I think the first thing I should say is that this is an early contender for best anime episode of 2025 (along with a couple RuroKen eps). Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun is really something special. It’s another one that gets puzzlingly little discussion in English (including here). It’s insanely popular in Japan and, in fact, has …
The Apothecary Diaries S2 Premiere Review In late 2023, a new mystery drama anime took the anime world by storm, The Apothecary Diaries. Set in a fictional country based on medieval China, the anime is about Maomao, a young apothecary who unwillingly becomes a servant in the palace of the Emperor. After she solves a …
So yeah, it’s been 12 episodes and three months since I’ve done a Trillion Game post. As such a little explanation is in order. In the first place, this was the first time I’ve ever made an ongoing series eligible for the Patron Pick vote (which it obviously won). I did this because this meh …
If I had to sum up my feelings about Chi Chikyuu in a single word, I think it’d be “bemused”. I’m not checked out on it – I’m still interested. But also baffled a lot of the time. And not remotely invested in the story or characters like I was in the first cour. This …
Amazing how fast a dream can turn into a nightmare… As I’ve noted before, one of the things I like about Ao no Hako is the way it balances the sports and romance sides of its story. It doesn’t do so in the same way that Adachi does, but there are broad similarities in the …
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I figured we’d stop in with Frieren and the gang, and see how their journey towards the land of departed souls is progressing. When last we left off, the team had run into a snag in the northern territories, with Frieren ending up imprisoned due …
