We’re still early in the season. The bubbles are still forming, and there’s the Patron Pick balloting to consider. But I have to say, Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san is working for me. I recognize that this is a “horses for courses” thing, more fit than anything (as many shows which fill this niche are). But if …
Kingdom 5 – 02
The fact that Kingdom weekly looses a barrage of Chinese names at me like arrows at an army climbing a hill is rough enough. The fact that it does so on Japanese Sunday when I’ve got like 27 other shows on the docket compounds the problem. I’m going to have to give myself a break …
Second Impressions – Bucchigiri?!
Man, Bucchigiri?! is something else altogether. It leaves the driveway at 80 MPH and never slows down or looks back. “Unhinged” is the word that kept popping through my head watching this ep. It’s kind of a free-association sensation, as we pinball from one absurdity to the next. Everything is connected and it all sort …
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – 15
The thick plottens. A pretty straightforward mystery episode for The Apothecary Diaries here, without a lot of obvious character-focused material for the main cast. I’m not convinced there wasn’t a bit snuck in there though at the end of the episode, though that’s strictly my speculation. As I understand it fans of the LN/manga are …
Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu Season 2 – 03
Boring, boring. Not BokuYaba (obviously), but my reactions to it. I feel like Sasaki Norio has created effectively the perfect first love romance here, and in Akagi Hiroaki found the perfect director to do it justice. In a funny sort of way it sometimes strikes me as the romcom version of what Baby Steps is …
Winter 2024 What-I’m-Watching Summary – Week 2
Hello everyone! Apologies for the delay on this, I’ve been playing a lot of Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising. I made it to A4! Woo! Anyways, this is a special week as Aidan is making a return to help cover Sengoku Youko! So if that’s a show your interested in, read to the end and see …