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2026/9/30
Where to Watch Kakegurui (2026) — Netflix Only in the US, and 8 Years Late in Japan
Kakegurui streams only on Netflix in the US. A Japanese viewer on why episodes 4 and 5 are the peak, and why the tension never arrives across all 12.
2026/10/3
Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo — Built to Lose You, and Now Off Prime Video (2026)
Where to watch Evangelion: 3.33 in the US now that it has left Prime Video, and why the third Rebuild film withholds from you exactly what it withholds from Shinji.
2026/9/25
10 Best Japanese Samurai Movies: Where to Stream Them in the US (2026)
Ten samurai films picked by a fan in Japan, from Kurosawa to a 2024 release about convicts sent to hold a gate. Six of the ten are free in the US right now, and the honest reason the most famous ones are not the best ones.
2026/10/3
Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance Review — Where Saving the World Stops Being the Point
Where to stream Evangelion: 2.22 in the US, and why the second Rebuild film is the warm one: two songs every Japanese child sang at school, and the moment the mission shrinks to a single person.
2026/9/27
Every Toy Story Movie in Order (2026) — All 5 Films, the Shorts, and Where to Stream
Five films, seven hours and 58 minutes, in numerical order. Scores for all five, what the shorts and Lightyear are worth, and where each one streams in the US right now — including why Toy Story 5 is rentable here but still cinemas-only in Japan.
2026/10/4
Toy Story 5 Is Streaming on Disney+: Runtime and US vs. Japan Dates
Toy Story 5 has streamed on Disney+ in the US since September 23, 2026. Reviewed from Japan, where it stayed theater-only until digital purchase opened on October 2.
2026/9/27
Why Demon Slayer Got This Big: All 63 Episodes, the Flaws, and What Comes Next
The pandemic explanation for ¥40 billion stopped working when Infinity Castle matched it in 2025 with none of the tailwinds. Six reviews later: why Demon Slayer exploded, what holds up across 63 episodes, where it is weak, and what comes next.
2026/10/3
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Is Now on Netflix, Hulu and Crunchyroll
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle streams in the US on Crunchyroll (subtitled and dubbed, since July 28) and on Netflix and Hulu since September 28. In Japan, where it took 40.2 billion yen, there is still no legal way to stream it at all. Full US guide, and a 7.7 out of 10.
2026/10/3
Toy Story 4: Rated G, 100 Minutes, and Only on Disney+ (Not Hulu)
In Japan the spork Forky is made of is a school lunch object, which changes him. Where Toy Story 4 streams in the US, and why an Oscar winner still rewrites the three films in front of it.
2026/10/4
Hashira Training Arc: How Many Episodes, How Long, Sub vs. Dub
Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc streams on Crunchyroll, Netflix and Hulu in the US. Eight episodes with almost no fighting, one finale that changes everything, and an honest 6.5 out of 10 from a viewer in Japan.
