Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun) 2 – 15

One lesson we can definitely take away from this episode of Hanako-kun: Kou is way too trusting for his own good. Of course that’s hardly news – he’s serially nice and clinically naive. So far he’s managed to skate by relatively undamaged by this, but anytime Natsuhiko gets involved you know trouble is at hand. …

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 …