Akko Kagari was inspired to become a witch when she saw a witch named Shiny Chariot as a young child. However, her time as a student at the Luna Nova Magical Academy has not turned out to be exactly what she expected. Akko isn’t a great student, and being from a non-magical family doesn’t help either. On top of that,…

Noragami Aragoto is the second season of the Noragami series. It follows the continued story of Yato the minor god and his adventures with Yukine, his regalia, and Hiyori, his one and only mortal believer. Life for Yato continues to get more complicated as his past dealings with Bishamon, a god of war, continue to…

Takeo is a brawny high school student who hasn’t had much luck finding love. Whenever Takeo falls for a girl, she falls for his best friend Makoto instead. However, everything for Takeo changes one day when he rescues a girl, Rinko, from a groper on the train. For once Takeo’s feelings of attraction are returned, and…

Noragami had been on my ‘short list’ of anime to watch with my wife for some time. When I heard that Noragami would be getting a second season, I figured now would be a good time to catch up with the first season. Running the risk of spoiling the whole review, I’m glad I watched this with my wife and we’re excited…

Michiko Malandro breaks out of a high-security prison to see her long-lost love, Hiroshi. Meanwhile, Hiroshi’s daughter, Hana Morenos, lives life under cruel conditions with her adoptive parents… waiting for someone to rescue her. She hopes for the best, but instead she gets Michiko.

Princess Yona has lived a pampered existence in the palace, but her life is shattered when her cousin Suwon murders her father in a coup and she is forced to flee. Yona of the Dawn follows Yona’s quest with her servant Hak to gather powerful allies known as the four dragons who have extraordinary abilities granted to…

Fujioka Haruhi has worked hard her entire life, and her dedication and persistence has finally paid off: she has been given a scholarship to attend Ouran Academy, a school reserved for the children of the most rich and powerful members of society. Her good luck quickly runs out as she accidentally breaks a 8-million…

Sakura has a crush on her classmate Nozaki. She finally works up the courage to tell him how she feels, and what she manages to get out of her mouth is “I’ve always been your fan!” Nozaki, secretly a shojo manga artist, takers her comment at face value and gives Sakura his autograph. Unable to express her true…

After posting my last Watched with my Wife article, I realized that I had the kernel of a guide to introducing anime to your significant other hidden within it. I decided to extract that portion and expand upon it. This is in no way meant to be a treatise on the correct way to seduce your partner into becoming an…

After finishing an episode of the anime we were currently watching together, my wife turned to me and said, “You know, my favorite anime so far was the first one we watched.”

Unrequited love can be a tricky thing, especially if it’s your first crush and the person you like is interested in someone else. How much easier would it be if you could become the person your crush likes instead of you? Inari is about to find out, and a whole host of unintended consequences follow. Her situation…

With the announcement of Season 2 of Diabolik Lovers, my wife and I decided to do a write-up of our prior experience with season 1.