This part of Blue Box is quite challenging for me, albeit in different ways than it was with the manga. I do know more or less where the story is headed, so for better or worse at least I know there’s a light at the end of the tunnel (though sometimes that light is an …
After four eps I find myself in the same place with the Sakamoto Days anime that I was with the manga. It’s fine. A competently crafted battle shounen with a bit of wit to it, but nothing special. That’s about where I left it with the manga, but it’s more complicated here. It’s a very …
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m eager to return to Cafe Liebe, where it seems Hime and Mitsuki might well be on the verge of an emotional breakthrough. Though Mitsuki is still frankly terrible at expressing herself outside of the formalized confines of Cafe Liebe’s performance, Hime’s declaration that she …
For me, there’s no question that Lakan is the best male character in Kusuriya no Hitorigoto. But Jinshi is certainly the most important. And he’s definitely grown on me as a narrative construct, if not as a person (though that too, somewhat). With a character as brilliant as Maomao a true foil is pretty essential. …
At least this had a stabbing. Impressions: This episode would’ve worked so much better had it come before the previous one. Have Osoto and Neko both guide each to the positive and negative sides of their past/relationship. It’s ruined when you already know that he’s a serial killer and is messing with the girl …
…Uh, okay. Just slow today because I’m profoundly unmotivated. Impressions: Well, on the plus side, this episode was stupid enough to go out the other side and actually be sort of impressive. But most of that is to be pinned on the Hard Gay character engaging in every godawful stereotype and joke from ten …
