Last week PQube Games announced that they plan to release the music game themed styled visual novel I*CHU: CHIBI Edition onto the Nintendo Switch in Europe at some point in the near future. Developed by Opera House I*CHU: CHIBI Edition will see the player become a producer to various idol groups, each with their own …
It’s been a general rule of thumb that when I’m really, really keyed up for an anime episode something will come along and mess with my mojo. Work stress, travel, getting sick, it always seems to be something. It would be hard to be more keyed up than I am for the school trip arc …
Kingdom always walks a narrow tightrope, no question about it. When the focus is on the tactics of battle it simplifies things, and it can be easy to forget the other stuff. But in the moments between battles and between wars, the moral complexity of the premise reasserts itself. When the series stumbles – which …
I admit the list isn’t a long one, but Kusuriya no Hitorigoto is certainly near the top for light novel adaptations I’ve liked in recent years. Most of the LNs that really clicked for me are much older, from a time when the term meant something quite different, and recent examples are few and far between. It …
I’m certainly calling this post a “Season Finale”, even if nothing is official at this point. And I probably would have even if that “The journey to Ende will continue” message hadn’t flashed at the end of this episode. Series as hugely successful as Sousou no Frieren don’t just stop. The question of timing isn’t a simple one – the …
No question about it, Dungeon Meshi took a decidedly dark turn last week. I would say all the hints have been there, but it was amusing to see how taken aback a lot of new viewers seemed to be. One of the core elements that makes this series what it is (one could even argue the core element) is the contrast …
