It would be fair to say that my regard for Kuroshitsuji has grown over the years. Part of it is simply that the manga generally gets better as it progresses (it does). But it’s also the consistency and self-assuredness of it – you won’t find many series so confident and self-aware of their strengths. And …
We seem to be developing a bit of a similar syndrome here to something like Hourou Musuko. That is, an adaptation where new viewers think it’s great but manga readers insist they don’t, actually. When a series is trying to adapt 11 volumes (and counting) in 13 episodes that sort of thing is going to …
Did we get into the drugs for this episode? Impressions: The humor in this episode was very bizarre. They clearly understood how ridiculous the other hero was with his power of “standing up straight,” but kept playing things really seriously, even while making gags about his crippling weakness being “anything requiring bending over.” How …
I wish my furniture was that resilient. Ah, so this shows up on some Indonesian service on Saturday mornings with a Japanese dub and various Indonesian subs. …All right. Works for me. Maybe there is a Saturday morning show, though it is a bit late. Impressions: Same general issues as the second episode. They …
Guess we’re not learning about drones. Or kites. Pseudo-Impressions: I can’t say any of the Saturday (morning) shows are really calling to me. Kowloon’s third episode just shuffled things around. The rapist dude was early in the episode and the lady waffled over her feelings and existential angst late. The trip thing was just …
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time! Today we’re embarking on a new adventure, as we explore the first episode of the currently ongoing Yaiba: Samurai Legend. This production is actually based on a shonen manga that ran from the late ‘80s to early ‘90s, written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama, better-known for …
