OH NO THEY'RE PRECIOUS pic.twitter.com/GqZH4XFCD5 — Vrai Kaiser (@WriterVrai) July 17, 2018 They’re good kids, y’all. They’re really good kids. While the actual plot mechanics get a little bit messy toward the end, the emotional arcs for the young leads are solid, it hits on some very […]
I’m keeping up with more shows than usual this season (which is to say, more than three); and while it’s something of a weak season overall, there are a few attention-grabbers out there.
I took part in a watchalong for a show I’d never even heard of–an adolescent-friendly series about VR, the importance of pets, and the difficulty of coping with grief when the dead leave technological footprints behind. It turned out to be pretty impressive, but daaaaamn is it slow […]
All the season’s premieres, all in one place! Complete with content warnings for your reading pleasure. I need a nap now.
This is it, we’ve reached the end. Pick your shows and collect your winnings–it wasn’t exactly a huge crop of winners in the back half here.
It’s that time again! When my schedule completely blanks out except for an endless sea of anime and also some Steven Universe, because Cartoon Network keeps conspiring to align those premieres. The deluge is half over, so here’s what we’ve got so far: BANANA FISH and also some […]
This new Netflix series is the latest in Sanrio’s frankly welcome attempt to sell me shit by being aggressively inclusive. If you’ve ever had a shit office job with a shit boss, especially as an AFAB person, this series will speak to you. Or scream, as the case […]
Over the past month I got together for maybe the best podcast series Anime Feminist has put out so far–certainly the one I’m proudest of, and I say that having been proud to stand behind all the podcasts I’ve been part of for the site. My cohosts had […]
When I reviewed the premiere for LUPIN THE 3rd PART 5, I said I was disappointed to see that the franchise looked like it was sinking back into the slurry of mediocrity that characterized the late ‘90s and 2000s, interested only in updating the aesthetic sheen without tackling any […]
Back again! Here’s the second half of what I reviewed this season. Some unexpected gems and also the worst the season has to offer. As always, one line summaries are also linked to my longer reviews.