“What They Wish For” might be the strongest episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: The…
Matt Lyons

Matt Lyons
A professional music historian by day, Matt Lyons has been an anime lover for almost 30 years. He is active in several Discord anime communities, an avid con-goer, and the host of the comedy show "Anime FAILS!" at American anime conventions. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram.
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Seasonal Reviews
TONIKAWA Season 2 Episode 2 – A Teacher, a Cousin, and a Cat Upend Nasa and Tsukasa’s Marriage
by Matt Lyonsby Matt LyonsLast week, Season 2 of TONIKAWA kicked off by re-introducing the characters and establishing…
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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Episode 13 – Everything Seems Okay, Except Nothing Is Okay
by Matt Lyonsby Matt LyonsDuplicity is a central theme of “Envoys from the Earth,” the opening episode of…
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TONIKAWA Season 2, Episode 1 – For Nasa and Tsukasa, a Good Start, but a Long Way to Go
by Matt Lyonsby Matt Lyons“All Because of You,” which kicks off Season 2 of Tonikaku Kawaii (aka “TONIKAWA“),…
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AnimeFeature
Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Recap Ahead of Season 2 Premiere This Sunday
by Matt Lyonsby Matt LyonsThe first season of the latest Gundam series, The Witch from Mercury, broke new…
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FeatureMangaReview
Show-ha Shoten! Is an “Upstanding” Manga About Stand-Up
by Matt Lyonsby Matt LyonsShow-ha Shoten!, a new work by Akinari Asakura and Death Note artist Takeshi Obata,…
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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Episode 6 – When “Happy Birthday” Literally Becomes a Funeral March
by Matt Lyonsby Matt LyonsIf any anime could turn “Happy Birthday” into the saddest song in the world,…