Ema and Hayashi form an unlikely friendship in the sometimes charming but overall muted Captivated By You Episode 1.
Author: Allyson Johnson
Allyson Johnson
Allyson Johnson is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of InBetweenDrafts. Former Editor-in-Chief at TheYoungFolks, she is a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics and the Boston Online Film Critics Association. Her writing has also appeared at CambridgeDay, ThePlaylist, Pajiba, VagueVisages, RogerEbert, TheBostonGlobe, Inverse, Bustle, her Substack, and every scrap of paper within her reach.
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Sakamoto Days Episode 17 delivers the best action scene of the series with Shin at the focus as he and Sakamoto gear up to infiltrate the JCC.
DanDaDan Season 2 Episode 7 finds Okarun, Aira, and co deciding on what it means to be strong after a near catastrophic incident.
Sakamoto Days Episode 16 reunites Sakamoto with an old classmate in a pivotal standoff against new, dangerous antagonists Slur and Gaku.
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