Champignon no Majo Short Synopsis: A day in the life of a forest-dwelling young witch who is known for her poisonous mushrooms. Mario: Woah, this show came out of nowhere and charmed my socks off. While witches are a common topic within anime, this one just breathes and feels different from these other shows. Heck, …
The Darwin Incident Short Synopsis: A human-chimpanzee student goes about his daily life while eco-terrorists plot in the background. Mario: I suppose the reason for Darwin Jihen’s appeal is that we still don’t know where it wants to go with this premise. On the one hand, I do like Charlie as the main character and …
The Demon King’s Daughter is Too Kind Short Synopsis: One of the Demon King’s lieutenants repeatedly tries and fails to rid his boss’s daughter of her kind-heartedness. Wooper: There must be at least 50 Demon King-themed anime in existence by this point, so I didn’t think much of this show when I was going over …
Golden Kamuy S5 Short Synopsis: The final season of Golden Kamuy. Lenlo: And so begins another wild season of Golden Kamuy. I won’t lie, I have no idea what’s going to happen, or where this is going. But that’s kind of the charm of Golden Kamuy for me. You never know who will side with …
Ikoku Nikki Short Synopsis: A plain-spoken woman accustomed to living alone takes in her niece after the death of her parents. Wooper: What I liked most about Ikoku Nikki’s first episode was its nonlinear structure. It began with a scene from the not-too-distant future, where Asa (an orphaned teenager) and Makio (her aunt and guardian) …
Sentenced to Be a Hero Short Synopsis: “Heroes” are just criminals sentenced to immortal penal legions, and our MC is basically Judas, all stuffed into a classic dark power fantasy. Lenlo: You know, for what first seemed a pretty standard “Slay the Demon Lord” power fantasy, I was pleasantly surprised by Sentenced. I’m kind of …
