A girl acts as a variety of characters to be her own harem for her boyfriend. I do really like the manga this is based on, and the adaptation wasn’t bad, but as I feared when this started it just wasn’t enough material for an entire season. The manga is all about the cute faces …
The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army Was a Human Review — C
Best character was the pig (not joking). This show was extremely average in every way. It certainly wasn’t good, it also wasn’t bad at all. Serviceable in every aspect. That may sound like an insult (and may be an insult) I sure have seen worse. The title summarizes just about everything. I think the worst …
Suicide Squad Isekai Review — A-
Comic book villains go to another world. This was unexpected as I normally don’t care for superheroes at all (I didn’t even know who Harley Quinn or any of the others were coming into this) and yet I had such a great time watching this. I was really impressed with how well it handled the …
The Value of the “Sold Dirt Cheap” Manga
The secret of the success of the “isekai” fantasy genre in Japanese comics and animation is the flexibility of the concept. Being teleported to or reincarnated into an alternate world allows for infinite possibilities. The alternate world may be primitive or futuristic, barbaric or paradisical, peaceful or war-ravaged. The person or people transported could be …
Loner in Another World #01 — Man Monologues
I hate it here. I know I haven’t posted the fall rundown yet. It’s done, but for the spritery. There’s only a couple shows before October anyway, and I’m calling them all terrible pre-emptively for what should become obvious reasons. Impressions: This one needs no explanations. Just look at the goddamned screencaps. Another cheat …
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero Launches January 2025 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5
NIS America have recently revealed that Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero will launch physically and digitally on 30th January 2025 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. A Windows PC (via Steam) version of the game will follow later in 2025. Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero is a Strategy RPG that allows you to …