Has Gachiakuta’s moment finally arrived? Read more
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Summer 2025 Season Preview and Video Companion
Summer 2025 is, by any measure, an enormous anime season. So – does bigger mean better? Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 35 – Hunter X Hunter Chairman Election Arc
With Hunter X Hunter, size isn’t everything. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 34 – Adachi in Spring, Adachi in Autumn
In true Adachi fashion, what seems similar can in fact be very different indeed. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 33 – JUMPing to Conclusions #2: Weekly Shounen Jump’s New Serializations Tomoshibi no Otr and Nice Prison
Can a free coffee sample save an otherwise dodgy premiere – and what’s the deal with the shinigami editor? Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 32 – Bleach: Agent of the Shinigami Arc
Turnabout is fair play. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 31 – Rurouni Kenshin Tokyo Arc
Rurouni Kenshin is truly one of shounen’s – and Shounen Jump’s – greatest stories ever told. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 30 – Hunter X Hunter Chimera Ant Arc (Part II)
“Chimera Ant’s” brilliance speaks for itself, but we’re not letting that stop us. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 29 – Hunter X Hunter Chimera Ant Arc (Part I)
I promise we’ll finish “Chimera Ant” faster than Togashi did. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 28 – The Elusive Kaijuu: What Makes a Big Shounen Hit?
There are hits, and then there are kaijuu. Read more