Where was that scorecard again? There are weeks when the “historical” part of Kingdom’s historical battle seinen subgenre really comes to the fore. I won’t pretend to understand more than a tiny fraction of the complexities of ancient Chinese ethno-politics and military history. But the names being dropped this week are a very real part …
On the plus side, the whole Mimori-Hirotoshi thing seems pretty much over. Small blessings, then, as there’s not a lot else in the current arc that’s clicking for me. I do feel for Fushi in his Sisyphean struggle with the injustice of existence (much more than with the Nokkers). But Fumetsu is in the mode …
I recorded a new video expressing my initial thoughts on the Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution/Culling Game movie and some of my latest anime purchases.
The rules are a little bit different with romcoms than some genres. Especially with relatively short (10 volume) series like this one, a survey course of the tropes is perfectly fine. Part of the experience is seeing what sort of treatment romcom standards get. Be they holidays, situations, secondary relationships – it’s the execution that …
Gotta Do My Best to Do My Best. Impressions: The race to the bottom for this season continues apace. I had few hopes for this episode after the non-resolution of the previous one, and boy, did it not live up to even them. He goes to her and apologizes for not Doing His Best, …
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m eager to check back in on the freewheeling adventures of Yaiba, Sayaka, and their increasingly bizarre companions, as we screen a fresh episode of Yaiba: Samurai Legend. When last we left off, Onimaru’s ominous octet of oni had been largely dismantled, mainly owing to …
