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Third Impressions – Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions
Aquarion MoE is a bit confounding at times but in an increasingly predictable medium, that can definitely be a plus.
LiA Bespoke Project: Top 10 Mystery Anime
Yes, I know I didn't include that one. I'm just not that much of a fan.
Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu (I Have a Crush at Work) – 03
Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu is playing this pretty low-key, which in my view is a positive.
Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2 – 02
Boy, we've been down this road before.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 16
The beach/inn events are kind of a reset button for Chinatsu and Taiki. But not a fast-forward button.
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 17
Everything since the torture porn and timeskip has played like Chi Chikyuu fanfiction.
Medalist – 03
If Mittens is destined to be Inori's fated rival we're in serious trouble here.
Sakamoto Days – 03
In case you haven't noticed, Sakamoto Days is suffering from Blue Box syndrome.
Best of the Best – 2024
2024 wasn't a great year in anime, but it did make some history.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) – 26
If I chose one word to describe this series' narrative style it would be "languid".
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 14
No Kenshin, no problem.
Second Impressions – Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions
This show has an elegance and eloquence to the writing that I rarely find in modern mecha series.
2024 Reader Poll Results
We agree more often than not, but you surprised me a little this time.
Second Impressions – Honey Lemon Soda
This series is seriously, seriously shoujo.
LiA Bespoke Project: Dessert – The Perfect Dinner (and Companions)
The food and drink is important, but so is the company.
Second Impressions – Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu (I Have a Crush at Work)
I Have a Crush at Work comes off that a series that isn't trying too hard to prove itself.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 15
What an episode. And it needed to be. Read more
First Impressions – Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2
It can't be said about many series, but this one has a truly unique aesthetic.
First (and Second) Impressions – Sakamoto Days
Rumors of Sakamoto Days' demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 16
Boy howdy, this series does love a time skip.
First Impressions Digest – Übel Blatt, Babanbabanban Vampire
I don't think either of these series is best served by being taken too seriously.
Medalist – 02
So far at least, Medalist is really coloring between the lines.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) – 25 (Season Premiere)
Airing as it does in premiere week, it's easy to see that this show stands on a different level that most of the schedule.
LiA Bespoke Project: Itadakimasu! – Japan’s Food Culture
The Japanese have certainly become quite sophisticated foodies, but it wasn’t always that way.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 13
The growing pool of evidence is that this adaptation is up to the massive task that was laid before it.
First Impressions – Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions
I'm definitely intrigued by Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions and anxious to see where it goes from here.
First Impressions – Honey Lemon Soda
Setting aside (though only for a moment) its intrinsic quality as a series, Honey Lemon Soda says something about the state of shoujo anime.
First Impressions – Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku (Flower and Asura)
If you think things couldn't sound any more wholesome, you're pretty much on the money.
First Impressions – Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu (I Have a Crush at Work)
This was funny, charming, and cute, and didn't really surprise me at any time.
First Impressions – Zenshu
I have much the same problem with anime about making anime that I do with anime about the idol industry.
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 15
I feel as if things may have wandered down a bit of a narrative cul-de-sac here.
First Impressions – Medalist
Medalist ended up being about as good as I expected, but took an unexpected route to get there.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 14
If I hear a complaint most often about Blue Box, it's that everything (generally they mean the romance) takes too long to develop.
First (and Second) Impressions – Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte (Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective)
Double premieres have become something of a fad in anime recently.
2024 Anime Year in Review Part III: Wrap-up and Reader Poll
And so we (almost) wrap up another year in anime on LiA.
First (and Second) Impressions – Beastars Final Season
I thought these two premiere episodes worked quite well.
2024 Anime Year in Review Part II: #11-20
In historical terms this list is probably 2024's strongest group.
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 23 – 2024 Manga Year in Review
It was an interesting year in manga - and manga podcasting,
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 14
I guess torturers don't even get New Years Off...
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 13
We start out the cour with a very strong episode decidedly light on the tropism Blue Box leans into a bit too much of the time.
Sengoku Youko: Senma Konton-hen – 22 (End) and Series Review
That was an elegant and comprehensive conclusion to every thematic thread of the story. And seriously, how often do you see that?
Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi – 12 (Season Finale)
In effect, I think most Natsume Yuujinchou chapters are Buddhist parables, or folk tales, whatever term you want to use.
Natsume's Book of Friends, Natsume's Book of Friends 4, Natsume's Book of Friends Season 7
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 22 – Weekly Shounen Jump 2024 in Review
Shounen Jump fan - or Jump curious? Here's a comprehensive look at the state of the magazine at the end of 2024.
Ranma ½ (2024) – 12 (Season Finale)
It may sound funny to say about a series that was one of my very first anime, but Ranma ½ exceeded my expectations in a big way.
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 13
In this story the individual characters are secondary to the larger ideal.
Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season – 12
Oy, Tonbo...
Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka (365 Days to the Wedding) – 12 (End) and Series Review
As logical and obvious as it is, the fact that someone else was going to get screwed because of Rika's plan never really occurred to me.
2024 Anime Year in Review: The Top 10 – Honorable Mention
I'm glad T.P. Bon exists because it's genuinely subversive - and that's a quality Japanese society desperately needs more of.
Patron Pick Fall 2024: Negaposi Angler (Negative Positive Angler) – 12 (End) and Series Review
Truth be told, I had a pretty strong suspicion that Negposi Angler would reel this one in.