Majo to Yajuu (The Witch and the Beast)
Interesting hint at world building, but I have a feeling this was just a teaser to get people to buy the source manga (which is apparently on hiatus, so make of that what you will). The “overlap” between episodes was too much for what was really a brief narrative.
6/10
Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
One of the best anime adaptions I’ve ever seen. Characters, pacing, direction, art, music (OMG the OST is incredible) all represent some of the best work in the industry.
10/10
Ore dake Level Up na Ken (Solo Leveling)
Come for the Hiroyuki Sawano OST, then dive into the web comic for maximum god-tier artwork.
7/10
A visual feast with one of the most captivating protagonists of all time. Hilarious, seductive, and sweet wrapped in a brilliant color palette and immaculate design.
10/10
Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai (Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night)
Holy Shit! Don’t sleep on this one! Brilliant first episode and I’m excited to follow another great show from Doga Kobo.
One of my all time favorite slow-burn romances. After 9 years and 10 volumes, I will miss this adorable cast of characters.
10/10
Sweet love story in a very loose definition of a “historical military” setting. Quick read at only five volumes, but no official translation yet.
7/10
As an introduction to the series, Yakuza 0 truly goes all out and I’m absolutely here for it. Not sure why I skipped over this series for so long, but now I have an epic backlog to make my way through. Also, it’s a perfect game for the Steam Deck. Highly recommend!
I can instantly tell if an app has been written in SwiftUI — my scroll wheel works only 50% of the time when scrolling any list.
Feels like a superpower…
Screens 5 is leaving Setapp for the Mac App Store. I think this is a first in the few years that I’ve been using Setapp. I use Screens a lot so I have a vested interest in them succeeding, but I got tremendous value from them in my Setapp subscription.
Genjitsu no Yohane: SUNSHINE in the MIRROR
Fans of Love Live! Sunshine!! will be ecstatic but anyone new to the series will be a left in the dark. Animation and music exceed expectations.
6/10
Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou (I’m in Love with the Villainess)
One of my favorite yuri romances of all time. Absolutely love the light novel and this was a solid adaption (bit of a bias creeping in). Unrealistically hoping for a second season to adapt the full Revolution arc.
9/10
Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia (Insomniacs After School)
Lovely, earnest, sweet romance. Will definitely read the source material.
8/10
Hoshikuzu Telepath (Stardust Telepath)
Wonderful girls club show with more drama and character angst than you might expect. Throughly enjoyed!
8/10
Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon (My Happy Marriage)
Well animated romantic drama with some darker fantasy edges. A nice Brothers Grimm Cinderella adaptation.
7/10
It is unbelievable how bad macOS is at dealing with network shares after all these years… Well, maybe not unbelievable, but definitely inexcusable!
It is absolutely nuts you can install PWAs with iOS Safari… but not on macOS. “Unique” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
80% of the time spent thinking about my online presence occurs between Christmas and New Years
The bi-annual dilemma where I struggle to figure out how I want to manage and arrange long form writing, short form writing, and social posts – only to realize I probably don’t write enough to warrant the work – and then proceed to vow to write more! It’s a vicious cycle.