what i'm watching and playing right now! shows, manga, and games. i do my best to update this page regularly.
a historical samurai anime set in 1863 kyoto, where nio gets pulled
into the miburo and the messy, dangerous world that will become the shinsengumi.
added
from crunchyroll because one of the MC's looks like Jinshi.
queued / 38 episodes
based on the manga by tsuyoshi yasuda. streaming on crunchyroll.
content note: sword violence, political conflict
back in westeros with everybody making the worst possible political
decision and calling it destiny.
season 3 is starting with the targaryen family war
fully on fire, and episode 1 already has that messy court-drama energy where every alliance
feels temporary.
s3 ep 2 / 8
content note: violence, war, political manipulation, family conflict
two gyaru classmates befriend an otaku boy and then find out he's into
a magical girly show.
instead of making it weird, they pull him into their orbit with
fandom talk, teasing, and rom-com chaos.
it's cute, bright, and full of that "please stop
perceiving me" kind of secondhand embarrassment.
ep 3 / 12
based on the manga by norishiro-chan and sakana uozumi.
a tired salaryman keeps finding a little peace behind the supermarket,
where smoke breaks turn into quiet talks with tayama.
it's adult rom-com slice of life:
low-key, awkward, and sweet in that "two exhausted people making the day survivable" way.
finished ep 4 / 12
based on the manga by jinushi. streaming on crunchyroll.
content note: smoking, workplace stress
rotten tomatoes: "a blunt, grieving widow, diane patterson (allison janney) is forced to plan her husband's funeral with a total stranger: her estranged son's assistant, jamie simms (andrew rannells). as they fumble through grief and their strange, darkly funny circumstances, buried secrets and long-held resentments surface, but their partnership becomes an unlikely conduit for connection, laughter, and healing for this mother and her unexpected surrogate son."
watched
directed and written by jim rash. produced by kevin j. walsh, nat faxon, gigi pritzker, and rachel shane. distributed by hbo.
a man bleeds out in shinjuku in the middle of the day, and japan's
polished "everything is under control" image starts cracking immediately.
it's medical
horror about a virus moving through tokyo while the people in charge try to stay calm,
manage the optics, and not admit how bad it already is.
clinical, gory, and way too
uncomfortable because the panic feels believable.
2 volumes / 22 chapters
story and art by masaya hokazono. published july 8, 2004 to december 9, 2004.
content note: gore, outbreak horror, body horror, medical panic
a former american intelligence specialist ended up receiving the longest sentence ever given for leaking classified information to the media about russian interference in the 2016 election through an email disinformation campaign.
2023
directed by tina satter. written by tina satter and james paul dallas. stars sidney sweeney, josh hamilton and marchant davis. you can read more about it on NPR, here.
elite school politics but make it dark.
what starts as admiration
turns into obsession real fast. the tension between woo seul gi and yoo je yi is unsettling
in the quietest way, like you're constantly waiting for something to snap.
it's glossy,
uncomfortable, and very much about control, class, and desire disguised as friendship.
10 / 16 episodes
content note: bullying, power imbalance, psychological manipulation
this show is peaceful asf. it's like the adventure already happened,
and now you're watching what comes after the "happily ever after."
frieren's whole
thing is learning what humans meant to her while she was busy outliving everyone like it was
normal.
it's cozy, heartbreaking, and weirdly healing. plus the magic is so pretty it
feels like watching a lullaby.
10 / 10 episodes (s2)
content note: grief, loss, quiet emotional damage
starts off as peak adult serenity: a dude finally living his best
quiet, solo-camping life.
then a chaotic girl wanders straight into his campsite, strips
like it's the women's locker room, and somehow decides he's the intruder.
equal
parts peaceful nature vibes and "why is this happening to me" comedy. a cozy show with a
side of unhinged energy.
0 / 20 episodes
office worker ryo catches feelings for a literal
high-schooler.
ichika looks at him like he's something she stepped on, and somehow he
takes that as romantic interest.
the art is cute, the premise is a war crime, and i'm
only here because i love watching disaster unfold in real time.
0 / 12 episodes
cute fruit merge game where you drop tiny fruits and watch them combine into bigger ones until your box overflows. it's simple, colorful, and somehow way too addictive. every time i almost get the watermelon, i choke.
score: too shy to say
arcade puzzle game. no seasons. currently just chasing a better run.
kiyoko yoshida is the class rep who worries way too much, especially about tsuyoshi yano, the quiet boy who always shows up with new bruises. as she keeps looking out for him, the two start getting closer in unexpected ways.
ep 8 / ?
rom-com anime. season count still unclear from current release info, but i'm only at episode 8.
after years away, ichigo kurosaki returns to the battlefield in the final arc of bleach. the quincy king, yhwach, leads an invasion of soul society that threatens to erase the balance between worlds. old captains rise, new powers awaken, and every fight feels personal.
ep 26 / 26
studio pierrot. final arc adaptation. planned as 4 parts total; parts 1-2 are the material i've finished so far.
in a gritty, demon-infested version of japan, devils are born from human fears, and hunters are paid to kill them. denji, a broke teenager buried in his dad's debts, works as a devil hunter with his chainsaw dog, pochita. after being betrayed and killed, denji fuses with pochita and becomes chainsaw man.
ep 12 / 12
studio mappa. 1 released anime season so far. manga handoff starts at chapter 39 after episode 12.
tsugumi kawana reunites with her high school crush, itsuki ayukawa, years after graduation. once full of dreams of becoming an architect, itsuki now uses a wheelchair after an accident that changed his life. as they reconnect, they face the challenges of love, disability, and societal expectations.
volume 8 / 12
manga by rie aruga. 12 volumes total.
slowly making my way through and really enjoying the experience so far. the ambience is unreal, kind of lonely but peaceful too. i've only gotten to the point of the first real mission, but i'm excited to see where it goes.
chapter 1
kojima productions. single-player story campaign. i'm still in the opening stretch.
finished the first game's main story, still poking through the DLC chapters, and planning to start Little Nightmares II next.
up next
follow-up to the first game. single main campaign. queued after i wrap the first game's DLC.
grinding primos + vibing in liyue. still salty about my pulls. don't ask to play co-op, i'm actually bad at every game i touch.
AR 32 / 60
open-world live service game. ongoing updates rather than seasons.
in a quiet mountain town, yoshiki's best friend hikaru dies, then comes back. at first, everything feels normal, but something inside hikaru isn't human anymore. a slow, eerie story about grief, love, and holding onto someone who's already gone.
ep 3 / 12
horror drama anime. 12-episode season. currently near the beginning.
set in an imperial palace full of secrets, mao mao, a sharp-tongued apothecary, gets dragged into solving mysterious illnesses and poisonings. using her wit and curiosity, she uncovers court scandals while trying to keep her head down in a dangerous world.
ep 48 / 48
court mystery anime. 48 released episodes across the current run. main season finished for me.
still gritty, still chaotic, but my patience is hanging by a thread. the art direction is still strong. the graffiti look is starting to feel a little corny, like it's trying too hard to be edgy. the main dude's attitude though... absolute garbage lmao. i pushed through out of pure stubbornness.
ep 20 / 2x
20-episode run. credits/staff page is linked on the official site. finished, no interest in a rewatch/continuing.
| title | type | progress | started |
|---|---|---|---|
| house of the dragon | fantasy drama | s3 ep 2 / 8 | n/a |
| gals can't be kind to otaku!? | anime | 3 / 12 | n/a |
| smoking behind the supermarket with you | anime | finished ep 4 / 12 | n/a |
| blue miburo | anime | queued / 38 episodes | n/a |
| miss you, love you | drama film | watched | 5/29/26 |
| emerging | manga | reading | 5/28/26 |
| reality | legal drama | watched | 5/06/26 |
| wayward | drama | 8 / 8 | n/a |
| yano-kun's ordinary days | anime | 8 / ? | n/a |
| bleach: tybw | anime | waiting for parts 3-4 | n/a |
| chainsaw man | anime / manga | 12 / 12 anime, start manga at ch. 39 | n/a |
| perfect world | manga | 8 / 12 | n/a |
| death stranding | game (PC) | chapter 1 | n/a |
| little nightmares II | game (switch) | not started | n/a |
| genshin impact | game (PC) | AR 32 | n/a |
| the summer hikaru died | anime | 3 / 12 | n/a |
| the apothecary diaries | anime | 48 / 48 | n/a |