Category: Reviews
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The Apocalyptic End of Akudama Drive: Swindling Death with a Smile
Read More →: The Apocalyptic End of Akudama Drive: Swindling Death with a SmileAkudama 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
Read More →: Moriarty the Patriot episode 1 anime reviewThe 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
Read More →: The Gymnastics Samurai episode 1 anime reviewIt’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
Read More →: Akudama Drive episode 1 anime reviewAn edgy, Western-media inspired “all villains” story that is as fun and violent as it is vapid.
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Jujutsu Kaisen episode 1 anime review: an electrifying introduction
Read More →: Jujutsu Kaisen episode 1 anime review: an electrifying introductionLike 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
Read More →: Deca-Dence episode 1 – 5 anime reviewDeca-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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The ending of Sing “Yesterday” for Me was a betrayal
Read More →: The ending of Sing “Yesterday” for Me was a betrayalThe ending of Sing “Yesterday” for Me was a betrayal. I know that sounds dramatic, but allow me to explain.
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My anime diary: A Place Further than the Universe & Smile Down the Runway
Read More →: My anime diary: A Place Further than the Universe & Smile Down the RunwayI suppose I’m not the only one turning to the comfort of their anime backlog right now? I don’t feel like I have much patience at the moment and would much rather digest a finished story than be left hanging by one that’s still on-going. Anyway, I figured I’d watch Smile Down the Runway since…
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Appare-Ranman! episode 1 anime review
Read More →: Appare-Ranman! episode 1 anime reviewAn anime original from P.A. Works, Appare-Ranman! is the story of Appare, a scientific genius cum adventurer from Japan, entering into a larger than life car (some may say, wacky!) race across the US.