Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 4th Season – 15
You’ll have to bear with me on this, but I think the B-part of this episode was actually kind of deep. Read more
Second Impressions – Uchi no Otouto-domo ga Sumimasen (Please Excuse My Younger Brothers)
I knew from the start that no matter how good it was – or wasn’t – basically no one would be paying Uchi no Otouto-domo ga Sumimasen any attention. Read more
Kami no Shizuku (The Drops of God) – 14
Yes, a Sasquatch sighting. Read more
Second Impressions – Kore Kaite Shine (Draw This, Then Die)
Kore Kaite Shine is exactly what it appears to be at first glance, which is both its weakness and its strength. 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 – Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari (Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You)
There are a few conceits you sort of have to accept in the interest of suspension of disbelief if Super no Ura is going to work for you. Read more
Second Impressions – Otome Kaijuu Caraméliser (Kaiju Girl Carmelise)
The average teenager doesn’t have a tail, never mind turn into a 60-meter tall giant monster. But they certainly have things about themselves that they hate. Read more
Second Impressions – Reiwa no Dara-san (Dara-san of Reiwa)
This is all dancing on a very fine tightrope tonally speaking, no question about it. Read more
Fist Impressions Digest 7/09/26 – Ibitte Konai Gibo to Gishi, Mebius Dust
Not a glass slipper in sight. Read more
First Impressions – Thunder 3
It’s a bit complicated with Thunder 3, for any number of reasons. Read more
First Impressions Digest 7/08/26 – Nijusseiki Denki Mokuroku: Eureka Evrika (Sparks of Tomorrow), Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori (Red River), Koukaku Kidoutai THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
Each of these series are kind of a big deal in their own way. Read more