The season that just keeps coming keeps on coming with a Monday of big premieres. Hot on the heels of a Sunday like none before in terms of volume (for me), after a Saturday that was no slouch either. I knew with 27 shows in the season preview that premiere week was going to be …
Summer 2025 Impressions: Dandadan S2, Betrothed to My Sister’s Ex, Cultural Exchange with a Game Center Girl
Dandadan S2 Short Synopsis: Season 2 of Dandadan, where a young man cursed by a demon and his classmate with psychic powers go on a quest to recover his balls. Lenlo: What is it with this author and trying to rape his female leads? Seriously, this obsession with lewd humor and sexual situations is dragging …
Anime Expo 2025 Cosplay Photo Review
Relive Anime Expo 2025 event with the following photo review of the event, featuring some of the coolest cosplays. Photos by respective X users. Enjoy! @petra__fyed
Hotel Inhumans #01 — A Higher Class of Criminal
Are they serious with this? Impressions: Ah yes, a hotel catering exclusively to noble and upstanding assassins. That lures in unhonorable criminals to murder them, but only at the behest of the good ones. The premise is bonkers, and that extends to the story of the week. A dude and his sister were sold, but the Yakuza guy was …
City #01 — A Brief Aside on Covid’s Effects on Japanese Variety Shows
Yes, I have looked this up in an effort to understand it. Impressions: Big shock here, but man who cannot stand reaction-style humor does not enjoy reaction-style anime comedy. You can no doubt hear most of these screenshots just by looking at them, and while it is exceptionally well animated, with the occasional more visual-oriented gag, such …
Cultural Exchange with an Arcade Girl #01 — Girl Makes Faces
At least she’s good at shooters. Impressions: The whole premise is that she’s English and he’s Japanese, but that also doesn’t matter when he apparently lives in the most ridiculous bubble imaginable. He has zero idea what Valentines is or is about, as if he’s never heard of the holiday at all. There are …






