Likely systems

One thing the second season – both parts – of Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun doesn’t seem to have had quite as much of is Hanako-kun. He’s always tended to slide into the dark matter role at times, it’s true. But it seems to have happened more often this season, with less of him directly impacting events …

Kimi to Ame to – 04 We’re at the point where the decision on series like Kimi to Ame to is going to be left in your hands, I think. I’m certainly enjoying the vibe here, and I seem to get one or two good laughs out of every episode. It offers thin gruel in …

No point in sugarcoating it, that was a total snooze for me. And with Sundays being as crazy as they are this season no point in spending a lot of time on an episode that had my finger wavering over the slider on more than one occasion. Fake anime within an anime usually have the …

I would have described my feeling going into this adaptation as “cautious optimism”. I knew the manga was exceptional (though not flawless). There were things that niggled at me, like the character designs looking a bit too pretty in the previews, the lack of an established elite director, and the mixed – and limited – …

  How exactly would healy boy even compete in a fighting tournament? Impressions: I did not have high hopes for this arc or character given how annoying and offputting he’s been everry other time he’s shown up, and this episode did nothing to change those first impressions. The magical alien pet is the cherry on …