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Spring 2026 Preview Patreon Early Release
As the snow melts and the birds and the bees make their perennial return anime too once again pokes its head up for a new season. Don't fret…
Golden Kamuy S5 – Episode 12 Review
「武士道」 (Bushido) The action continues full throttle this week and in true GK fashion, never runs out of steam. "Bushido" The post Golden Kamuy S5 – Episode 12 Review first appeared…
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku – Episode 10 Review
「修学旅行!(前編)」 (Shuugakuryokou!) "Class Trip!" Part of the magic of You and I Are Polar Opposites is that it can be light and breezy while at the same time thoughtful and…
Golden Kamuy S5 – Episode 11 Review
「五稜郭攻囲戦」 (Goryoukaku Kouisen) "The Battle of Goryoukaku" They really pulled the big guns out this time The post Golden Kamuy S5 – Episode 11 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku – Episode 09 Review
「サプライズ!」 (Sapuraizu!) "Surprise!" Seihantai is one of those series that makes excellence look a lot easier than it actually is. The post Seihantai na Kimi to Boku – Episode 09 Review…
Golden Kamuy S5 – Episode 10 Review
「私たちのカムイ」 (Watashitachi no Kamui) "Our Kamuy" Well, we've finally crashed into our final stop. The post Golden Kamuy S5 – Episode 10 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku – Episode 08 Review
「今年の秋は…」 (Kotoshi no Aki wa...) "This Autumn..." “TairAzuma” has a nice ring to it… The post Seihantai na Kimi to Boku – Episode 08 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.
Golden Kamuy S5 – Episode 09 Review
「決意の号砲」 (Ketsui no Gouhou) "Starting Gun of Resolve" Sugimoto's got balls The post Golden Kamuy S5 – Episode 09 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku – Episode 07 Review
「ドキモヤ」 (Dokimoya) "Fluttery Confusion" The world needs Yamadas and Suzukis - nothing would ever happen if everyone was like Nishi and Tani. The post Seihantai na Kimi to Boku – Episode…
Golden Kamuy S5 – Episode 08 Review
「東京愛物語」 (Tokyo Ai Monogatari) "Tokyo Love Story" "I'm singin' in the rain. What a glorious feeling, I'm happy again" The post Golden Kamuy S5 – Episode 08 Review first appeared on…
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku – Episode 06 Review
「文化祭!」 (Bunkasai!) "Cultural Festival" I’m convinced Gapacho was at the library because he was pining over Library Girl… The post Seihantai na Kimi to Boku – Episode 06 Review first appeared…
Golden Kamuy S5 – Episode 07 Review
「イポプテ」 (Ipopte) "Ipopte" All the world’s Tsurumi’s stage, and the people merely players in his hand. The post Golden Kamuy S5 – Episode 07 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.
Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals – Episode 04 Review
「トップランナー」 (Toppu Ran'naa) "Top Runner" This ep was kind of a distilled essence of what makes Illegals so damn good.
Kuroshitsuji Midori no Majo-hen – Episode 05 Review
「その執事、下降」 (Sono Shitsuji, Kakō) "His Butler, Descending" Oscar gets his chance to shine- or rather, slither.
Anne Shirley – Episode 05 Review
「ものごとの明るいほうを考えましょう」 (Mono-goto no Akarui hō o Kangaemashou) "Let Us Look on the Bright Side of Things" You haven't lived until you've worn puffed sleeves
Kuroshitsuji Midori no Majo-hen – Episode 04 Review
「その執事、奉公」 (Sono Shitsuji, Hōkō) "His Butler, Serving" With Kuroshitsuji, there is no limit to how dark it goes, and it always lurks there, side by side with the…
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 41 Review
「狐の里」 (Kitsune no Sato) "The Fox Village" Apparently Suirei and Indiana Jones have one thing in common.
Anne Shirley – Episode 04 Review
「こんなおもしろい世界で、いつまでも悲しんじゃいられないわ」 (Kon'na Omoshiroi Sekai de, Itsu Made mo Kanashinjai Rarenai Wa) "One Can't Stay Sad Very Long in Such an Interesting World" Anne has so many sides to…
Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals – Episode 03 Review
「蜂」 (Hachi) "Bee" Leave the apocalypse to the guys with endorsement deals – there’s plenty else threatening society that someone has to deal with.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 40 Review
「巣食う悪意」 (Suku'u Akui) "Festering Resentment" Well, that was the equivalent of a large order of double whoppers
Kuroshitsuji Midori no Majo-hen – Episode 03 Review
「その執事、出向」 (Sono Shitsuji, Shukkou) "His Butler, On Loan" Sebastian, rejected.
Anne Shirley – Episode 03 Review
「何かを楽しみにして待つということが、その嬉しいことの半分に当たるのよ」 (Nanika o Tanoshiminishitematsu to iu koto ga, Sono Ureshī Koto no Hanbun ni Ataru Noyo) "Looking Forward to Things Is Half the Pleasure of Them" It must…
Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals – Episode 02 Review
「離陸」 (Teikuofu) "Takeoff" Illegals has a very distinct and dynamic energy all its own.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 39 Review
「氷菓」 (Aisu) "Ice" Ice ice baby
Kuroshitsuji Midori no Majo-hen – Episode 02 Review
「その執事、警鐘」 (Sono Shitsuji, Keishou) "His Butler, Sounding the Alarm" I've never seen anyone so ready to fling open their citadels.
Anne Shirley – Episode 02 Review
「あたし、きれいなものが好き」 (Atashi, Kireina Mono ga Suki) "I Love Pretty Things" I appreciate how Anne's unique relationship with each character in the main cast- each person brings out a…
Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals – Episode 01 Review
「俺がいる」 () "I'm Here" It’s glorious to see Vigilante on the screen at long last, in Bones’ supremely capable hands.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 36 Review
「華瑞月」 (Ka Zuigetsu) "Ka Zuigetsu" You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 23 Review (END)
「見事な夜」 (Migoto na Yoru") "A Beautiful Night" This announcement is obviously no surprise, but it’s still a very significant moment in anime history.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 34 Review
「怪談」 (Kaidan) "A Ghost Story" The broken telephone chain game nature of folklore is precisely why I find them fascinating.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 21 Review
「京都大火 2」 (Kyouto Taika 2) "The Great Kyoto Fire Part 3" And so that butterfly flits away safely…
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 33 Review
「先帝」 (Sentei) "The Late Emperor" It is the mixture of shades on the palette rather than one individual pigment that define the strokes for which a person is…
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 20 Review
「京都大火 2」 (Kyouto Taika 2) "The Great Kyoto Fire Part 2" What we have here is, for all intents and purposes, a 95% anime-original episode.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 16 Review
「十本刀集結」 (Juppongatana Shuuketsu) "The Ten Swords Summoned" In an arc full of nuanced emotional moments, this is one of the most powerful.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 15 Review
「生と死の間で…」 (Sei to Shi no Hazama de...) "Between Life and Death" This is one of the great character apotheosis moments in manga, elegant and poetic and totally true…
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 27 Review
「冬人夏草」 (Tōjinkasō) "Corpse Fungus" This series ties a bow tighter than a department store at Christmas.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 14 Review
「操の決意」 (Misao no Ketsui) "Misao's Decision" No Kenshin, no problem.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 26 Review
「隊商」 (Kyaraban) "Caravan" In true Maomao fashion, it doesn't take long for her to sniff out trouble
Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 – 13
「蒼紫対翁」 (Aoshi tai Okina) "Aoshi vs. Okina" The growing pool of evidence is that this adaptation is up to the massive task that was laid before it.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – Episode 25 Review
「猫猫と毛毛」 (Maomao to Maomao) "Maomao and Maomao" Knowledge is power.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 22 Review (End)
「時の彩の詩が咲く」 (Toki no Iro no Uta ga Saku) "The Poem of Time's Colors in Bloom" That’s how you do a finale.
Winter 2025 Preview
With the changing of the leaves out and snow and chill in you'd think we'd be gearing up for a lazy season, but anime has other intentions. New…
Aquarion, Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!, Übel Blatt, Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective, Blue Box
Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 – 12
「修羅の会合」 (Shura no Kaigou) "Meeting of the Warlords" Yes, worlds are definitely colliding here.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 11 Review
「比古清十郎」 (Hiko Seijuurou") "Seijuro Hiko" We're in rarified air at this point, that's for sure.
Dandadan – Episode 11 Review
「初恋の人」 (Hatsukoi no Hito) "First Love" Be Careful, It's My Heart
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 10 Review
「逆刃刀 初撃」 (Sakabatou Shougeki) "Sakabato First Attack" By managing to meaningfully embellish a deeply beloved and well-established story this episode is something of a revelation.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 19 Review
「夜明け」 (Yoake) "Dawn" It’s always rough to send off characters in a Mizukami series because he pretty much only writes great ones.
Dandadan – Episode 09 Review
「合体!セルポドーバーデーモンネッシー!」 (Gattai! Serupo Dōbā Dēmon Nesshī!) "Merge! Serpo Dover Demon Nessie!" How do you even begin to explain that to a teacher?
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – Episode 08 Review
「⼗本⼑・張」 (Juppongatana: Chou) "Chou of the Ten Swords" Like the Phantom Troupe, this band of villains aren’t all cut from the same cloth.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – Episode 17 Review
「異形達の宴」 (Igyou-tachi no Utage ) "Feast of the Uncanny" Shinsuke is the most unassuming of heroes, but he never stops being one.