept repeating itself in my mind was that old expression “the winning side writes history”. Read more
First Impressions – Youkai Gakkou no Sensei Hajimemashita!
Comedy either clicks or it doesn’t, and this didn’t. Read more
First Impressions – Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (Yakuza Fiancé)
Having Ishida Akira play a teenaged yakuza S&M freak is an interesting choice. Read more
First Impressions – Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi
Any time this franchise offers up a new incarnation I’m instantly transported to the person I was the last time I watched it. Read more
First (and Second) Impressions – Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru. (If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student)
Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru plays as a sort of nuts & bolts “what if” premise, which is an interesting take on the reincarnation theme. Read more