The week sees a wide variety of new releases from Anime Limited and Crunchyroll, with our highlights being the UK Blu-Ray releases of Bocchi the Rock! – The Complete Season and The Rising of the Shield Hero – Season 3 (both of which we unboxed on our YouTube Channel). It’s also worth mentioning that Demon …
Ow, my budget. I’m out of town from essentially now until late Wednesday. Just a short vacation and I don’t anticipate any major issues or delays, but who knows. I do still plan on at least one more episode of Demon Anthology/Apoc Hotel on Monday/Tuesday, but they may be delayed or just pushed off …
I wouldn’t say this went in the direction of the dreaded “serious” episode. Witch Watch still has that test to pass. But this was at least a little more grounded than usual, and thematically consistent. There was no obvious three-chapter structure but a pretty consistent theme from start to finish. And that theme is love, …
Even though the oncoming bullet train headed straight for Billy Mumphrey was obvious to everyone involved but him, I still felt sorry for the guy. Urino-kun is someone who should never have gotten involved with people like this – he’s in way over his head. Cruel and sadistic as it was, Osanai’s assessment of him …
As good as Midori no Majo-hen has been, it’s notable that we haven’t had “real” Ciel for a good chunk of it. That the show has managed to remain compelling is a testament to the rest of the cast, and the writing generally. But Ciel being Ciel is really at the core of Kuroshitsuji, so …
Maybe for the first time, this week I really felt conscious of the manic pacing this adaptation has to incorporate. Longtime readers will know of my penchant for scribbling notes over the course of an episode. Well, I can’t remember the last time an ep ate up so much of my notepad – wow. There …
