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Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 16
In many respects I think this is the most daring and challenging season of Osomatsu-san. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 05
There's been quite a melancholy tone to this season as a whole so far, and it shows me that progression is a thing in Osomatsu-san. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 22
There are times when a gag isn't working where if you keep hammering long past the point where it feels too long, it starts to work somehow. Read…
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 02
This whole self-referential "Why are we even doing a third season?" motif we see repeating itself sounds suspiciously like a cry for help to me. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 15
Are there only holes in this restaurant? Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 01
Premieres and finales are tailor made for a show like this. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 21
It's all about the cast. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 24
Turns out the Musubi are truly chips off the old block. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 19
Totty as a sumo apprentice is so incongruous that the comic potential is basically infinite. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 09
I'm not going to get sucked in again, but it really does feel as if all this is building up to something. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 17
It really feels like something changed between the second and third seasons of Osomatsu-san. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 08
I'm at the point with Osomatsu-san where I tend to favor the semi-serious chapters over the pure comedic stuff. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 07
These pot luck Osomatsu-san short vignette eps provide a pretty good barometer of where the health of the series is, because there's nothing for the writing to hide…
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 03
Osomatsu-san has a way of winning me back every time I start to wonder if it's finally lost its spark. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 23
The most pathetic brother no doubt, as high a bar as that is. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 11
Oshougatsu-san? Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 04
The Osomatsu yo-yo continues. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 18
This is a dark ride. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 06
There's definitely something weird going on here, if not irrefutably sinister. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 20
I get "negative selection" and all - but would you really land on Osomatsu of all people? Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 12, 14
Let's just call that a bonus episode. Read more
Osomatsu-san Season 3 – 25 (End) and Series Review
There are no easy answers to be found here - and that, I suppose, is the point. Read more
Weekly Digest 12/17/20 – Osomatsu-san Season 3, Noblesse
I kind of knew this was how Noblesse the anime would probably end. Read more
Live Action Sextuplet Shenanigans – Mr. Osomatsu (2022) Movie Review!
I know very little about Mr. Osomatsu/ Osomatsu-san. I know it’s about identical sextuplets, it originally aired in 1988 and then was rebooted in 2015 to major success.…
Anime short review: Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san
Another anime short, and what a short this time. It’s not the best one I’ve seen, not by a long shot, but it’s unique at least. Inugami-san to…
Teasing Master Takagi-san Review
Now that the manga is over, AstroNerdBoy reviews the junior high school romcom manga series, Teasing Master Takagi-san.
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Anime Review
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san has had it’s many ups and downs, I am sure that is something we can all agree upon. Many people found this anime somewhat entertaining, while…
High School Girls Specials, Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO, High School Girls, School Girl
Anime short review: Plastic Nee-san
Some anime you can’t find on streaming services, and today’s subject is one of those series. Plastic Nee-san (also listed as Plastic Elder Sister, Plustic Nee-san, and +tic Nee-san/Elde…
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Episode 9 Review
Episode Nine Thoughts As per usual, in an episode of Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san it is split into two halves. Today, I thought that the second half was better than…
High School Girls Specials, Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO, High School Girls, Nine
Monster Musume no Oisha-san Review
A lamia, a centaur, a mermaid, a harpy, and a spider-woman. And a slime that one episode. Something about this seems familiar, but I can’t really put my…
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Episode 8 Review
Episode Eight Thoughts One thing I will definitely miss about this anime when it does finish is the OP. It’s so good and so catchy; I love those…
Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO, High School Girls, School Girl, High School Girls Specials
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Episode 10 Review
Episode Ten Thoughts Episode ten is definitely one of the more perverted episodes of the anime. Was that something I liked however? Not really just because of how…
Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO, High School Girls, School Girl, High School Girls Specials
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Episode 6 Review
Episode Six Thoughts Weirdly enough, I seemed to enjoy episode six a lot more than the other previous episode. I think this has something to do with the…
Review: Karakai Jozu no Takagi-san
The boy, Nishikata, tries to come up with a plan for a joke he can play on the girl next to him. You may think this is a…
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Episode 11 Review
Episode Eleven Thoughts I found this episode extremely hard to enjoy, and that was because I simply do not like the supporting cast. I find them too annoying…
Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO, High School Girls, School Girl, High School Girls Specials
Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san — Manga Review
In every other respect though, Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san is only okay. It has its fun moments, but struggles to keep itself engaging.
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Episode 12 Review
Episode Twelve Thoughts Alas! The final episode of the series, something I’ve been long awaiting for sometime. Episode twelve was the wrap up to the events of episode…
DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO, High School Girls, School Girl, High School Girls Specials, Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
Sadako-san and Sadako-chan Review
Even if you know of the Ringu franchise by osmosis, you'll have a great time with the video making adventures of Sadako-san and Sadako-chan.
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Goto-san (2021) review [OAFF 2021]
“Gokan expertly reveals the position of the freeter as an attempt to escape the capitalistic machinery but also as a position that most easily falls prey to the…
Sadako-san and Sadako-chan Review
Sadako-san and Sadako-chan is a comedy manga starring the ghost from the popular horror franchise, The Ring, and a little girl she intended to curse, but winds up…
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Episode 7 Review
Episode Seven Thoughts Being completely honest here, while I haven’t found Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san all too entertaining. One thing I absolutely love is the OP “EASY LOVE” by Sumi…
High School Girls, School Girl, High School Girls Specials, Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Episode 3 Review
Episode Three Thoughts I saw these ‘two arcs’ in the manga, and is often the case, I am pretty happy with the animation. Especially with regards to Nagatoro’s…
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Episode 1 Review
Episode One Thoughts MAL SynopsisHigh schooler Hayase Nagatoro loves to spend her free time doing one thing, and that is to bully her Senpai! After Nagatoro and her…
REVIEW: Tsutte Tabetai Gal Sawa-san
Fishing and cooking are made lively and fun, as a young salaryman finds himself mentoring a quirky fashionista, in this fresh catch that balances informative instruction with romantic…
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai Episode 2 – Review
You know, after the first episode of this show, I didn’t think it was possible that I could actually be more confused about the actual plot than I…
Mr. Osomatsu Acquires a Taste for Respect Women Juice
To say Osomatsu has gone through many changes since 1962 would be an understatement. Originally a gag manga by Fujio Akatsuka, Osomatsu-kun has been adapted twice to anime…
A review of Teasing Master Takagi-san
Since I’ve had a look at the anime adaptation of Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! and the original Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro manga, it’s only right…
Living-Room Matsunaga-san Volume 1 Review
Title: Living-Room Matsunaga-sanGenre: Romance, slice of lifePublisher: Kodansha (JP), Kodansha Comics (US)Creator: Keiko IwashitaSerialized in: DessertLocalization Staff: Ursula Ku (Translation), Dawne Law, Mike Martin (Letterer), Ean Scrale, Tiff…
Teasing Master (Former) Takagi-san Manga Review
AstroNerdBoy reviews the Teasing Master (Former) Takagi-san manga series, the spinoff-sequel to Teasing Master Takagi-san.
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Episode 2 Review ✔
Episode Two Thoughts So unfortunately, because I thought that the first episode of Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san was so bad. I decided to read the manga instead; and by read…