Not every important series is great, and not every great series is important. This one is both, and this episode has been a long time coming. Read more
Manga
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 59 – Bleach Lost Agent Arc
My tastes with Bleach have tended to be contrarian. Will that be the case here? Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 58 – Fool Night
One of these days I’ll tally up the demographics of the series we’ve covered so far, but I’d bet seinen would be the biggest block. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 57 – Touge Oni: Primal Gods in Ancient Times
Who am I to argue with Mizukami Satoshi? Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 56 – Deconstructing the Shounen Manga Landscape
The business of manga is a fascinating one. Read more
Anime Japan 2026
I always enjoy immersing myself in the sheer scale of animanga fandom, and Anime Japan is one of the best ways to do it. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 55 – Bleach: Arrancar Arc (Part 2)
“Arrancar”- is it the longest arc in shounen? In manga? Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 54 – Bleach: Arrancar Arc (Part 1)
Is this the arc that finally wins Enzo over as a Bleach stan, or is it a case of “stop the Arrancar, I want to get off”? Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 53 – Rurouni Kenshin: Jinshuu Arc
Will this near-mythical unadapted masterpiece be what finally opens Samu’s eyes to the greatness that is RuroKen? Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 52 – Akagami no Shirayukihime (Snow White With the Red Hair)
The funny thing is this is a series about which Samu and I mostly agree for once – including which is the definitive version. Read more