Impatiently waiting for 3.0+1.0
I, and many others, still wait for Evangelion 4.0, or Evangelion 3.0+1.0, or Evangelion:||, or whatever it will be called when it finally gets released. It has been a long wait but one I still have a lot of hope for.
The Delgados Is All Gunslinger Girl Needs
When you read about the trashiest anime show idea—little girls who get attached to adult male “handlers” and are used as assassins, for example—from a listcicle claiming that it’s actually seriously excellent, that show has some heavy lifting ahead of it to truly be convincing. Sometimes, it pulls that feat off…
Thirteen Figures Deep Into Girls und Panzer
My merch enthusiasm does not end with Splatoon. In fact, on a pure figure-by-figure basis, after figurines, Nendoriods and Nendoroid Petits, the clear front-runner is someone else: Girls und Panzer, which I have been majorly into since its premiere six (!!!???) years ago. Here’s a look at what I’ve got.
Quick impressions! Grand Blue Dreaming and Happy Sugar Life
Life’s getting a bit much so here’re a couple of quick impressions for two very different, but “interesting” shows.
The shoddy execution of "The Caligula Effect" ruins its message
To anyone who have told themselves “I mustn’t run away from my problems,” Caligula’s premise is a response saying “no, run away, I will help you be happy.”
Overlord S3.1 review: B+ (weekly)
Whereas the premiere for season 2 acted as “a reminder of season 1 events while also setting up plot threads for later”, season 3's premiere was more akin to “how’re things going in HQ?” This was a pretty low-key, slice of life episode that shone the spotlight on the denizens of the Tomb of Nazarick, and it was…
Stínolez’s Seasonal Roundup [Spring 2018]
I raise my eyes while casually playing DanMachi - MEMORIA FREESE. Only moment later I finally realize what I see. It’s the calendar, which indicate the end of the Spring 2018 Anime Season. I calmly open my Crunchyroll queue to go through the list, when ... Fuck! I still have 11 episodes of this show? 4 of another…
Banana Fish ep 1 review: A
Coupling a strong opening sequence with plenty of likable characters and intrigue to unravel, Banana Fish looks poised as one of this season’s strongest offerings. Do not miss this premiere.
Hanebado! ep 1 review: A-
While Hanebado!’s premiere doesn’t particularly convince me to keep watching, it’s definitely a title to keep an eye on for fans of sports anime.
The Abstract Beauty of Fate/EXTRA: Last Encore Gives a Breathtaking Take on a Well Worn Franchise
When there is news of a franchise being turned over to new hands, it can naturally create a bit of an unease among fans. Unless someone is really yearning to see adaptations of source materials under new direction, generally fans will voice frustration/fear/protest to changes like all humans naturally do. In some…
It's the Third World Cup Since the Zidane Headbutt (and the Second Since a Legendary Moment in Anime)
Going on right now in Russia is the 2018 World Cup, the premier tournament for national football/soccer teams from countries that are not the USA. That makes it the first World Cup held more than a decade after French player Zinedine Zidane’s 2006 headbutt felt ‘round the globe.
Summarizing the Shohoku-Ryonan Practice Game in Slam Dunk
Since I’m a basketball fan in real life, it made sense for me to check out a basketball anime, so recently I started watching the ’90s classic Slam Dunk. After the initial exposition and character introductions, the first actual basketball game (except it was a practice game) started in episode 14, and I was super…
Beatless as an anime is a refreshing change of pace
In a refreshing change of pace, an anime is discussing contemporary societal issues and providing a solution to it. While said solution is, of course, imaginative, it’s still a great thought exercise for today’s troubles.
Laid-Back Camp Closes Each Episode with an ED Worth a Warm Smile
Sometimes the occasion calls for the heart-wringing, the spine-straightening intense, the submersion into deep thought, the insanely awesome, the uproariously hilarious, and so on and so forth. Other times, though, simply need a sweet and relaxed excursion into wintertime camping and tasty foods.
Beatless - the gem that almost no one is watching
Stop me if you’ve heard of this one before: boy meets a robot girl and falls - wait let me finish!
The First Arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Has the Most Killer Theme
So, according to some people, at least, Phantom Blood is...bad? Nahh, I cannot abide such a thought; even if it couldn’t maintain the incredible absurd loopiness of the first two episodes, the conflict of Jonathan Joestar and Dio Brando had some good stuff going on. Hopefully everyone can agree, though, that the OP is…
My thoughts on: Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower (Anime Movie)
Considering how much Anime there are already of the whole Franchise it’s a bit surprising how long it took for them to do Heaven’s Feel. To get that out right now so far it has been worth the wait. A movie trilogy is also first for the franchise. So far only the first movie with the subtitle “presage flower” is out…
Revolutionary Girl Utena Ultra Edition
Under normal circumstances I generally don’t lean towards the uber edition releases of games or movies because it’s generally been my experience that they usually aren’t worth the extra dough. For nearly double the cover price you usually only get a fancy cardboard box, some postcards and maybe a 20-page booklet that…
Jump Force Made Its E3 2018 Premiere in the Most Surreal Manner Possible
Anime in America, for the last several decades, has been playing the long game, slowly but surely crawling closer to the mainstream. As someone who was a fan back when it was still significantly more niche by orders of magnitude, this has been gratifying, yet also weird. Jump Force has brought those sentiments on…
Steins;Gate 0 reminds me to move on
We get the sense that, although Rintaro’s still grieving, he’s slowly coming to terms with everything and learning to move on. We all have to eventually.
