AJnet Anime Club covers anime with straightforward reviews and real opinions on what’s worth watching.
The Elusive Samurai has a strong story, clever battles, and an interesting take on Japanese history. Unfortunately, it also has characters who seemingly can’t go five minutes without screaming, making stupid faces, or ruining a serious moment with a joke.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s isn’t groundbreaking, but its overpowered protagonist, mysterious world, and hints about previous heroes kept me interested. Now I just want to know what the hell happened to the teacher.
I avoided Beastars for years because I assumed it was furry anime. It turns out the talking animals, predator-prey tension, complicated romance, and surprisingly clever worldbuilding make it much better than I expected.
Gearless Joe fights his way from fixed underground matches to boxing glory, then faces an even harder battle with grief and redemption. Megalobox is an underrated fighting anime that deserves more attention.
AJ checks out Chainsmoker Cat, an anime that takes the cute cat girl fantasy and drags it straight through an ashtray. It’s crude, disgusting, occasionally hilarious, and built almost entirely around watching a collection of deeply dysfunctional cat girls make terrible decisions.
Durarara!! starts off like a confusing mess of disconnected characters and bizarre events, but once the storylines begin connecting, the series transforms into one of anime’s most unique supernatural dramas.
After years of putting it off, AJ finally watched Welcome to the NHK and discovered it wasn’t remotely the conspiracy thriller he expected. It isn’t bad, but after 24 episodes, the payoff feels strangely empty.
Sasaki and Peeps throws fantasy, psychics, magical girls, and interdimensional politics into one entertaining story. It’s an overlooked series that does far more with isekai than most.
Yowayowa Sensei turns a shy teacher’s first job into 12 episodes of accidental nudity, impossible misunderstandings, and enough workplace violations to bury an entire school board.