There are ways to express oneself that aren’t primal screams, you know. Impressions: I think I’m all manic pixie girlfriended out for a while, which is unfortunate, because there’s still more to come this season. At least the dude was slightly less pathetic than the previous one, but the manic pixie girl was ten times worse. …
Second Cutest Girl #01 — Excessively Detailed Pizza
That damn cabbage has done lasting damage to food animation in anime. Impressions: Just another trashy harem thing, same as a trillion others, mostly with some girl’s name. Alya, Nagatoro, Amagami, etc etc. He’s the awkward dude, perpetually upsetting his fettucine, or whatever it is the children say these days. She’s the quirky manic …
Spring 2026 Impressions: Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Killed Again Mr. Detective?, Kirio Fan Club
Daemons of the Shadow Realm Short Synopsis: A teenage hunter’s primitive village is attacked by enemies with modern vehicles and weaponry. Wooper: I figured it’d be more than just one person giving his thoughts on the premiere of the new Hiromu Arakawa adaptation, but maybe “author of Fullmetal Alchemist” doesn’t have the clout it once …
Can a Replica Love #01 — My Personal Slave
Is there some reason for the cloud border on the entire episode? Impressions: I still can’t understand the headspace for this premise, and the more it tries to explain the minutia of how its particular version of cloning works, the wose it gets. She goes on and on about how her original never allows …
Marriagetoxin #01 — Behold My Chess Room
The slobbering thug has a life size chess room? Uh, why? There’s at least six new shows today, zero of which I have any positive expectations for, and I’ve already had a filling replaced, so my face is numb and it’s been a long day before even getting started. Impressions: Well, this was… I’d say …
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Ep. 179 — Romance
In which Marina and I gush over a cute high school romance, and I finally embrace BL. 00:00 Intro 00:42 You and I Are Polar Opposites 09:54 Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter 22:32 Outro Music Credits: “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain “Seasons” by roljui






