Patron Pick Summer 2026: Sayonara Lara – 05
I’m not in love with this show but it’s weird enough and amiable enough that I suspect it’s unlikely to ever really sour for me. Read more
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku (You and I Are Polar Opposites) – 17
Two teens waiting in line on a stairwell at a pancake cafe – where have I seen that before? Read more
Tenmaku no Jaadugar (Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia) – 06
This was the reality of those peoples subsumed by the Mongols, shown unsparingly in a way Tenmaku no Jaadugar hasn’t often pursued. Read more
Summer 2026 Check-in
I kind of take the view that any season with something in the “Elite” category is a pretty good one. Read more
Uchi no Otouto-domo ga Sumimasen (Please Excuse My Younger Brothers) – 04
This is seeming like a growing inevitability, for better or worse. Read more
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 63 – Failed Anime Adaptations
If you think the hardest part was choosing just five each, you might be right. Read more
Yomi no Tsugai (Daemons of the Shadow Realm) – 17
I get that her daemons are powerful, but it’s hard to believe an organization as meticulous as the Kagemori would rely on Gabu given that she’s a total loose cannon. Read more
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 4th Season – 18
I agree, he was definitely the cutest. Read more
Kore Kaite Shine (Draw This, Then Die) – 05
This is an episode that handsomely shows off all the things about this series that I like – I just wish they all were. Read more
Uchi no Otouto-domo ga Sumimasen (Please Excuse My Younger Brothers) – 05
Well, credit where it’s due. Read more
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) Season 2 – 03
You don’t accomplish what Suwa and Tokiyuki are trying to do without waging war. Read more
Kami no Shizuku (The Drops of God) – 17
The moment finally arrived. Read more