The reality is that Summer 2025 is going to be a challenge to cover. I have a job and limited time, and I previewed 27 shows – it is what it is. Today is an egregious example, with six or seven that I planned to at least introduce (and most of them, probably cover). Sacrifices …
To Be Hero X #14 — Disco is Dead
Whatever they’re paying these script writers, it’s far too much. Impressions: I would say that the script once again careened entirely off the rails, but it was never really on them to start with this episode. So let’s summarize just to try to get all our ducks in something approaching a tesseract because there’s …
First Impressions – Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died)
My first reaction after a premiere like this is always a telling one. There are a severely limited number of series which premiere with the potential to be AotY. When they don’t have a known elite director or come from someplace like Bones or Wit, the uncertainty factor shoots up. Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu is …
Spring 2025 Check-In – Weeks 12-13
Wooper: We interrupt your regularly scheduled first impressions to bring you one man’s overdue post on the recently concluded anime season. My thoughts on one show in particular proved particularly hard to wrangle, but eventually I managed to get something on the page, so here’s the last of spring’s biweekly check-ins. As for whether the …
9-nine- #02 — Magical Idles
Someone please do something. All right, I lied. I knocked this out before I had to go out. To Be Hero will come when it comes. Impressions: Mostly because this episode was quite bad and there’s not all that much to say about it. The fire was a dude on magic fire. They defeated …
With You and the Rain #01 — Generally Damp
Probably could’ve used more tanuki ball jokes. I think I’ll just deal with 9-nine-‘s second episode after To Be Hero tonight since I need to recharge and reboot. I have glanced at it already and it’s less than ideal. Both will come a little late for social reasons. Impressions: Gee, I was getting extremely …






