I’m excited to announce that my old Random Curiosity comrade and fellow expat (Scotland to London for him, U.S.A. to Kyoto for me) Samu and I are starting a new podcast series, “My Taste is Better Than Yours”! The theme will be – you guess it – manga. We’ll cover series we both read, along …
OP: “Cinematic Parade (シネマティックパレード)” by Nasuo☆ Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid is definitely one of those little engine that could sort of anime. Very easy to take for granted, never the best thing airing at any given time, but always very much in possession of itself. To say this adaptation is unspectacular would certainly be accurate. …
This week sees a new Blu-Ray release from Anime Limited, Crunchyroll and MVM Entertainment. Out This Week: 8th April 2024 My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Blu-Ray) NieA_7 (Blu-Ray) The Legendary Hero is Dead! – The Complete Series (Blu-Ray) Out Next Week: 15th April 2024 N/A Out Last Week: 1st …
The previews are coming fast and furious now – it’s a big season, if nothing else. Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru is a series I had decent expectations for, albeit with some caveats. Gekkou is yet another studio with almost no track record – this schedule is absolutely littered with them – and what they’ve done is …
If I wasn’t sick of imperial courts before, I definitely am now. This is actually a Saturday show, but it’s NHK only with no streaming at the moment that I’m aware of, and all the actual broadcast rippers have gone the way of the dodo, so it took a bit. Impressions: What an incredibly …
That’s far too much bad anime for one day. I’ve had past enough for now. I’ll deal with the crow show from yesterday later. I need to… not watch bad anime for at least a few hours and get some sun or something. Impressions: The bloody, dramatic opening gave me a little bit of …
