Category: New Anime

An elf visits Japan. I understand the appeal of these cozy shows. And really it’s not bad. There’s a lot to like. Some cultural exchange. Love. Happy feelings. But it all feels so hollow and vapid, just like their relationship. Maybe I’m just bitter. Also, shows like this always bore me. Storytelling – C – …

And he’s already cheating on her too. I was amused by the first episode, but I really should have known better and not watched. I hate when they take this dumb premise and add in the serious drama. Oh and also incest because why not? I should watch less anime. Storytelling – D – Why…? Voice …

Although numerous manga stories revolving around disabled characters exist, such stories make up only a small minority of the total number of published manga. So manga about disabled characters seem somewhat rare. Moreover, manga about disabled characters typically fall into two categories: emotionally hammering stories and stories which treat a disability as a personality characteristic. …

  How does he even breathe without choking on his own stupidity? Another early premiere on specifically Abema, but it looks like they’re going ahead with the second episode next week, so they’ve just got week-early privilege.  Impressions: Just another tiresome cheat power show. Functionally identical to that one about a dude from a high …

A common thread of this finale week is shows I didn’t cover (at least fully) and wound up loving. Unlike Okitsura I did pick up Trillion Game (at about the midway point) and I’m certainly not sorry I did. Not only did this turn out to be an excellent series, but a fruitful one to …