This finale was an interesting combination of very familiar and somewhat unique elements, which calls out how Mix is a bit different than the typical Adachi baseball manga. Read more
Series Reviews
Kochouki: Wakaki Nobunaga – 12 (End) and Series Review
There is a certain risk in making a series like Kochouki. That is, you’re ending it just as things get really good. Read more
Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 2 – 12 (End) and Series Review
I can think of very few cases where an anime has improved as much from a first season to a second as Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san has, and that’s a credit to everyone involved. Read more
Fruits Basket (2019) – 25 (Season Finale)
If ever an episode exemplified Furuba in all its frustrating glory, that was it. Read more
Given – 11 (End) and Series Review
An odd duck to the end, this show. Read more
Kanata no Astra – 12 (End) and Series Review
Ultimately I think Kanata no Astra is a very optimistic story, especially where human nature is concerned. But that’s one of the things I love most about it. Read more
One-Punch Man Season 2 – 12 (End) and Series Review
For a series that frankly never really made sense most of the time, this was a perfectly fitting finale. Read more
Shingeki no Kyoujin – 59 (Season Finale)
One thing for sure – when it comes to deconstructing Shingeki no Kyoujin, nothing is ever simple. Read more
Kono Oto Tomare! – 13 (Season Finale)
Kono Oto Tomare is a sort of paean to anti-cynicism, a monument of emotional transparency in a medium where those things are increasingly out of fashion. Read more
Dororo – 24 (End) and Series Review
Rarely have I gone into the ending of such a great series feeling such trepidation. Read more