"The threat to humanity is not extinction, but forced trauma that cannot be overcome, a result of refusing to overcome or cheating your way out of your own troubles - that’s an extremely powerful message"
Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019) Review
Fall 2019 Week 4 Roundup: Kemono Michi widens its joke pool while Shinchou Yuusha strengthens its own
In the 4th week of Fall 2019's anime season, I check in with the season's leading comedy isekais.
Fall 2019 Week 3 Roundup: Grand Order’s personality and Beastar’s heart-stopping tension
In the 3rd week of Fall 2019's anime season, I take a look at what Fate/Grand Order is doing right, and just one facet of how BEASTARS is so successful
Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo Review
"There's a lot of nitty-gritty characterisation lying within Waver and El-Melloi II, and the series expertly digs into this to become the most compelling character study of the year"
Granbelm Review
"As a screenplay, Granbelm is quite weak"
Fall 2019 Week 2 Roundup: Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boys and Vinland Saga deliver
I check in with Fall 2019's anime season in its second week, rather impressed with Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy and Vinland Saga, though not so much Azur Lane
Summer 2019 Anime Retrospective
With the season over, I go over how the season evolved and cover the highlights.
Hoshiai no Sora: Episode 1 Review
"For all the impressive writing immersing us in Hoshiai no Sora’s world, there’s nothing particularly grabbing for the majority of the episode"
BEASTARS: Episode 1 Review
"BEASTARS, an anime with a gimmick that doesn’t flinch, and embeds its gimmick firmly into its root"
Blade of the Immortal: Episode 1-2 Review
"Expert storyboarding really sells Blade of the Immortal"
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