My Hero Academia: You’re Next Review When I first saw the trailers for My Hero Academia’s fourth film, You’re Next, I had one thing on my mind: who the heck is this fake All Might? Was this Dark Might guy supposed to be an evil twin or clone of All Might? Did the series really …
Third Impressions – Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru. (If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student)
I’m not at all sure what to make of Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru. after three episodes. There are some seemingly contradictory elements to it, and it mostly dances around the edgier aspects of the premise (for now). It does have something going for it, no question. Noriyuki Abe is a first-rate director and it shows, …
Puniru is a Slime #02 — Fatal Attraction
I’m already ready for the next season. Impressions: I think they probably meant to start and end it with Kirara’s stuff, and names are easy to remember when they’re all dumb puns, but they just did her joke in the first third, and then she all but vanished as a character for the rest …
Second Impressions – Ranma ½ (2024)
Ranma ½ is definitely clicking for me in a way Urusei Yatsura didn’t. Which isn’t a huge surprise, given that I hold the manga in higher regard. I’d forgotten that director Uda Kounosuke did Ginga e Kickoff among his many other credits, but he’s doing a great job capturing the zaniness of the original without …
Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) – 03
There’s plenty to talk about with this episode of Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite. Starting with the fact that it’s the best new series of the season so far, and by a pretty healthy margin too. What I hoped would happen – that in making the transition to anime the things that bothered me …
Dragon Ball Daima Dub to Premiere in Theaters
We would like to interrupt whatever it is you’re doing today to let you something important. And it’s about Dragon Ball. Paying attention now? Good. Earlier this month, Dragon Ball Daima, the newest chapter in the long-running franchise and the final contribution of its late creator, Akira Toriyama, premiered in Japan and on Crunchyroll worldwide. …