A bit of everything for what I can at least say is a fairly varied season so far.
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First Look: Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night
Mahiru wanted to be an artist, but is now a normal, responsible high school student. After a chance encounter with a former idol, her passion for art is…
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night – Episode 1
This coming-of-age drama is easily the stand-out of the season so far, barring a couple significant stumbles.
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night – Ep. 4
I wonder if Kano sees herself as empty.
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night – Ep. 3
Jellyfish can’t swim because its model hasn’t been rigged properly.
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night Episode 3: Supertuber
Time for the pink one to shine.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 03
In general, I think Tonari no Youkai-san is getting the balance between its dual natures pretty much right so far.
Tonari no Youkai-san – 04
I think the importance of mystery to the health of the human psyche is vastly underrated.
First Impression: Jellyfish Can’t Swim at Night
Shibuya is at its best at night, when the neon signs and fashionable clubbers sparkle like costume jewelry and the traffic thins out enough to pulsate like a…
Spring 2024 Impressions: Tonari no Youkai-san, Blue Archive the Animation, The Fable
Tonari no Youkai-san Short Synopsis: In the small town of Engamori, Yokai and humans live together as they have for generations, working together to protect their easy going…
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night #01 — Evil Street Idols
The most negative depiction of idols I've seen in years. Impressions: The production side is certainly putting in some genuine effort. The direction in particular. The Scrubs-like…
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night – 04 – Odd Girls Out
It’s a Band (or more precisely “Art Collective”) Coming Together episode, interspersed with scenes of the SunDolls, about to start their comeback push with Kano replaced by a…
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night Episode 1: JELEE Donuts
Another show I had no idea what to expect. Even the trailers didn’t tell me much. With the premiere episode we have a better idea of what is…
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night – Ep. 1 (Advance Screening)
But they can jam to the beat.
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night Episode 2: Fangirl Mayhem
After a very delightful premiere I was eager to see what would happen next.
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night – Ep. 2 (Advance Screening)
Crazy fangirl singlehandedly ups the comedy.
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night is currently streaming on HIDIVE....
Second Impressions – Tonari no Youkai-san
I don't think this is going full despair, but you definitely saw that little hint of a darker side grow into full-on expectation.
First Impressions – Tonari no Youkai-san
Boy, if any show ever looked like central casting for that niche we talk about, Tonari no Yokai-san is that show
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night – 03 – Emerging from the Dark
When she’s online, VTuber Watase Kiwi is a charismatic superhero adored by all. She even receives cash tributes for her awesomeness. But in the real world, she appears…
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night: Episode 4: The Next Vid
With the quartet all together it was time for JELEE’s first meeting as a team.
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night – 02 – Friends with My Idol
This week we get a sumptuously well-produced OP that spoils the fact that Mahiru and Kano are only half of the eventual JELEE artistic group. The third member…
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Looks Insane
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Jellyfish Don’t Swim in the Night #03 — Peacocking
You'd think one of these shows about using the internet would have people who used the internet. Impressions: I guess it's at least trying, but I'm not sure it's…
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night – 01 (First Impressions) – Waiting to Be Chosen
You could say Kouzuki Mahiru peaked early, and as such is in a state of arrested development. Her grade school-age little sister even notices it. Mahiru was a…
NEWS: Original Anime “Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night” Comes to HIDIVE for Spring 2024
HIDIVE has announced the original anime Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night will be streaming on their platform for the Spring 2024 season.
Spring 2024 Impressions: Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, Hibike! Euphonium 3, Girls Band Cry
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night Short Synopsis: A young woman has her passion for art reignited when she meets a former idol trying to restart her career.…
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Jellyfish Don’t Swim in the Night #02 — Idols Solve Everything
I can say that at least I definitely didn't need another twenty minutes of hyperactive yelling. Impressions: Though the characters aren't really endearing themselves to me all that…
Seasonal First Impressions: JELLYFISH CAN’T SWIM IN THE NIGHT, But With The Moon on Them, They Can Shine
The year’s strongest premiere to date is an anime about the gaps between who we are and who we want to be, the clash between self-doubt and passion.…
Tonari no Yōkai-san
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Anime Taste Testing: Kami no Tou
Color me confused. I’ll get to my main issue right off the bat – I have no clue what’s happening, why it’s happening, or why I should care…
Anime Taste Testing: Night Head 2041 and Sonny Boy
The final two anime on my to-watch list this season, and they’re… well, they’re not great, but at least it’s something. And if that doesn’t sum up the…
Anime Taste Testing: Listeners
So Liverpool and Manchester finally united, and then the apocalypse happened. Sounds about right. I’ll get this out of the way right off the bat: I’m an unapologetic…
Anime Taste Testing: Overtake!
Let’s all ganbaru together.
Anime Taste Testing: Kakushigoto
Yes, I genuinely like the pun. Given the synopsis, I was fully ready to experience something… well, pervy, for lack of a better term. What I wasn’t ready…
Anime Taste Testing: Horimiya
Aside from the creepy teacher, this series is actually pretty okay.
Anime Taste Testing: ID:Invaded
Finally, the detective anime we didn’t know we needed (but that we definitely deserved). You’d be forgiven for wanting to give up on the anime detective/mystery genre entirely…
Anime Taste Testing: Gibiate
This one’s gonna be quick and dirty, because to be honest, I didn’t even make it through the whole first episode.
Anime Taste Testing: Gibiate
This one’s gonna be quick and dirty, because to be honest, I didn’t even make it through the whole first episode.
Anime Taste Testing: SK∞
Fast and Furious: Okinawa Drift.
Anime Taste Testing: Pet
An adult anime for teenage edgelords. It seems that nearly every time I see a psychological genre anime marketed explicitly towards the seinen crowd, it feels exactly like…
Anime Taste Testing: Noblesse
I just realized I still don’t know if these guys are meant to be vampires. However, they do seem to drink plenty of tea – maybe there’s blood…
Anime Taste Testing: Noblesse
I just realized I still don’t know if these guys are meant to be vampires. However, they do seem to drink plenty of tea – maybe there’s blood…
Anime Taste Testing: Arte
I’d say I love period pieces, but that would be a lie. I love accurate period pieces. I wish to god this title had just been set in…
Anime Taste Testing: Dorohedoro
Strap yourself in, this is one wild trip. And a trip Dorehedoro most certainly is. Whether it’s one you can stomach or not largely depends on your tolerance…
Anime Taste Testing: Fumetsu no Anata e
My final and favorite premiere of the season.
Anime Taste Testing: Hikari no Ou (The Fire Hunters)
Of the two major non-isekai fantasy shows airing this season, I know which one I’m more inclined to watch.
First Impression: Tonari no Yokai-San
Today is a big day for 20-year-old housecat Buchio, but he’s not too happy. Our little bro is going through a big change. His tail is starting to…
First Look: Tonari no Yokai-san
In a society where people and youkai peacefully coexist, a 20-year-old housecat named Buchio living in the Japanese countryside is reborn as a nekomata, much to the delight…
Tonari no Kyuuketsuki-san | Worth Watching?
From the first few episodes, it became obvious that schoolgirl Akari Amano takes a liking to a 360-year old vampire named Sophie Twilight. While this strikes as an…