Ninja Kamui Ep 9 Review As if we didn’t need another reason to hate AUZA, they managed to sink our expectations even lower than they already were. With Higan, Aska, Morris, and Jason poised to hit AUZA where it hurts, Joseph, the guy running the shots at AUZA starts to grow more unhinged. And what he …

Tonari no Youkai-san – 03
Was Jirobo’s body in good shape? I’m afraid not. This schedule has so many bubble series right now that I’ve started to layer them in my mind. Tonari no Youkai-san is what I would call an “upper bubble” show. I’m definitely leaning towards sticking with it (unlike, say, Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai). It hasn’t …

Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 03
Looking at the whole picture, Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai is probably the best series of the season to this point. It’s still a bit too explain-y at times (FFS show, don’t tell – trust us, we’ll figure it out). But apart from that, this show pretty much covers all the fantasy bases. Great soundtrack …

Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen (Black Butler: Public School Arc) – 02
While there are many words one could use to describe Kuroshitsuji, “shameless” is certainly one which springs to mind for me. Toboso-sensei clearly knows exactly what the appeal of this series is, and to do anything less than indulge relentlessly would be disingenuous. That’s why a Victorian public school setting is so letter-perfect for her. …

Jellyfish Don’t Swim in the Night #03 — Peacocking
You’d think one of these shows about using the internet would have people who used the internet. Impressions: I guess it’s at least trying, but I’m not sure it’s getting across the actual messages that it wants, which is kind of ironic when the whole setup is putting on a play that is literally the exact …

Monster No.8 #02 — My Dream of Taking Tests
I think the reasons I’m done here are self-evident. Impressions: The action sequences remain nonexistent; just explosions from a distance, then being one-shot from off-screen, also at a distance, and the yelling continues apace. But the writing? Also remains terrible. Now that we have our premise of dude-turned-monster, we can… go to school and …