What an episode. And it needed to be. These were some of the most important chapters in the entire manga (and favorites of mine). It was crucial that the anime get them right, and it really did. We’re coming off a couple “times that try men’s souls” episodes for me and right into one of …
This week sees a wide variety of new releases from Anime Limited and Crunchyroll, including re-releases of DARLING in the FRANXX and Sound! Euphonium from Crunchyroll as well as Part 3 of Bleach from Anime Limited. Out This Week: 13th January 2025: Banished from the Hero’s Party I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in …
OP: “L’oN” by Masayoshi Oishi (オーイシマサヨシ) In accordance with my usual imperative never to bury the lede (incidentally, there’s a fascinating ongoing debate over whether that should be “lede” or lead”)… This episode was great. Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun is back and while it’s been almost five years (for the anime), it’s as if it never …
And we are finally done with being teleported and given cheat powers. Quasi-Impressions: I’m going to use this as a dumping ground for the rest of the Sunday shows because I blipped through all three and really don’t want to actually sit down and fully engage with any of them. This one’s the easiest. …
Nice hat. Impressions: Oof. Weekends are looking pretty awful this season when a Jump show is at the top. As expected here, about 98% of the jokes are the girl smuggling basketballs in her bra saying “That is the wrong cliche for this setting” when he does a cliche sentai thing. I’m not sure …
As is sometimes the case, the extra-curriculars with Sakamoto Days are more forward-facing than the story itself. In the first place it’s decidedly odd that such a huge commercial hit – one of the biggest in by far the biggest manga magazine in the world – took so long to get an adaptation. At 19 …
