Seihantai na Kimi to Boku comes remarkably close to being a perfect romcom. Read more
Series Reviews
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) Season 2 – 12 (End) and Series Review
Whatever else one wants to say about this adaptation, it was brought to you with love. Read more
Mao – 26 (End) and Series Review
I have to say, I have great admiration for the sheer logic and precision with which Mao is put together. Read more
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 4th Season – 24 (Season Finale)
Generally speaking this adaptation is very good at season finales, and I would adjudge this no exception. Read more
Reiwa no Dara-san (Dara-san of Reiwa) – 13 (End) and Series Review
This is a perfect way to end, much more so than a climactic battle with Tsubaki would have been. It’s much more consistent with the series’ personality. Read more
Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari (Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You) – 12 (End) and Series Review
Fans love to complain about dense romcom leads and misunderstanding tropes, but clearly this time it’s working. Read more
World is Dancing – 13 (End) and Series Review
To see such huge and noble ideas treated with such respect is a rare thing. Read more
Patron Pick Summer 2026: Sayonara Lara – 12 (End) and Series Review
The irony here is that the anime did in fact reject Andersen’s ending materially and spiritually (though the extent of the latter can be debated), but still set itself up for the same criticism. Read more
Yomi no Tsugai (Daemons of the Shadow Realm) – 24 (Season FInale)
The biggest problem I had with this episode – and it’s a big one – is the false equivalency Arawaka created between the Kagemori and the Tadera team. Read more
Tenmaku no Jaadugar (Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia) – 12 (End) and Series Review
Fatima is the protagonist of Tenmaku no Jaadugar, of that there can be no doubt. But is she the person we should be rooting for? Read more