"This grimly lit puzzle of a show is defined by its strong attention to atmosphere"
Boogiepop Phantom Review
Kiddy Grade Review
"it is not the kind of cerebral television you usually see, even if it’s tremendously good fun"
Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel – I. Presage Flower Review
"Murmurs began to fill the theatre as we realised that the movie was ending just as it began; overheard were the more enlightened readers of the original visual novel speaking up, explaining what just happened; it became abundantly clear that the only thing that the movie had achieved in its bloated two hours was utter confusion, and a hefty amount of boredom."
Summer 2019: Half Time Check-in
With most anime at their midpoint, I take a look at how each is stacking up (and try not to gush too hard!)
Jin-Roh Review
"it’s easy to see how a time-limited property like this movie might struggle to deal with all its various elements"
Galaxy Express 999 (TV) Review
"The journey of Galaxy Express 999 uses the sheer length of the series to leave a genuinely important impact on its main character"
Spring 2019 Anime Retrospective
With the season over, I go over how the season evolved and try to not get bogged down by disappointment.
Star Twinkle Precure – 11-25 Episode Check-in
The new 'Cure is taking over the show, but the show is continuing along just fine.
Kono oto Tomare Season 1 Review
"its dedication to loud comedy and oversold theatrics comes across as the show giving 110%, 100% of the time, and it pays the price for it."
Fairy Gone Season 1 Review
"Being an all-style action show could have been a way to shift Fairy Gone’s rather bleak storytelling component to the background, but unfortunately there’s another issue here: it’s a weak production"
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