First Impressions – Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen (Black Butler: Public School Arc)

OP: “Kyoshinsha no Parade -The Parade of Battlers-” by -otoha- One episode in, and I can say that Kuroshitsuji slips into this setting as comfortably as if it were the finest Saville Row bespoke suit. The fit, in other words, is perfect. Context is everything, and while the “Hogwarts Arc” trend is problematic, Black Butler …

Jellyfish Don’t Swim in the Night #02 — Idols Solve Everything

  I can say that at least I definitely didn’t need another twenty minutes of hyperactive yelling. Impressions: Though the characters aren’t really endearing themselves to me all that much either. Nor was the whole bit where the random idol gave her a life lesson and healed her soul in a quick 90 second conversation. …So …

Monster #8 — #01 — Cheering For Disaster

  And yelling. A whole lot of yelling. Impressions: There’s something deeply weird about a giant monster overrunning the city, killing at least dozens, more likely thousands, leveling all of downtown, and crowds turning out to cheer on the government because there’s an attractive girl. “Hot damn! A terrorist attack. That means I’ll get to …