Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon) meaningfully explores Tohru’s affection for Kobayashi this week, and it does so in a way that personally hits me hard.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.5 Review: Cover Blown
This week on ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) we get a sampling of more fantastic music, and we learn that the anime knows how to paint characters’ understanding, rather than hiding every plot point behind a cryptic veil.
Demi-chan wa Kataritai Ep.5 Review: A Warped Self-Confidence Easily Restored
This week’s Demi-chan wa Kataritai (Interviews with Monster Girls) digs to the heart of Yukki’s socially reclusive nature, finally putting every character on even emotional footing.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Ep.4 Review: Stationary and Dodgeball
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon) dodges its way into my heart this week as Kobayashi preps Kanna for school. It also ducks, dips, dives, and dodges its way through some great comedy and animation in the second half.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.4 Review: Shard World
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) introduces a strikingly different locale this week with a mini arc, while still managing to develop its overarching mystery.
Cardinal Preview: Cold Case Comes Alive in Authentic Canadian Crime Thriller
In our country where many may deign to ask, why are there so many missing and murdered aboriginal people unaccounted for? Cardinal tries to tackle the issue by putting us inside the mind of a tireless detective. One who did everything he could to find a missing aboriginal girl, Katie Pine.
Demi-chan wa Kataritai Ep.4 Review: A Lesson in Empathy for our Dark Times
Demi-chan wa Kataritai (Interviews with Monster Girls) strikes another strong episode this week, tackling issues of compassion and inclusiveness with superb tact.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Ep.3 Review: Family and Home
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon) settles into a tonal rhythm this week. It grants plenty of room for its new cast additions to breathe with the same charm it showed off before, albeit without the eye-popping animation sequences.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department Ep.3 Review: All in The Eyes
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) pushes forward this week by thickening its plot and introducing new characters. And despite some less focussed plot lines that close the episode, its great directing maintains the distinct mystery tone its already established.
Demi-chan wa Kataritai Ep.3 Review: Unwilling Seductress in The Limelight
The week in Demi-chan wa Kataritai (Interviews with Monster Girls), the focus moves to Satou, the succubus who has crab-walked away from Takahashi — and the narrative spotlight — two weeks in a row.
Kevin Pennyfeather 