Tonally speaking, you could hardly ask for a greater contrast than last week’s episode of Fumetsu no Anata e and this one. Read more

What really strikes be about this episode – and it’s a major element of this series’ appeal – is the quiet dignity with which is approaches deep emotional pain. Read more

There’s a larger arc to To Your Eternity, one that transcends all the supporting characters. Read more

You’d think Gugu would know to avoid Cliff-kun by now. Read more

Fumetsu no Anata e reaches its anime halfway point with a remarkably eventful episode. Read more

It really is funny how there’s an inverse relationship between how hard Fumetsu no Anata e tries to be heartbreaking, and how heartbreaking it actually is. Read more

“Kaibutsu banzai!” indeed. Read more

Fumetsu no Anata e has a strange and often wonderful way of looking at the world, and the less hard it tries to be ingratiating the more charming it is. Read more

Now that was more like it. Read more

The contrast between permanence and impermanence is very much at the heart of this story, and that’s a subject inherently laden with melancholy. Read more