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 …
We’re all crying about it. Impressions: Are we really continuing on with this awful schtick? Oh, christ. Now this dude is saying that he’s going to be the wingman for helping a 40 year old dude try to hook up with his daughter’s friend? We’re really, seriously doing this? For how goddamned long? The answer to that …
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’re embarking on a brand new adventure, as we explore the first episode of an ongoing production, The Summer Hikaru Died. Based on a manga by the whimsically aliased Mokumokuren, the story is apparently centered on two close friends, one of whom goes out into …
Why are you robbing an ice cream store in broad daylight? Impressions: A little better than the previous episode, and probably not surprising since it both sped the pacing back up not quite to where the first episode was, but certainly better, and also had a sub-plot that didn’t involve Toto at all. The existence of …
The scar tissue builds up pretty fast with a series like Takopii no Genzai. It’s exhausting in that it’s like two cours worth of angst crammed into six episodes (or 16 chapters). And that may be an understatement. But also because you distrust anything he shows you that isn’t frankly terrible. So when you get …
I speculated that Anko-san’s arrival might not have been an entirely bad thing, given how perilous Mahiru’s situation looked to be. But this episode was a reminder that as long as you consider vampires like Nazuna the good guys, Anko is the enemy. She’s quite a mystery still, both in terms of her motives and …
