"the out-of-genre cutesy sequences that encompasses the majority of the episode feel like a necessary evil before we get to the good bits"
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2020) Episode 1 Review
Tag: impressions
Winter 2020 Week 8 Roundup: What’s Going on in Dorohedoro?
"our boy Caiman cleans some toilets"
Winter 2020 Week 7 Roundup: Kyokou Suiri needs to perk up
"Kyokou Suiri just doesn't have that ability to conjure intense reactions"
Winter 2020 Week 6 Roundup: Eizouken is Treading Water
"That was true in episode one, and it's true of episode seven; little has changed. The hook was defined early and hasn't evolved or developed - if anything, it's degraded, because none of this is a system shock anymore."
Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! – Episode 1 Review
"I think Eizouken went a bit above-and-beyond, and I began to fall in love thanks to that dedication"
Darwin’s Game – Episode 1-2 Review
"the rapid pacing means you can view its edginess with a mind to theorycraft and fantasise, or with pulpy violent entertainment for regular and efficient bursts. It's smooth"
Koisuru Asteroid – Episode 1 Review
"The actual astronomy elements are mere window-dressings, coming across as well written quirks of the leads personalities that draw them together and to distract from the eventual physicality we know these girls are destined towards but will never actually take part in."
Somali to Mori no Kamisama – Episode 1 Review
"One for the dreamers, yes, but not necessarily one for the thinkers."
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