Review

Spring 2026 Anime in Review

Spring 2026: Akane-banashi, AWAJIMA, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Nippon Sangoku, Liar Game, Re:Zero, Yowayowa Sensei, The Ramparts of Ice, MARRIAGETOXIN, Star Detective Precure, Dorohedoro, Agents of the Four Seasons, Spider-Noir, Pokémon Horizons, Digimon Beatbreak, PonSuka, I Want to End this Love Game, LuluttoLily, Wistoria, Witch Hat Atelier

The Spring 2026 season of anime was really amazing. I kept up with sixteen new shows, all of which I enjoyed. Allow me to tell you my thoughts on those and some extra ones too.

While I’m posting this near the end of Summer season, with some Fall anime having already begun, this post was largely drafted over three months ago at the end of Spring. Rather than rewrite parts of it to fit the publication date, I decided to keep the original framing as-is. Please enjoy this post as a kind of time capsule from July 2026.

Reze Arc and 3D Movies

Last year, I saw the Chainsaw Man movie in theaters twice, in an increasing amount of dimensions. To commemorate the movie’s first anniversary today, here is my recollection of that experience!

This post contains spoilers for Reze Arc.

The Heartbeat of Evangelion Anima

Many creatives helped shape Neon Genesis Evangelion into the classic that it became. Eva-01 by itself is one of the most recognizable icons in anime. A design that has more than stood the test of time. Its distinctive color scheme alone instantly brings it to mind. If given the chance, how would the artist who designed that giant imagine his own “Evangelion”?

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Anima is a novel series written and illustrated by Ikuto Yamashita, the original mecha designer for Neon Genesis Evangelion. It’s complete in five volumes and unlike any other Evangelion story. Here’s what I thought about it.

This post contains spoilers for the whole Evangelion franchise.

Steins;Gate RE:BOOT Re:View

Steins;Gate RE:BOOT, the extravagant second remake of the second game in the Science Adventure series, came out this month. Does it live up to the original? What does it do that’s new? How did I feel about it? It’ll take quite a bit more than 36 bytes to tell you.