Anime Reviews
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Demon Slayer Review: The Anime That Set a New Standard for Action
Demon Slayer builds on a familiar shonen story, but ufotable's remarkable production gives every sword fight an emotional and visual impact that few action anime can match.
Jujutsu Kaisen Review: The Standard for Modern Shonen
MAPPA gives Jujutsu Kaisen some of television's finest fight animation, while a cast worth caring about carries its darker, sharper version of shonen. For the most part, the series earns its considerable hype.
Dandadan Review: The Most Unhinged Anime of Its Year, in the Best Way
Science Saru mixes alien invasions, vengeful yokai, and a mortifying first crush into the most gloriously unhinged anime of its era. It is crude and gorgeous, with a tenderness hiding under the noise.
Solo Leveling Review: Spectacle Is Sometimes Enough
A-1 Pictures turns a beloved webtoon into a rush of pure adrenaline. Solo Leveling looks gorgeous and moves fast, even if its overpowered hero and quest-log plotting leave the drama feeling 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
Chainsaw Man turns a blood-soaked underdog story into something unexpectedly tender. MAPPA's cinematic approach looks stunning, though some of the manga's feral comedy gets lost in the polish.
The Apothecary Diaries Review: A Brilliant, Poison-Loving Heroine Takes On Court Intrigue
A servant girl obsessed with poison turns the emperor's rear palace into an unlikely laboratory. The result is the smartest and most quietly addictive mystery drama of its era.