Author: bateszi
A light inside the darkness: The Great Passage (Fune wo Amu)
The Great Passage (Fune wo Amu) is about creating a dictionary. The people involved invest decades of their lives into its singular craft, which is no small fea...
The swirling nothingness: Shuzo Oshimi’s vampire manga Happiness
Shuzo Oshimi’s Happiness is a beautiful clusterfuck that I can’t get enough of, but let’s get one thing clear: there’s absolutely nothin...
The (Anti) Shonen Hero
When Dororo begins, Hyakkimaru’s at his strongest. Without nerves, he cannot feel pain, and without pain, what is there for him to fear? He can jump higher and ...
January status update
January was a good month for this here anime blog. I published 6 posts, which may not seem like a lot, but for me, it’s the most I’ve published in years. This w...
Manga, sweat and tears: Run with the Wind
Run with the Wind is at a point now where every episode explodes with such a cathartic resonance. The boys are a mere qualifier away from the Hakone Ekiden and ...
Changing your destiny: Dororo
Before he was born, Hyakkimaru was sold to demons.
Winter 2019 impressions
When it came to writing up my top anime of 2018 list, I realised that there wasn’t much from 2018 that I could really recommend. I would even go so far as...
A game of faces: The Promised Neverland episode 1
There are some early visual cues that all is not right for the orphans in The Promised Neverland.
Dororo episode 1 is superb
This is what I needed. Dororo episode 1 is a visual treat, with its Mushishi esque painterly backgrounds and moody period setting.