I won’t deny that something of the magic has gone out of R-15 for the last couple of episodes, though I’d rank this one as an improvement over the last.  It seems there’s a pretty delicate balance the show needs to strike to make the humor work, and despite how […] Read more

This was certainly the weakest episode of R-15 for me so far – it felt as if the exploitation jumped front and center this week.  And that’s an issue as this show is always walking a tightrope in the sense that the story revolves around lust and the linguistic representation […] Read more

I’m trying to remember if I’ve ever seen a clarinet used as part of an anime plot before, and nothing comes to mind. I suppose it’s only a matter of time before the sight of Fukune playing it enters directly into “The Best of Akutagawa Taketo’s Fantasies”. For now, we’ll […] Read more

I know this is a hard argument for me to win, but after two episodes I’m now convinced – R-15 is a damn good show. I’ll stipulate to a few things. The censorship bars are very silly and distracting. The largely unknown cast isn’t going to win any prizes for […] Read more