This arc (generally known as “Picture Perfect”) is proving one of the longest in Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun. But that’s not incongruous, because it’s also one of the weightiest. It stares down the darkness at the heart of this premise pretty much head-on. And that’s a dark place indeed. Both figures at the center of this …
A new month means new anime releases, and this week we see new titles from Anime Limited, and Crunchyroll with our highlight being the Blu-Ray release of BLUE GIANT. Out This Week: 3rd March 2025: Blue Giant (Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray) BUCCHIGIRI?! – The Complete Season (Blu-Ray) JUJUTSU KAISEN – Hidden Inventory/Premature Death (Blu-Ray, DVD) Karakuri Circus …
Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadows S2 Ep 8 Review Week after week, Solo Leveling continues to shatter streaming records on Crunchyroll. It is currently the most-watched anime on the platform, and a big part of that is due to its constant escalation of conflict. For example, two episodes ago, the Internet lost it over …
Question: Do you believe an anime should fade into obscurity, or live on as a joke? Answer: To reference the oft quoted line, “It’s better to burn out than to fade away,” originated by musician Jeff Blackburn and famously repeated by Neil Young, Def Leppard, the Kurgen, and Kurt Cobain, I believe that a chaotic, …
“Mixed bag” is about what comes to mind for me after that episode of Orb. But that’s a funny term – context means everything. Depending on where you’re starting from it could be a grave disappointment or a big step up. As such for me this ep was an improvement. There was stuff here I …
If only Hitler and Stalin had met we could have had a great “same energy” tweet. There’s no getting around it – Ao no Hako is a tough slog for me right now. I don’t remember exactly how close I was to dropping the manga at this point (roughly Chapter 70). I don’t feel as …
