Third Impressions Digest – Kimi to Ame to (With You and the Rain), Fermat no Ryouri

Kimi to Ame to – 03 So, someone finally acknowledged the tanuki in the room this week. What I’m left wondering after three episodes of Kimi to Ame to is whether there’s ever going to be an explanation for what’s happening here, or it’s just going to be a thing we accept. Don’t get me …

Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died) – 03

Adolescence is hard. Being Yoshiki really is suffering. Hikaru may be the character in the title, but it’s no coincidence that it’s Yoshiki’s eyes through which we see (sometimes literally) most of The Summer Hikaru Died. Anytime you add sci-fi/fantasy/horror elements to a coming of age story it’s a good bet the author is using …