I love to talk about hourglass-shaped and gourd-shaped anime seasons, but this one basically goes all pear-shaped. Read more
Season Reviews
Summer 2026 Check-in
I kind of take the view that any season with something in the “Elite” category is a pretty good one. Read more
Spring 2026 Check-in
This season reasserts that the current production landscape has created an environment with more good anime and less great anime. Read more
Winter 2026 Check-in
Winter 2026 was always going to have a big pool of shows – the question was how many of them were going to be any good. Read more
2025 Reader Poll Results
We agree more than we disagree, but we disagree more than usual. It was that sort of year. Read more
Best of the Best – 2025
This year’s Oscars very much reflect the “spread the wealth” sort of year it was in anime. Read more
2025 Anime Year in Review Part III: Wrap-up and Reader Poll
Maybe it really was the year manga saved anime. Read more
2025 Anime Year in Review Part II: #11-20
What I think I can conclude here is that, broadly speaking, we’re getting more good anime and less great anime than we used to. Read more
2025 Anime Year in Review: The Top 10 (and Anime of the Year Video)
One spot higher than last time, but what a difference that one spot makes. Read more
Fall 2025 Check-in
On the whole fall is a pretty average anime season so far, with no obvious reason to expect that to change. Read more