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Negaposi Angler – 03
There are people like Takaaki in the world, and sometimes they’re the only ones who can break through with a person like Hiro.
Negaposi Angler – 04
Anime about people really interested in something can be interesting just by the act of showing that.
Negaposi Angler – 06
It always seemed likely the show had another gear it would eventually shift into.
Negaposi Angler (Negative Positive Angler) – 07
Those casting for bigger narrative fish will have to wait another week.
Second Impressions – NegaPosi Angler
I’m still not fully hooked (pun intended), but I am finding NegiPosi Angler pretty interesting.
NegaPosi Angler – Episode 03
Episode Synopsis: Tsunehiro (Hiro) bails on the group and crashes in a net café for the night, but crosses paths with a few of them the next day…
NegaPosi Angler – Episode 02
Episode Synopsis: Hiro’s apartment is destroyed due to rezoning (aka he didn’t pay his rent and ignored the people who came to discuss his eviction). With nowhere to…
First Impressions – NegaPosi Angler (Negative Positive Angler)
NegaPosi Angler is definitely one to keep an eye on, as seemed to be the case from the time it was announced.
Fall 2024 Impressions: 365 Days to the Wedding, NegaPosi Angler, DanMachi S5
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NegaPosi Angler #01 — Social Safety Nets
Maybe stop going to casinos, my guy. Two down, six to go. Impressions: This one missed the mark pretty hard too. Starting off with a hanging is…
NegaPosi Angler Episode 1: Rock(y) Bottom
Putting together fishing and a terminal cancer patient spiralling downwards, NegaPosi Angler episode 1 is far better than expected.
Patron Pick Summer 2024: Shoushimin Series – 07
It’s always a bit of a minefield when pure slice-of-life series get serious in their final episodes.
Patron Pick Summer 2024: Shoushimin Series – 05
Can you imagine "The Chinese Restaurant" or "The Parking Garage" with little or no humor? Do you want to?
Patron Pick Summer 2024: Shoushimin Series – 06
I almost expected him to light a cigarette.
Patron Pick Summer 2024: Shoushimin Series – 04
Was this interesting? I guess sort of, though that's very much in the eye of the beholder.
Patron Pick Summer 2024: Shoushimin Series – 08
For me at least the ship has long since sailed on Shoushimin Series being remotely realistic.
Patron Pick Summer 2024: Shoushimin Series – 09
Fun fact - the seiyuu playing Kawamata Sanae is named Osanai.
Patron Pick Fall 2022: Koukyuu no Karasu – 07
I confess that ending had me checking the calendar there for a second. Read more
Patron Pick Fall 2022: Koukyuu no Karasu – 08
An episode like this one provides an indication of what Raven of the Inner Palace is capable of at its best. Read more
Patron Pick Fall 2022: Koukyuu no Karasu – 06
The voters have spoken. Read more
Patron Pick Fall 2022: Koukyuu no Karasu – 11
Koukyuu no Karasu gets the job done by doing a lot of big things poorly but doing all the little things incredibly well. Read more
Patron Pick Fall 2022: Koukyuu no Karasu – 09
Yet another big name in a small role. Read more
Patron Pick Fall 2022: Koukyuu no Karasu – 12
This was perhaps the first time an ep of Raven in the Inner Palace actually felt like a self-contained piece of work. Read more
Patron Pick Spring 2024: Bartender: Kami no Glass – 09
It would be hard to overstate how much better this worked than the last couple of arcs.
Patron Pick Spring 2024: Bartender: Kami no Glass – 11
I’ll say this for Bartender, it’s really finishing on a high.
Patron Pick Spring 2024: Bartender: Kami no Glass – 08
There are times in this series where it straddles the line between entertainment and commercial.
Patron Pick Summer 2024: Shoushimin Series – 10 (Season Finale)
Ironically given the series' title and theoretically its central theme, Shoushimin suffered from nothing about it really being extraordinary.
Patron Pick Spring 2024: Bartender: Kami no Glass – 10
Anime don't get into philosophy too often and when they do, rarely rise above the level of a fortune cookie.
Patron Pick Spring 2024: Bartender: Kami no Glass – 06
In spite of its resolutely realistic settings, Bartender is actually not a series that's trying to be realistic.
Patron Pick Spring 2024: Bartender: Kami no Glass – 07
Bartender is working better for me when it's quirky and geeky - the drama just doesn't pack the same punch.
Patron Pick Fall 2023: Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen – 05
This week was probably the most shameless episode of Atarashii Joshi wa Do Tennen yet, and the weirdest too.
Patron Pick Fall 2023: Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen – 09
That the Japanese need series like these to reassure them that it doesn't have to be like that is sad as Hell, but it's nice to have one…
Patron Pick Fall 2023: Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen – 06
There were several interesting elements in this episode of Atarashii Joushi, along with the usual handful of guffaws.
Patron Pick Fall 2023: Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen – 10
On the whole this ep was more like a Blu-ray extra than a real episode of the series, with all that implies.
Patron Pick Fall 2023: Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen – 08
This is not high art by any stretch of the imagination, but it's hard not to smile.
Patron Pick Fall 2023: Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen – 04
Atarashii Joushi certainly doesn't beat around the bush. In that sense Kinjou, the new guy at the office, seems to fit right in.
Patron Pick Fall 2023: Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen – 07
I think it's worth reiterating my view that the current plot twist is kind of messed up.
Patron Pick Fall 2023: Atarashii Joushi wa Do Tennen – 11
It's great that Shirosaki is so protective but Momose needs to take control of his life here.
Patron Pick Winter 2024: Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi – 05
This is now a love triangle of sorts, undeniably. But it doesn't bother or even annoy me because of the way it's being handled.
Patron Pick Winter 2024: Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi – 06
Obviously a high school student having a curfew isn't in itself unusual, but it's pretty obvious that Tsubasa's home life is.
Patron Pick Fall 2022: Koukyuu no Karasu – 13 (End) and Series Review
I sort of had a feeling this series was going to stick the landing. Read more
Patron Pick Spring 2023: Jigokuraku – 09
Talk about flower power. Read more
Patron Pick Winter 2023: Mononogatari – 11
I've always had the sense that this adaptation was never doing more than skimming the surface of the source material. Read more
Patron Pick Winter 2023: Mononogatari – 09
I don’t think it would be inaccurate to call Mononogatari a slow build sort of show. Read more
Patron Pick Winter 2023: Mononogatari – 05
The voters have spoken. Read more
Patron Pick Winter 2023: Mononogatari – 06
Mononogatari is growing into its premise, albeit slowly. Read more
Patron Pick Summer 2023: Helck – 04
Good choice, Patrons. Read more
Patron Pick Spring 2023: Jigokuraku – 06
That was pretty disturbing on multiple levels Read more
Patron Pick Summer 2023: Helck – 08
This was very much an expected return to form for Helck. Read more
Patron Pick Summer 2023: Helck – 13
At long last Helck takes us on a journey to the past - Helck's past, where so much of the foundation of the story takes place.