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
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
Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari (Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You) – 04
The impression I come away with is that this was originally envisioned as a grown-up gag manga. Read more
Otome Kaijuu Caraméliser (Kaiju Girl Carmelise) – 05
Talk about two-faced. Read more
Reiwa no Dara-san (Dara-san of Reiwa) – 05
I think we can say at this point that if anybody ever had valid reason to come back as a vengeful spirit, it’s Dara-san. Read more
Toumei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi wo Shita. – 04
Basically this show rests entirely on Irino Miyu and Hayami Saori – who do have some experience with this sort of premise. Read more