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  • The Apocalyptic End of Akudama Drive: Swindling Death with a Smile

    The Apocalyptic End of Akudama Drive: Swindling Death with a Smile

    April 24, 2021

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    Akudama Drive was an unpredictable, exciting and, in the end, emotionally moving anime: the kind of story that gets exponentially better with each episode, to the point where even half-way through, you realise that what you’re watching is becoming quite special. It begins in such a chaotic way too, all blood and thunder, “a storm…

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  • Moriarty the Patriot episode 1 anime review

    October 11, 2020

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    The villain from Sherlock Holmes is re-framed as a righteous young avenger out to deliver his own delivish brand of karmic justice, the law be damned.

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  • The Gymnastics Samurai episode 1 anime review

    October 10, 2020

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    It’s fair to say I didn’t come away from The Gymnastics Samurai feeling inspired by feats of physical mastery.

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  • Akudama Drive episode 1 anime review

    October 8, 2020

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    An edgy, Western-media inspired “all villains” story that is as fun and violent as it is vapid.

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  • An Autumn Update

    October 4, 2020

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    The beginning of Autumn (in the UK) is one of my favourite times of year. There’s just something about the colour of the sunlight, especially in the mornings, like a momentary pause in time, that puts my mind at ease and invites introspective feelings (not to mention, the snoring cat curled up beside me). So,…

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  • Jujutsu Kaisen episode 1 anime review: an electrifying introduction

    October 3, 2020

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    Like Parasyte and Devilman before it (and I suppose you could even lump Naruto in here too), Jujutsu Kaisen is the story of a boy losing control of his own body.

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  • Deca-Dence episode 1 – 5 anime review

    August 8, 2020

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    Deca-Dence is an anime of dueling aesthetics: a gritty human world akin to Attack on Titan being bossed by a society of walking toys. Sounds weird? Well, that’s why I’m watching it!

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  • Why do anime fans dislike Japan Sinks: 2020?

    July 20, 2020

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    I’ve read more than a few people describe this anime as a “dumpster fire”, but I don’t think that’s fair. In my opinion, it’s one of the best anime of 2020, but one thing’s for sure: it’s now definitely the most underrated. I’ve already talked about how it wasn’t made for anime fans by contrasting…

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  • Re:ZERO vs Japan Sinks: anime for fans vs anime for everyone

    July 13, 2020

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    A few weeks ago, I made a second attempt to watch Re:ZERO. It’s not exactly an unpopular show, so I figured that maybe the first time around it just caught me at the wrong time. People often speak about it with a sense of reverie, suggesting that it “may seem like just another isekai fantasy,…

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  • What is your personal anime golden age?

    July 4, 2020

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    For me, a personal anime golden age is any consecutive run of 3 years in which the highest number of your favourites are gathered. 3 years may seem arbitrary, but I’ve chosen this specific range because, at least from my experience, the vast majority of anime fans tend to live and die in that time,…

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