The Monogatari series is huge, both in popularity and in sheer scope (over 100 episodes throughout a bunch of standalone seasons and super-seasons). Whenever I recommend it to someone, the first question they typically ask is something akin to "What genre?" I never know what to say. Defining Monogatari is easily the most difficult act of pigeonholing I've been tasked with. It's a ghost story, with a few gory bits, but its also a harem comedy, but monogamous and without the se

Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni (In Another World with My Smartphone) and Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku! (God's Blessings on this Wonderful World!) are two anime series with a few things in common, aside from both having preposterously long names that I will henceforth refer to as Smartphone and KonoSuba, respectively. Both have the same basic premise: a modern, young, Japanese nobody dies, and divine forces allow him to live on in a world that resembles a RPG (magic, ex

My Hero Academia continues to raise the stakes. After two episodes of training we are right back into the action as some of the students from UA begin to fight Stain, while local heroes deal with the attack of 3 Nomu that are ransacking the city. From the get go Iida takes on Stain. I was expecting an exciting fight scene to go down between the two characters as Iida tried to take his revenge, but instead the fight lasts all of ten seconds as Stain immediately takes down Ii

(2 out of 3 schoolgirls in this image are not human.) Demi-chan wa Kataritai (Interviews with Monster Girls) is a show set in a universe where various monsters from mythology are revealed to the world as real, and must cope with being outsiders in human society. If this sounds familiar, it should. Supernatural beings thrown into normal society has become the fashionable trope these days both in the west and the east. Supernatural, True Blood, Monster Musume, are all just some

Shows that get the most acclaim tend to be described with buzzwords such as "riveting," "suspenseful," and "intense." But there's very little vocal appreciation for programs that are cute, relaxing, or placidly paced. Slice of life gets far too little attention outside of Larry David's work. So without further ado, here is a take on a buzzword deserving of praise: comfy. Kobayashi-san chi no Maid Dragon is about a lesbian dragon maid. As obscene as that sounds, if anything, i

For those of you still confused or in denial despite reading the title of this review and seeing the image above, this is a review of an ecchi anime. Normally this genre would not be considered worthy of a a review, nor something I would want to attach my name to. But the racy genre attached to Keijo!!! shouldn't give you pause. Sure, this program delivers all the PG-13 fan service and uncomfortably lewd moments that you may expect, but it delivers them in a hilarious and bla

Osomatsu-san is the sequel to the much older, nostalgia-inducing (in Japan) series Osomatsu-kun from the 60's. As a Westerner I have no familiarity with the previous program, but I can say with certainty that the updated, 21st century anime, which now features the Osomatsu family sextuplets all grown up, is hilarious. Humor is a difficult thing to translate to international audiences, as comedy tends to be the most diverse and culturally unique genre. All humans are afraid o