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… Continue reading The Apocalyptic End of Akudama Drive: Swindling Death with a Smile
Tag: Fall 2020
Moriarty the Patriot episode 1 anime review
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.
The Gymnastics Samurai episode 1 anime review
It’s fair to say I didn’t come away from The Gymnastics Samurai feeling inspired by feats of physical mastery.
Akudama Drive episode 1 anime review
An edgy, Western-media inspired “all villains” story that is as fun and violent as it is vapid.
An Autumn Update
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,… Continue reading An Autumn Update
Jujutsu Kaisen episode 1 anime review: an electrifying introduction
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.