What a consistently weird and unexpected gem Kokkoku is. Read more

One thing I can honestly say after ten episodes is that Kokkoku stubbornly refuses to be bound by convention. Read more

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

Episode 6 was about setting up the pins, last week’s was about figuring out the placement, and this ep all about knocking them down.  And it’s definitely Sagawa who’s doing most of the bowling. Read more

With as much as actually happened in last week’s episode, there was a compelling need to step back and flesh out where things stand in the story, in order to understand where they’re going to go from here. Read more

It’s been a good run already, but I would say this has been the best episode of Kokkoku so far. Read more

Man – where the hell has this series been hiding? Read more

A little patience works wonders with this show, because the way it slowly builds its world is a thing of narrative beauty. Read more

Another one makes the cut… Read more