I found myself more engaged more of the time here than I have since the first half of S1. Read more
Series Reviews
Kingdom 6 – 13 (Season Finale)
All in all this was probably the least Xin/Fei Xin involvement of any Kingdom season. Read more
Shabake – 13 (End) and Series Review
This is the sort of show that establishes a very strong comfort level for the audience, and I pretty much figured the finale would lean heavily into that. Read more
Wandance – 12 (End) and Series Review
Call me a Kab. Read more
Gachiakuta – 24 (Season Finale)
I hope the series really does go on to become the monster battle shounen hit it deserves to be. Read more
Ranma ½ (2025) – 12 (Season Finale)
I’ll always be partial to InuYasha where Rumiko’s shounen oeuvre is concerned, but among her comedies Ranma ½ has the most charm. Read more
Kao ni Denai Kashiwada-san to Kao ni Deru Oota-kun (Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota) – 12 (End) and Series Review
Kao ni Denai Kashiwada-san to Kao ni Deru Oota-kun is definitely a series I’m going to miss. Read more
Sanda – 12 (End) and Series Review
Objectively I would probably say Beastars is the better series. But there are ways in which I find Sanda the more satisfying. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia: Final Season – 11 (End) and Series Review
It’s nice to see Boku no Hero Academia end on the wave of adulation it richly deserves. Read more
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died) – 12 (Season Finale)
Any story of this sort can be taken on a metaphorical level of course, but I don’t think it requires much of a stretch with this one. Read more