I’m the first to admit that Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san isn’t going to be for everybody. But it’s kind of working for me. Maybe more than kind of, in fact. I was low-key enjoying this episode just as I did the premiere, but it sort of crept up on me and by the end, I was …
Tree on House – Please Wait Warmly
If you weren’t aware, the Pacific NW had a bit of a weather incident yesterday. What was supposedly going to be a blizzard turned out to be a typhoon with some snow. While power here was restored after half a day, other utilities, ie internet, are still ETA. I rewatched most of GA Art Club …
Second Impressions – Yubisaki to Renren
This is a tough one. There’s stuff about Yubisaki to Renren that I like, that’s for sure. And after the top 5 exercise it’s never been more clear to me just how rare good college anime are. But also that this seems to be a cursed setting somehow – full of pit traps and mines …
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto – 14
It’s hard for me not to conjoin The Apothecary Diaries with Frieren at the Funeral. They’re the two big commercial dogs of the post-Oshi premiere timeframe, each bowing in Fall 2023. Frieren always seems to be just a nose ahead – in manga sales, in aggregator scores, in my personal rankings. But while both have …
Kingdom 5 – 01
Oh lord, so many names. Better late than never, Kingdom returns for its fifth season. This show has the worst luck with timing, and this time around it was the Noto earthquake causing a week’s delay (which beats an entire year as a result of the pandemic). I love it a lot – it’s been …
Winter 2024 What-I’m-Watching Summary – Week 1
Hello everyone! So incase you didn’t notice, this is a pretty big post! Lots of small stuff I’m watching this season that I expect to probably drop but aren’t worth doing full regular weekly blog posts about. Instead I just shoved them in here! So… Look forward to that. The Apothecary Diaries – 13 [Serving …






