Pay your artists. Quasi-Impressions: There’s nothing worth talking about in the episode itself. It was a beach episode. They went through the checklist and everybody made their one obligatory joke, often at odds with previous ‘lore’, such as it is. Now she’s bad with salty things, after spending every episode wolfing down salty snacks. …
Weekly Digest 11/30/25 – Spy X Family Season 3, Ranma ½ (2025)
Spy X Family Season 3 – 09 The frustrations of watching Spy X Family are different from Fumetsu no Anata e, though almost as vexing. Fumetsu is a tropical cyclone of weirdness, capable of higher highs and wildly unpredictable. With SpyFam I pretty much know from an episode preview whether it’s going to suck (like …
Kingdom 6 – 09
Kingdom is in one of those patches where I really need a scorecard to remember the names. That’s realistic – in a battle this size the number of commanders who play vital roles is astronomical. And the fact that the subtitles never match the voice track because each name has two readings makes a bigger …
Fumetsu no Anata e (To Your Eternity) Season 3 – 09
At some point you just have to give credit where it’s due. The ability of Fumetsu no Anata e to actually keep getting weirder, in spite of the seeming impossibility of the task, is truly impressive. Every time you think it’s topped out it moves the goal posts. In all seriousness, it takes real talent …
Guest Post: Unearthed Treasures with Firechick: Hakumei and Mikochi (85/100)
Hakumei and Mikochi is a series I initially skipped out on when it first aired. Not for any reason, as the premise did appeal to my tastes and I put it on my list of anime I planned to watch, but at the time it came out, I was burnt out on anime. From 2010 …
Kao ni Denai Kashiwada-san to Kao ni Deru Oota-kun (Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota) – 09
I have enormous affection for Kao ni Denai Kashiwada-san to Kao ni Deru Oota-kun. But it’s certainly not perfect. One really annoying character – Tabuchi in this case – sadly seems to be the norm for this sort of series. And usually her trope, too. But adding a second to the mix definitely lowers the …






