I was in college during that time so those were some fond memories to have: checking out Hulu back when it was free on Fridays for their Thursday night comedy.

NBC as well. 30 Rock, Community, Parks & Rec, The Good Place, and now Grand Crew.

They’re fairly popular, but alright. Still, county fair music is rather unsuitable for a qualifier. That is, unless you have a bone to pick with Pitchfork, which fair.

Betting on either adoptive father or step-father.

Ah I thought that quote sounded familiar. It must have been a tribute.

You’re better off just watching Naked and Afraid instead.

It’s a real tragedy Kon isn’t alive anymore, creating more mind-bending and heart-wrenching works.

I’m a 90s kid and I watched the reruns. Hokey as they were, they were also fun. 60s Batgirl was the first thing I thought of too.

Nice! I was worried that there wouldn’t be a year-end list for Comics after December has passed.

Yeah I’ll put that on my list too. I’ve heard it’s pretty sad but given the premise, how could it not be?

Of Hosoda’s oeuvre, I’ve only seen The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, which I found enjoyable and heartbreaking. I intend to see more of Hosoda’s movies this year, particularly Summer Wars, The Boy & The Beast, and of course Belle.

And done. My handle is different from my Kinja one so don’t be too surprised. At the very least they’re both cat-related.

I’m watching an awful lot on my queue (both prior and current series) so I imagine I’ll get to watch three episodes of Heike by the end of January.

Do you happen to have Twitter? I can follow you and get to share my thoughts when I make the time.

(mah-keh-mah-keh)

I’ve heard praise for this series but I was worried it might be esoteric. Someone calling it “the Japanese equivalent of adapting the Iliad” made it sound even more daunting.

I liked WEP’s first seven episodes. But then the show’s story and animation careened in quality step by step. There’s some good stuff about trans rep but that’s marred by shock-value assault (silhouetted but still).

You mean “site” instead of “show”, right? I’ve kept my expectations low here but they have talked about Star Wars: Visions (great) and Wonder Egg Priority (downhill bad).

Regarding the ballots, I appreciate the shout-out for Ranking of Kings from Eric. Just wonderfully animated, morally complex, and genuinely heartwarming.

Yep, it’s electric/grass.

Sigh, I wish I bought Neo: TWEWY when it came out in the summer. I enjoyed playing the demo in late October and finally bought the game in November...only to not even make it through the in-game title screen yet (I chose to start the game over from the beginning instead of continuing from my demo data).