Scenes from Awajima Short Synopsis: About the lives of several girls who live in the Awajima Opera dorm. Mario: The only thing I knew about this series coming in was that it’s an adaptation from Takako Shimura, whose works Wandering Son and Aoi Hana I absolutely adore. Just 5 minutes into this show and you …
Japan, do you have something you want to share about cults? Impressions: Anime, how many shows are we going to have this season about a dude dragging a bunch of teenage girls off to a compound in the woods to learn magic? And same as all of them, the whole schtick of learning the …
Yes, literal. Impressions: The most surprising thing about this episode is that for all the times that anime can’t wait to draw animal anuses, they decided that here and now, after finally getting the scriptwriters on board, they were going to chicken out. Also, that it’s actually pretty animated, and generally expressive. Certainly not the …
Pacing! Impressions: I legitimately do not remember almost anything about the first season aside from getting to the end of it. Enough that I went back to check out my old posts, and… man, I see both that I was fed up with it and why I probably don’t remember anything about it. And this …
Nippon Sangoku Short Synopsis: A bookish agriculture worker is persuaded to rebel against his regional government in post-apocalyptic Japan. Lenlo: You know, aside from the straight lore dump right at the start and all the exposition, Nippon Sangoku was really good! Easily the most visually engaging show I’ve seen so far, absolutely stunning. The sparring …
Not like that. If you’re wondering how Scum Brave decided to continue on into its second cour after a week off, it’s with a field trip training arc to a hot spring resort. …Yeah, I think I’m good on calling it there. Impressions: Probably best not to focus too much on the premise, because …
