Better than expected? It’s something, at least. Read more
reviews
Weekly Digest 1/19/18 – Ito Junji: Collection, Dagashi Kashi 2
Even with its stylistic edges smoothed over Dagashi Kashi still has a lot of charm. Read more
Second Impressions – Violet Evergarden
Violet Evergarden is a pretty innocuous sort of show – hardly one that should inspire heated disagreements under normal circumstances. But when it comes to KyoAni normal doesn’t really enter into it. Read more
Koi wa Ameagari no You ni – 02
Just about two weeks into most every series of the season is the time I start thinking about what the best new show is. Read more
Second Impressions – Miira no Kaikata
This may just be the cutest show ever… Read more
Osomatsu-san 2 – 15
It’s pretty much always about sex. Read more
Yowamushi Pedal: Glory Line – 02
This whole question of who the ace is really is the elephant in the room for this whole Inter-high arc. Read more
Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san – 02
If I would choose a single word to describe what’s happening here, it would be “subtext”. Read more
Second Impressions – Kokkoku
A juxtaposition of normal and extraordinary is often an effective dramatic device – because it’s easy to imagine how we might react if we were put in the same circumstances. Read more
Second Impressions – Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen
The nostalgia balloon hasn’t popped yet. Read more