Watashi ga Motete Dousunda ends pretty much as it existed for its entire run – a solidly entertaining series that never fully took the plunge into exploring the serious implications of its storyline and characters. Read more
Series Reviews
Fune wo Amu (The Great Passage) – 11 (End) and Series Review
I suppose it’s only natural that the finale of The Great Passage has left me in a tremendously reflective mood, because it’s one of the more reflective series you’ll ever see. Read more
Natsume Yuujinchou Go – 11 (Season Finale)
What an unexpected yet utterly in-character way to finish the season. Read more
Yuri!!! on Ice – 12 (End) and Series Review
I avoided twitter all day, but in the end if I had seen the results of the Grand Prix Final, I don’t think I would have been much surprised. Read more
91 Days – 12 (End) and Series Review
Summer 2016 really was the season of good endings. Read more
Mob Psycho 100 – 12 (End) and Series Review
I can sum this one up in three words: it was great. Read more
Orange – 13 (End) and Series Review
This is definitely one of those posts where I stare at the screen and the keyboard in turn for a while, wondering where the hell to start. Read more
Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara – 13 (End) and Series Review
I find myself kind of wishing it’d been the Stagiare arc had been the one given the bulk of the screen time, and the Autumn Elections arc three episodes. Read more
Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE! LOVE! – 12 (End) and Series Review
This show is definitely a living exemplar of the old adage “to thine own self be true”. Read more
Kyoukai no Rinne – 50 (Season Finale)
It’s a beautiful life. Read more