Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 4th Season – 14
There’s not a whole lot I can add to this sort of episode – if you watched it you got it. Read more
First Impressions – Uchi no Otouto-domo ga Sumimasen (Please Excuse My Younger Brothers)
Another of my sleepers here, although this one was more of a deep sleeper vibe. Read more
First Impressions – Kore Kaite Shine (Draw This, Then Die)
Toyoda Minoru writes about how manga was a lifeline to Ai in childhood in a way only a person who experienced that possibly could. Read more
Kami no Shizuku (The Drops of God) – 13
Give us some vinicultural diversity FFS. Read more
First Impressions – Reiwa no Dara-san (Dara-san of Reiwa)
I wouldn’t describe this story so far as profound or anything, but it’s solidly entertaining. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 61 – Shounen Jump Mid-year Check-in
Is Jump broken – and if so, how should it be fixed? Read more
Summer 2026 Season Preview and Video Companion
The summer of bishounen has arrived. Read more
Enzo Loves Manga Bespoke – Baby Steps
Worlds are colliding. Read more
First Impressions – Otome Kaijuu Caraméliser (Kaiju Girl Carmelise)
One doesn’t have to strain too hard to see a certain metaphorical quality in all this. Read more
Hidarikiki no Eren (Eren the Southpaw) – 13 (End) and Series Review
In the end, I can only call Hidarikiki no Eren a failure. But an interesting one, to be sure. Read more
First Impressions – World is Dancing
Never has the phrase “the rest is history” been more appropriate, and even if the actual history didn’t happen this way it matters not a whit. Read more
