REVIEWS

Shinomiya’s backstory is explored while Kafka gets a heroic moment in the action-packed Kaiju No. 8 Episode 4, “Fortitude 9.8.”

Prom Dates has some highlights, but like most proms, it’s a completely forgettable dramedy about best friends trying to find last minute prom dates.

Frankly Speaking Episodes 1-2 wastes no time in establishing the dilemma and hilarity of its main character, Song Ki-Baek.

In Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 6, Burnham faces a pivotal decision that captures the essence of the Prime Directive’s purpose.

Suo gets the spotlight in Wind Breaker Episode 5, “A Gentleman”, with a dynamic and eye-catching fight sequence from CloverWorks.

Delicious in Dungeon Episode 18 sees the party copied by shapeshifters leaving them to puzzle out who is real and who is fake.

Hotaru continues to contemplate her romantic feelings for Hananoi in the narratively messy A Condition Called Love Episode 5.

13 Bombs sees a terrorist cell attempt to destabilize the Indonesian financial system and drag two cryptocurrency executives into the plot.

Through its anthology format, Tales of the Empire demonstrates the power of storytelling on the small screen.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi delivers a haunting and mournful thriller in his latest, Evil Does Not Exist, which shows the effects of urban gentrification.