Anime Reviews
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Oshi no Ko Review: A Gut-Punch Disguised as an Idol Anime
A ferociously smart showbiz thriller wearing an idol anime's sequins, anchored by a feature-length opener that ranks among the medium's best — even if nothing that follows quite matches that first devastating high.
Demon Slayer Review: The Show That Raised the Ceiling for Anime Action
Demon Slayer pairs a familiar shonen story with a once-in-a-generation ufotable production, and the craft is so overwhelming the familiarity stops mattering.
Jujutsu Kaisen Review: The Modern Shonen Benchmark
MAPPA hands Jujutsu Kaisen some of the best fight animation on television and a cast worth the carnage — a darker, sharper take on shonen that mostly lives up to its own considerable hype.
Dandadan Review: The Most Unhinged Anime of Its Year (Complimentary)
Science Saru blends alien invasions, vengeful yokai, and a mortifying first crush into the most gloriously unhinged anime of its era — crude, gorgeous, and secretly tender.
Solo Leveling Review: All Spectacle — and Sometimes That's Exactly Enough
A-1 Pictures turns a beloved webtoon into pure adrenaline: Solo Leveling is gorgeous, propulsive, and wildly fun, even when its overpowered hero and quest-log plotting leave the drama a little hollow.
Attack on Titan Review: A Modern Landmark Built on Pure Dread
A brutal, breathlessly paced survival-horror epic that weaponizes dread better than almost anything else in the medium, and one of the rare phenomena that actually earns its enormous hype.
Frieren Review: The Rare Fantasy That Earns the Word Masterpiece
A near-immortal elf sets out to know the friends she outlived, and the result is one of the most emotionally intelligent fantasy anime ever made, if you can meet its slow, mournful pace.
Chainsaw Man Review: Blood, Guts, and a Beating Heart
A blood-soaked underdog story with a surprisingly tender core, Chainsaw Man is MAPPA at its most cinematic — even if that polish costs it some of the manga's feral comedy.
The Apothecary Diaries Review: Court Intrigue With a Brilliant, Poison-Loving Heroine
A poison-obsessed servant girl turns the emperor's rear palace into her personal laboratory, and the result is the smartest, most quietly addictive mystery-drama of its era.